This is a bar. Or perhaps better said, what a bar can be when it unabashedly embraces being a bar, pure and simple...a bar's bar, if you will. Perhaps that's why it's had some celebrity guests over the years despite its small stature and being tucked away a bit (photos on the wall of a few, including Bill Clinton...alas, don't think I made the cut just yet to find myself up there, but there's time).
Small, cozy space, with nearly every seat filled. I don't speak the language, but you could tell there was a room full of lively conversations. There are some snack type foods (I have one pic posted), but you go here for beer and either conversation or just relaxation, not a meal (if others disagree, I won't argue).
Classic style of service that I love for those unfamiliar with it. Order. Your beer arrives, and the server/bartender makes a slash on a paper card at the table. When that beer is empty, another arrives, and another slash mark is made. Repeat as often as you wish/are safely able. When done, cover the glass, and the tallies are added up. Pay (note, cash only as of the day I'm posting, and that sounded like a very longstanding policy).
I look forward to returning some time. read more