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The 10 Best and 10 Worst Cities For A Hangover Remedy

The first thing you need to do after you get sloshed is find a hangover remedy that shouldn't magnify your headache. Lawn Love compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on five categories. We looked at access to diners, convenience stores, and walkability, among 17 total metrics. See the 10 best (and 10 worst) cities for a hangover cure below:

Best Cities for a Hangover Cure

Rank City

1 San Francisco, CA

2 Miami, FL

3 New York, NY

4 Boston, MA

5 Washington, DC

6 Chicago, IL

7 Seattle, WA

8 Jersey City, NJ

9 Philadelphia, PA

10 Alexandria, VA

Worst Cities for a Hangover Cure

Rank City

1 Montgomery, AL

2 Jackson, MS

3 Fayetteville, NC

4 Pasadena, TX

5 Joliet, IL

6 Huntsville, AL

7 Miramar, FL

8 Mesquite, TX

9 Clarksville, TN

10 Port St. Lucie, FL

Sloshed in San Francisco: Whether you’re trying to wake up with a coffee or cure your party-induced hangover with more booze, San Francisco (No. 1) drinks up the competition with the most coffee shops, bars, and liquor stores per square mile.

Stumbling home: Walkable cities with decent public transportation like San Francisco, New York (No. 3), and Boston (No. 4) make it easy for folks to get home safely after a long night out.

Texas taxis: Drive safely and sober in Texas — especially in Houston (No. 25), which has the most drive-thru establishments selling alcohol, with 50 boozy drive-thrus, followed by San Antonio (No. 75) with only eight establishments.

Mitigating migraines: You can find hair of the dog (aka more alcohol) in Las Vegas (No. 27) from brunch (No. 4) to bars (No. 18) — but keep a stock of ibuprofen on hand. Sin City is lacking in 24-hour drug stores (No. 113).

Rust Belt revelry (and recovery): Pittsburgh (No. 11) cheers with the eighth-highest access to bars and chows down with the second-highest number of diners per square mile. Rochester, New York (No. 26), follows closely behind with the ninth-best access to bars but beats Steel City at No. 1 in diners per square mile.