Kraftworks Taphouse

If you're looking for a bar with a great atmosphere awesome staff good and/or extremely spicy food maybe karaoke on a Tuesday then you definitely need to check out kraft works.

The food: I am a feen for spicy food and I hope you are too if you're trying anything with the "send it back sauce" smokey spicy and delicious they've got the hottest wings, Mac & cheese, and tacos I've ever enjoyed.

Drinks: they have a bit of everything from porters to ciders and sours. I was shocked and extremely excited to have found Claim52s THICC.

The staff are all great with wonderful customer service the bar tender Kat makes amazing cocktails and mocktails so anyone can enjoy being out. The cook Eric is great he occasionally does homemade desserts that are to die for.

The owner is as good of a cook as he is a business owner. I was lucky enough to try his first Nashville hot chicken sandwich and it was to die for and done properly with a seasoned bath. Thick Juicy Crunchy with a heat that slowly builds up to a mouth watering hot oil dripping mouth orgasm. 10/10 every time.

Stopped in for a pint and a bite before a show. Wanted to stay longer, eat more, and definitely try more beer. Great food, excellent atmosphere, and friendly cool staff. I'll definitely make this a regular part of my trips to Salem!

They were swamped for the 105.5 The Moon listener party. The staff was efficient, effective, and quite friendly in spite of the mayhem and volume of folks there. Great selection on tap. The Mac and cheese was wonderful! Great place- we'll be back!

Excellent place for drinks and food. Anything from regular meats to vegetarian patties on your burguers. It is your choice on the burguers. Expensive menu and great customer service. DJ playing great tunes and dancing the night away. I highly recommend this location.

My favorite spot for a drink downtown, I especially enjoy partaking in the Karaoke on Tuesdays. the servers are super chill and great guys to be around, very knowledgeable and quick.

Love this place! You want to try something with a major kick? Order the Send it Back Mac. It's so flavourful and actually has some heat. You can definitely tell the owner & staff takes pride in this business.

I don't understand the bad reviews. You co.e because you want a huge tap list. The food is good too.

This is a really cool spot in Salem run by really cool people. I love stopping by Kraftworks for a beer and chill vibes.

The food is better than regular bar food, and I've got no complaints about anything on the menu.

Did not expect what we got my husband and I were very pleasantly surprised the food was amazing! The cook and bartender definitely appeared to enjoy what they do. I had the French Dip with fries and my husband had the Send it back mac awesome all the way around!

Underrated spot in Salem. Stopped in for a mid afternoon beer and meal. The bartender, I think manager too, was awesome! Recommended a great crisp hot weather beer, had great recommendations for food, and was very hospitable. The big factor here is the cook. Dude can throw down! I had his guac burger and wife had his quesadilla. Both were fantastic! But don't sleep on his onion rings, they are straight up perfection!

Kraftworks is a pillar of the downtown restaurant community! Their food is amazing, especially the mac 'n cheese. Lots of taps, as the name implies, and a rotating list of unique drinks. Wonderful atmosphere with outdoor seating. They almost always have their walls decorated with interesting art created by locals.

The staff have diligently enforced the public health guidelines from the CDC. I love to see local businesses taking an interest in the health of their local community. COVID has taken it's toll on all us, but we have to be vigilant and do our part to keep those we care about safe. It's fortunate that all it takes is keeping our distance and wearing a mask.

Do you like beer? Do you like great mixed drinks? Do you like great good? Then you have to try out this place. They have an amazing variety of draft beer and cider, their alcohol selection and mixed drinks are great. The overall atmosphere is nice and the staff is wonderful. I suggest you get the mac and cheese or the bbq sandwich both are amazing.

Best barrel-aged beer place in Salem, hands down. Bottles to-go and on tap. Really great food as well. Nachos, Mac, Tacos, and burgers are all top notch. Full bar area as well.

Came in on a Tuesday night after work and it was alive had people doing karaoke and friendly atmosphere. Will come back for sure.

They stay open late which is nice. My brother ordered wings at 1:30 in the morning, they served them without complaining about closing soon.

Service was great, great selection of beer choices, provides great entertainment.
I was on the hunt for the best bloody and was very pleased with the outcome, Justin was my bartender and he made it on the spicy side but I requested it so it was delicious and unique! Definitely 5 stars.

Not my kind of crowd, but good bartenders and service made sure I had a good time anyway. Tiki night was pretty cool, the wildlife birds were absolutely amazing. Will have to come back and check it out on a regular night.

This place is awesome. They have the best food out of all the bars I have ever ordered food from and it's reasonably priced with good sized portions. Lots of rotating taps, lots of IPA's most of the time. A few ciders/kombuchas, some dark beers and lagers. Lacking in the Ambers. Knowledge bartenders. If it's busy service can be a little slow at times. Drink prices are pretty reasonable.

Full food menu until 2am, even on weeknights. Try the nachos. Reasonable drink prices, great beer selection. Might be crowded on weekends, but that's not a negative depending on your outlook. Overall great bar.

One of the friendliest and most welcoming establishments in Salem. Great food, great service, music is choice, taps are plentiful and priced well. Best bar in town <3