Kingston is exploding with new restaurants, bars, and event spaces—it’s walkable city life, right next to the mountains. Kingston Standard, located in an old transmission shop, has been a stalwart welcoming spot in Midtown for people who love fresh, crispy beers paired with some of the best pizza in town. The food and beer ordering situation is casual: hop up to the counter to see what’s fresh that day, then find a seat outside at one of the picnic tables wrapped around the building. You can’t go wrong with one of their lagers, but the kolsch and the schwarzbier are the standouts. If they have oysters that day, you lucked out—they’re a must.