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Where is the best place to hang out in Stanislaus County? Submit your favorite

The bar at the The Old Water Office restaurant in Patterson, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
The bar at the The Old Water Office restaurant in Patterson, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. aalfaro@modbee.com

We are halfway done with our “best in Stanislaus County” poll series, and now it’s time to determine the most exciting (or relaxing, your choice) place to hang out.

Where do you go when you don’t want to be home? It can be a bar, a brewery, a place to get a nonalcoholic drink, an event center/venue, a theater, a bowling alley or anywhere else you go to socialize or be in the presence of others.

What’s considered a “hangout spot” is subjective, and I anticipate a wide variety of answers. Nominations will begin Tuesday, Dec. 9, and end Thursday, Dec. 11.

Finalists will be named Friday, and voting will last through Sunday, Dec. 14. The winner will be featured Monday.

Fill out the form below or email dwilliams@modbee.com with your answer by 5 p.m. Thursday.

This story was originally published December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM.

Dominique Williams
The Modesto Bee
Dominique Williams writes about new business, restaurant and retail developments for The Modesto Bee. She is a Ripon native and a graduate of Sacramento State.
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