Bar email list: every bar, pub and lounge in your area, with checked emails

How big is the bar market?

The Census Bureau counted about 40,800 drinking places with employees in 2023 (NAICS 722410), and two thirds of them had fewer than 10 staff. That number understates the market: a bar that makes most of its money from food is counted as a restaurant, and so are many bar-and-grills, sports bars and brewpubs. California (about 3,300), New York (3,300), Texas (3,000), Illinois (2,900) and Wisconsin (2,700) lead, and Wisconsin's count is high for its population. Most bars are independent and owner-run, with a bar manager handling ordering and staff. Owners buy on relationships and on anything that brings people in on a slow night.

How many bars are there in each state?

California, New York and Texas have the most. The Census Bureau counted 40,835 establishments in Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) (NAICS 722410) across the 50 states and DC in 2023. These are locations with paid employees, so one-person businesses aren't included and the real number of businesses is higher. Use it to size a market before you build the list.

Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (state file), all legal forms.

What's in a bar lead list

Every row is one bar business found on Google Maps inside the area you chose, with its email found on its own website and checked against the live mail server. These are the columns that matter most for bars:

About 45 columns in all, including up to five emails per business with their role and source, and eight social networks. See a sample export.

Search terms that find every bar

No single keyword finds them all. Businesses file themselves under different Google Maps categories and describe themselves in different words, so a complete list searches every variant across the whole area, then removes duplicates.

Search terms: bar, pub, tavern, cocktail bar, sports bar, wine bar, dive bar, irish pub, brewery, brewpub, taproom, beer bar, beer garden, lounge, hookah lounge, night club, speakeasy, rooftop bar, karaoke bar, piano bar, gay bar, whiskey bar, bar and grill, live music bar, distillery tasting room.

Google Maps categories: Bar, Pub, Cocktail bar, Sports bar, Wine bar, Dive bar, Irish pub, Brewery, Brewpub, Beer hall, Beer garden, Lounge, Hookah bar, Night club, Karaoke bar, Gay bar, Bar & grill.

Leadraft includes these in its Food & hospitality keyword pack (79 terms), and suggests more in your country's vocabulary when you type a trade.

Who sells to bars, and what works

• Beer, wine and spirits brands. Build pull for your brand with tastings, staff education and menu placement. Most states require alcohol sales to go through a licensed distributor (the three-tier system), so check your state's rules before you talk price.
• Entertainment: bands, DJs, trivia hosts, karaoke and event promoters. Offer a slow night filled. Say which night, what it costs, and what a similar bar saw in covers or bar tabs if you have real numbers. Target bars whose social pages already list events.
• POS, inventory and payroll software. Bar owners lose money to pour costs and tab mistakes. Lead with inventory variance, faster tabs and tip handling, and keep the number specific.
• Security, cleaning and late-night service contractors. Late-close venues need door staff, overnight cleaning and line and draft cleaning. Filter by closing time and pitch around their hours.
• Bar equipment, glassware and supplies. Glassware breaks, ice machines fail, draft systems need cleaning. Pitch a fast replacement or a service plan and route by location.
• Marketing and event listing services. Name what's missing: no website, events posted nowhere, few reviews compared with nearby bars.

How to segment and qualify a bar list

How to reach bars

How to find bar leads: build the list in four steps

1. Choose the place. A city, county or ZIP code, a radius around an address, or a shape you draw on the map (or a KML file).
2. Search every variant. Start from the terms above. Leadraft splits large areas into tiles so you get the businesses past Google's first few hundred results, and keeps only the ones inside your area and in the trade.
3. Preview before you pay. The free preview shows real businesses already found there, with emails masked.
4. Export or push. Download CSV or XLSX, or send the Verified emails straight to Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist or HubSpot with your suppression list applied. Each business is charged once, ever.