EXPLORE THE DOWNTOWN BORO
When you visit Downtown Greensboro, the good times don't have to stop when you walk out the door of your favorite restaurant or bar. Stroll with your alcoholic beverage through the City of Greensboro's Border of Refreshments Outdoors (BORO) program, which designates areas where alcoholic beverages purchased from area businesses may be consumed in outdoor public spaces during specified times
How does it work?
- ORDER your adult beverages from one of the participating businesses located within the BORO district.
- DRINK from a specially designed cup that indicates where the drink was purchased.
- ENJOY strolling through the BORO district while shopping and exploring downtown.
- DISCARD your cup into trash cans located throughout downtown.
RULES AND REGULATION:
- Drinks must be consumed from the official BORO cup received at drink purchase and hold no more than 16 oz
- Visitors may stroll with their beverages within the BORO district only from 12 PM - 9 PM
- Check to see if a retailer allows BORO drinks before entering the establishment. Look for the BORO sticker at the door.
- Don’t carry drinks into another bar or restaurant that serve alcohol
Participating Restaurants/Bars*
(Purchase BORO drinks at these locations)
Artistika
Bodega
Bourbon Bowl
'cille & 'scoe
Community Theatre of Greensboro
Crafted
Deep Roots Market
Grey's Tavern
Hidden Gate Brewing
Hyatt Place
Jake's Diner
Jerusalem Market
Lewis + Elm
Little Brother/Lawn Service
Los Chicos
MACHETE
Mellow Mushroom
Natty Greene's Brewing Co.
Neighbors
Next Door Beer Bar and Bottle Shop
One Thirteen Brewhouse
Rock's Hair Shop
Sage Mule
Scuppernong Books
Southend Brewing
Stumble Stilskins
The Quarter
Undercurrent
Vintage to Vogue
XO Social Lounge
Yokai
Zeto Wines
Outside Drinks Welcome in the Following Non-ABC Permitted Businesses
Acme Comics
Baked
Brew Peddlers
Cincy's
Design Archives
Fiber Space
Hudson's Hill
Hype Clinic
Just Be
Lee + Wrangler Hometown Studio
Northern Roots Coffeehouse
ReAligned
Select Cycle
Selfie Spot
STOLEN
Non-Participating Businesses
(Outside drinks not allowed; BORO beverages not available for purchase)
Bearded Goat
Blue Denim
Bonchon
Boxcar Bar + Arcade
Cheesecakes by Alex
Chez Genèse
Crooked Tail Cat Cafe
Liberty Oak
The Farmer's Wife
White and Wood
Social District Boundaries by Direction
The northern boundary, no alcohol past:
- Battleground Ave. at Wharton St.
- N. Eugene St. at Fisher Ave.
- Paisley St. at W. Smith St.z
- N. Greene St. at W. Smith St.z
- N. Elm St. at W. Smith St.
The western boundary, no alcohol past:
- W. Smith St. at N. Eugene St.
- Bellemeade St. at N. Eugene St.
- W. Friendly Ave. at N. Greene St.
- W. Market St. at N. Greene St.
- W. Washington St at S. Greene St.
- W. McGee St. at S. Greene St.
- Spring Garden St. at Federal Pl.z
- W. Lewis St. at S. Eugene St.
Southern Boundary, no alcohol past:
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S. Elm St. at Gate City Blvd.
Eastern Boundary, no alcohol past:
- S. Elm St. at E. Lewis St.
- MLK Dr. at Gorrell St.
- E. McGee St. at S. Davie St.
- S. Elm St. at E. Washington St.
- N. Elm St. at E. Market St.
- E. Friendly Ave. at midblock between N. Davie St. at N. Church St.
- LeBauer Park boundary at N. Church St.
- N. Davie St. at Abe Brenner
- N. Elm St. at Abe Brenner
- N. Elm St. at E. Lindsay St.
City of Greensboro Contact: Andrea D. Harrell, (336) 373-7787
*Business participation is completely voluntary; there is no fee to participate. If a business isn’t listed, it’s because they have chosen not to participate in the BORO at this time.
