Social District
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 REGULATIONS :
- 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)
- 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
- Southend Brewing
- Stumble Stilskins
- The Quarter
- Undercurrent
- Vintage to Vogue
- Yokai
- Zeto Wines
Outside Drinks Welcome in the Following Non-ABC Permitted Businesses
- Acme Comics
- Brew
- Cincy's
- Design Archives
- Hudson's Hill
- Hype Clinic
- Just Be
- Lee + Wrangler Hometown Studio
- Northern Roots Coffeehouse
- ReAligned
- Select Cycle
- 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
- White and Wood
Social District Area
View Social District Map (PDF)
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:
- 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