May Street Market

2. Dugan's Pub

3. O'Donnell's Pub

What do you get when you take a nice, unassuming diner, turn down the lights and turn up the music? Friday nights at May Street Market in Southern Pines or, as readers of The Pilot just voted, the county’s best venue for live ­entertainment. The talented lineup of local bands that regularly appear includes The Randy Hughes Band, The Cowboys, The McKenzie Brothers and Joyner, Young and Marie, as well as the occasional guest band. The joint gets rockin’ with musical selections ranging from folk, bluegrass and Southern rock to Jimmy Buffet and the Beatles.