The Country's Best Restaurant Bars, WiFi at McDonald's

LISTICLES—OpenTable names the 50 Best Restaurant Bars in the entire country, and the Bay Area represents quite well, notching 11 of the 50 on the list, though it's an eclectic bunch to say the least: Gitane, Lime, Mamacita, The Tipsy Pig, Mua in Oakland, Ozumo in Oakland, and Town in San Carlos, plus some in a nearby place called San Jose. [OT]

MCEATER—Via Eater National comes word that soon, internet-users will be able to hang out, congregate and be merry in their neighborhood McDonald's as long as their hearts desire, or until covered with the stench of Happy Meals: "McDonald's Corp. will soon start offering free wireless Internet access at its U.S. restaurants as part of the fast-food chain's transformation from its hamburger roots into a hang-out destination." [WSJ]