Thread: Best Bars in the World

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

"Situated in Warrington's Cultural Quarter,"

I used to live in Great Sankey and I didn't realize that Warrington had a cultural anything.

I lived in Burtonwood for a while, Waarington's aspirations to culture left with US airbase, warbrides, and the hippie. lesbian CND lot.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I used to occasionally drink in a pub in Moss Side when I was younger; it had a bullet hole in the window, which had never been repaired.

There were no $30 cocktails and neon lights in there, but it did have, um, a certain Je ne sais quoi.

A good pub is all about the regulars and the landlord whereas I'd usually associate those bars in the article as somewhere you'd reluctantly pass through and hope to never have to endure again due to the clientele.

This is a bit touristy, but is one of my favourites in Barcelona: El Bosc de les Fades (Barcelona) - 2021 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) - Tripadvisor

I liked th young wst indian gentlemen who would cut your weed with a machete. never had any bother in there, always good music. as long as you bought a pint and kept your head down,a nd didnt bother the old rastas

Originally Posted by Joe 90

It's not about the bar, it's about the company and atmosphere.

Exactly. Here's a couple of pics of my favourite local bar stolen off the net, I have pics on my phone from in there but obviously there's people in them that I couldn't be bothered editing out. Good food, cold beer, soft rock background music, attentive and friendly staff that only need eye contact and a slight nod for them to know to bring another drink, people from all walks of life as regular customers (many of whom have become close friends over the years), every live sport known to man available on the TV's, clean toilets, comfortable furniture, and a 5 minute walk from home but with car parking spaces available at the door if the weather's off. Yeah that'll do me.

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A great bar is reflective of the people there. It's the people that make it, not the lighting or flaming fooking drinks, but the atmosphere.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Exactly. Here's a couple of pics of my favourite local bar stolen off the net, I have pics on my phone from in there but obviously there's people in them that I couldn't be bothered editing out. Good food, cold beer, soft rock background music, attentive and friendly staff that only need eye contact and a slight nod for them to know to bring another drink, people from all walks of life as regular customers (many of whom have become close friends over the years), every live sport known to man available on the TV's, clean toilets, comfortable furniture, and a 5 minute walk from home but with car parking spaces available at the door if the weather's off. Yeah that'll do me.

Your favourite bar?

It looks like God's waiting room minus the fun.

Pattaya, I imagine?

Jaysus.

Jomtien. Hemingways, I believe. Most bars look empty when they are closed.

Can't believe the Mai Arse bar hasn't had a mention

Originally Posted by sabang

Most bars look empty when they are closed.

And in Sabang's next moment of inspo he'll explain that the sun is hot.

Originally Posted by sabang

FCC front bar, Hong Kong

Always an interesting crowd, I have enjoyed a few sessions in there. Mostly because I am not a member so someone else has paid.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

It looks like God's waiting room minus the fun.

As mentioned, those pics are off the net and taken when the bar was closed. It's typically busy from around 17:00 to 22:00 as locals wander in for their dinner and a few drinks, and you won't get a seat when there's soccer on which is when I leave. Got any pics of where you go for a feed and drink in that shithole you're stuck in?

^^ Maybe I bought you a couple.

Originally Posted by Headworx

As mentioned, those pics are off the net and taken when the bar was closed. It's typically busy from around 17:00 to 22:00 as locals wander in for their dinner and a few drinks, and you won't get a seat when there's soccer on which is when I leave. Got any pics of where you go for a feed and drink in that shithole you're stuck in?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww touchhy much, luv?
Those farang places in Pattaya are utterly soulless pits of despair. Get in for a bit of food and then get out ASAP to avoid people like you and their "soft rock" music.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Always an interesting crowd, I have enjoyed a few sessions in there. Mostly because I am not a member so someone else has paid

Originally Posted by sabang

^^ Maybe I bought you a couple

...tell us you're a member without telling us you're a member...

I was a member (no big deal) but I am not anymore. Told.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Those farang places in Pattaya are utterly soulless pits of despair.

Fuck off Brittle.

Originally Posted by sabang

I was a member (no big deal) but I am not anymore.

...humble braggin' again...

Braggin' rights go to the Foreign Correspondents actually- they got near free membership and a discount off everything. The rest of us plebs just supported the club financially, and enjoyed the best bar in Asia.

Back about 25years me and the ex went to the cliffs of moher on the west coast of ireland - we drove in through pretty wild wesather in mid winter on a friday (it was pretty much dark by about 5pm).
Found a place to stay and went to the local pub. Pretty typical irish pub fireplace and guiness, had a meal and then all these people started arriving and then they started pulling out guitars and bodrans etc. The place fiiled up nicely and quite lietrally everyone drunk themselves silly - from the barely old-enoughs to teh granparents, and then they all started singing. An old bloke with one leg sang an old irish song that had them all in tears, the barmaid had a voice a voice like sinead o'connor. I bought a round for the musicians and they sang skippy the bush kangaroo when they realsied we were aussies. . I got wankered on Guiness, the locals pretty much all drank fosters. Then everyone stumbled out into the sleet and went home. If you know doolin/fisherstreet there's not a lot there - perhaps there is now.
It was the most amazing and totally unexpected night I've had at a pub with just th enicest people. I later also noticed the pics on the wall of Irish celebs - I think christy moore, bono etc - playing there.
I had a hangover the next day that matched the night before.
Maeve the lady that ran the bnb sent up a cooked breakfast as I couldn't move - she'd heard there'd been a good session the night before.
I think the pub was McDermotts or Gus O'Connors.

I recall lots of good pubs in ireland but its been a while since I was there.

Originally Posted by Ukan Kizmiaz

cliffs of moher

God's ow country on the rare sunny days.
Could be Doolin a mecca for sessions and immortalized in Chrsity's song
Outside of the overly commercial matchmaking fair of Boston Grannies and toothless farmers Lisdoonvarna nearby is great craic.
My Godmother who was a roadkill maniac bought her driving licence for 5 bob and never took a test , she is the only person ever met who is worse driver than my wife, terrifying n the 2-2 seats of a Triumph sports car. My job as a lad was to collect the sheep and fowls for the butcher, explains many years of vegetarianism, I digress.

A great lovely man, like his brother Luka Bloom an inspiration

Noreiga's Soi 4. Long since closed.