The very bestest bar in the whole wide world ?
Feb 4, 2007, 12:20 pm
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Has to be the Opera Bar in Sydney - no view like it:
http://www.operabar.com.au/ftproot/i...mbrellas1.jpeg
Feb 4, 2007, 12:35 pm
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Has to be the Opera Bar in Sydney - no view like it:
http://www.operabar.com.au/ftproot/i...mbrellas1.jpeg
Hope private bars count too. 
Feb 5, 2007, 10:43 am
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The cocktail lounge at the Warwick, NYC, 1950-1965 and maybe still..
70s, the Cedar Door, Austin
The Moorings, Newport, 1960
50s, Beer only but Kay's on Bissonet.
Harry's, not Venice but Florence for me, early 60s.
WWII - 60s - The Officers's Club at Fort Mason, SFO.
Any one of several, Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City, 1950s.
Cadillac, Nuevo Laredo, & the Blue Parrot, Villa Acuna, Mexico, 1950s
Any of a half-dozen Singles' Bars/Meatracks along 3rd Avenue, NYC, 1960s
The Bogey Inn, suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, 1990s
Feb 5, 2007, 12:25 pm
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Feb 5, 2007, 1:55 pm
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The Pilot Pub, Gravesend Kent. It is a backstreet pub that is very blue collar, the locals that drink in this pub make it amazing. They are all super friendly and all have the same dry sense of humour and like to take the piss. My kind of place.
Where ever I go I like to hang out in the blue collar places, more atmosphere and better conversation.
Where ever I go I like to hang out in the blue collar places, more atmosphere and better conversation.
Feb 5, 2007, 7:38 pm
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Feb 5, 2007, 7:48 pm
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The Condor Club has been closed for a while now.
Feb 6, 2007, 11:31 am
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Feb 9, 2007, 6:41 pm
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The Irish Bank in San Francisco near the Chinatown Gate has been one of my favorites for years. It's usually crowded, but not by tourists, and it has good food. I also like Top of the Mark despite its high prices and tourist-trap status. What can I say? The view is spectacular.
In the D.C. area, two of my favorites are in Old Town Alexandria: Muphy's and Pat Troy's, both Irish pubs on King Street. Pat Troy's in particular has an odd charm (a shrine to Ronald Reagan) and a proprietor who is best described as unique. Trust me. Ireland's Four Provinces in Cleveland Park is also one of the best. (I like Irish pubs, what can I say?)
And I second whoever recommended El Chapultepec in Denver. My dad took me there for my 21st birthday, and we still go back when I'm in town!
In the D.C. area, two of my favorites are in Old Town Alexandria: Muphy's and Pat Troy's, both Irish pubs on King Street. Pat Troy's in particular has an odd charm (a shrine to Ronald Reagan) and a proprietor who is best described as unique. Trust me. Ireland's Four Provinces in Cleveland Park is also one of the best. (I like Irish pubs, what can I say?)
And I second whoever recommended El Chapultepec in Denver. My dad took me there for my 21st birthday, and we still go back when I'm in town!