Winner's Circle - View this location on map 'If your bankroll has grown at the track, you should retire to the semi-swanky Porterhouse (501-321-8282) to celebrate in true robber-baron style - with a thick, blood-rare Porterhouse ($28) and a few shots of good small-batch bourbon. The beautifully renovated general store is a perfect place to relax in post-victory excess as the piano player serenades the room. The soundtrack changes radically a couple of doors down in the subterranean Hot Springs Brau Haus and Biergarten (801 Central Avenue, 501-624-7866). On most Saturday nights, a duo named the Itinerant Locals take to the stage with one Italian accordion, a matte-finish concert tuba and a near endless supply of goofball abandon. The kitchen dishes out huge helpings of hearty bratwurst, sauerkraut and potato salad for $7.95. Wash it down with an impressive selection of German beers (over four dozen most nights) for a low-budget consolation dinner.'' New York Times 707 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas Restaurant

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