Great Bars
 

I've always liked a good bar, and will often go way out of my way to find something special. Not long ago I stumbled across the bar in the pictures below.

You have to imagine the pictures stitched together from left to right. They're iPhone pictures—so the quality isn't great—but they give an impression.

The bar is on the rooftop of a small nine-story hotel in Stresa. I spent many happy hours here with my young wife (the back of whose head is in the middle picture) enjoying this unbelievable view, and a succession of very fine Negronis.

I would love to see photos of your favourite watering holes!

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Looks like a beautiful place. Guess they don't get rain there.

Since I stopped drinking 30 years ago I probably won't be a very good source of pictures but I have some great memories from bars I had frequented prior to that.

The bar at the top of the Hotel Dona Maria in Sevilla is one of my favorites. You can almost touch the spires of the Cathedral de Santa Maria and you can see the doors of the Alcazar is just down the street.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1315220392.jpg


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"used to be" The Key Largo in San Jose Costa Rica.

The term 'Great' as applied to bars has morphed somewhat for me over the years...certainly the one originally pictured looks excellent.

The best bar I have ever been in? Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Officers Club in San Diego on a Friday night in the '80's: A combination of Olongapo, surf city, Tijuana and Midwestern fresh.

It was a riot of goodness.

my new favorite!
 

Dottore, I say great respect and as one lawyer to another . . .

I think I hate you .

:)

Now get back out there and drink something nice at that ourtrageous bar.

Hate and Like, thanks for the pics, its beautiful....

Sand Bar (now Vigilucci's Restaurante) on Pacific Coast Highway in Carlsbad, California.

Bar Rister near the courthouse in Vancouver, BC.

Bar Bell next to Pyrite's Gym in Placerville, California.

Bar Fly at the airport in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.

Bar Tender downstairs from a sports injury clinic in LA.

Bar Code in the San Jose Computer Mall.

Raised Bar next to AA meeting hall in Beedlesburgh, Arkansas.

Bar of America in San Francisco, renamed after being sued by B of A after opening in a small storefront from which they'd vacated and the bar put up their sign in B of A's colors and font.

Bar Stool across the street from a proctology clinic in Yuma, Arizona.

Bar B Q, a peaceful little bar in Maquoketa, Iowa, owned by a little old retired librarian, Bee Quiet.

Bar Made, suspected hangout of mob hit men in Queens.

Bar Nun in an old convent in Chardon, Ohio, "Bar Nun, Best Bar, Bar None!".

Sorry - No photos.

some of my favorites:


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I especially like the one behind the 'D'.

One of the best.
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A very tiny one near Klagenfurt, Austria that only brews 500 litres per week and usually has a gap between batches. Always packed on the few days a week he's open.
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Made it to this twice in the last year.
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And my favorite sushi bar in Pasadena, CA. Going again in a few weeks.
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My personal fave. close enough to walk home from.;)

Club VinMan.

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Ah, Schaefer - the one to have when you're having more than one.

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Incredible beer list, just don't ask to bring in Frites (French Fries).

Hooooo man! ....... Memories!

Imagine no more (quick stitch job):

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Looks like a nice spot BTW. :cool:

Eric: Thanks. What program did you use for that stitch job?

Rick: The Augustiner in Munich. Have you been to the Augustiner monastery a few miles west of Munich? Great place to be a monk!

Vinny: That looks like a place for some very serious drinking!

Double Door Inn - Charlotte
It's a music venue/bar... fantastic bartenders.

Growing the Blues - The Double Door Inn approaches 35-year milestone - Listen.com
The Double Door Inn - Bringing Live Music to the Carolina since 1973