I thought I’d do a post dedicated to my favourite kind of establishments - places that serve alcohol. As many of you know I am partial to a small tipple every now and again, so I thought why not write about good places that I’ve had the pleasure of visiting. At least that way I will remember them, and also use them to tempt visitors over (soon please, we miss you all!) Unfortunately the descriptions may not be all that good - alcohol kills brain cells and affects memory apparently, plus I can’t remember everywhere I’ve been, and there have been some really good places. Nevermind - here goes…
Fort Greene
First up I’ll start with the locals - luckily there are two bars within about 3 minutes of our flat…Rope and Vespa
Rope
Myrtle Ave
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
I love Rope, its definitely my kind of place - great jukebox, good selection of drinks including cocktails and ales and a really young, friendly crowd. Such a nice atmosphere and the bar staff were really friendly and the decor is great, this will definitely be a regular haunt over the next year. Oh yeah, and I hear that they let you grill your own food on a BBQ out the back in the summer…cool.
Vespa
Myrtle Ave
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
We visited this bar on a quiet Tuesday night and it was actually really pleasant. It was pretty empty but the bar staff and people in there seemed really friendly. The drinks were cheap, the music was good and we’d go back again although I’d rather go to Rope.
Park Slope
Park Slope Ale House
356 Sixth Ave at 5th St,
Park Slope, Brooklyn
We’d read a lot of great reviews about this place, especially the burgers, and we weren’t disappointed as the the food was great, and the service was really good too. The atmosphere was a lot more sophisticated than I’d imagined though, from the reviews I’d read I kind of expected a much younger crowd but was still pretty laid back. I think we’d go again, but just for the food and not a night out.
Hmm, It’s quite difficult remembering all of them actually…I can’t remember the names of the ones I have been to in Williamsburg and I’ll post about Manahattan Bars another time, too much writing for one night I think!
