NPR just posted a story about fighting the recession by visiting your local pubs. In particular, British pubs are being especially hard hit, as they are closing at an absurd rate of 52 a week! It seems pretty insane that so many pubs are closing and it makes me think of all the little haunts we've got in our own town. If I could, I would hop on a plane now and drink all over the U.K. if I had well, the money. If you ARE in the U.K., however, encourage your friends to grab at least one drink at the pub before going home! Or else all your favorite haunts will be gone.
Here in Miami, we don't really have much in the way of pubs, but we've got our own little bars. I've only seen one neighborhood bar close in the last year (R.I.P. Hooligan's Pub! - Tony Roma's and Bennigan's don't count...), but I would prefer that no other bars/pubs close any time soon. Here's my plug for some of my favorite neighborhood haunts:
5501 NE 2nd Ave - Little Haiti
2200 S. Red Road - Miami
729 SW 1st Ave. - Brickell
5813 Ponce de Leon Blvd. - Coral Gables
9809 SW 72nd St. - Miami
626 South Miami Ave - Downtown Miami
6030 S. Dixie Hwy - South Miami
2108 NW 57th Ave. - Miami
1115 16th St. - Miami Beach
5850 Sunset Dr. - South Miami
10005 Sunset Dr. - Miami
1811 Purdy Ave. - Miami Beach
172 Giralda Avenue - Coral Gables
7221 SW 58th Ave - South Miami
100 21st St. - Miami Beach
12721 S. Dixie Hwy. - Miami
2212 SW 8th St. - Little Havana
7230 SW 59th Ave. - South Miami
3131 Commodore Plaza - Coconut Grove
Suggest some of your own favorites! And make sure to perform your civic duty and visit at least ONE bar/pub a week! Together, we'll get through these tough times, and more importantly, we'll get through them drunk.
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in the Gables include The Globe, JohnMartin's, The Bar, Fritz & Franz, Ortanique. Also popular with good drink specials are Yard House, Morton's, Flemings's, La Cofradia, Anacapri, Archie's, Tarpon Bend, Sports Exchange, Da Virrorio, Books & Books Cafe, Por Fin, Randazzo's, Chu's, Graziano's, Les Halles, Novecento, Havana Harry's, Red Koi, Houston's, Taberna Giralda and Villagio.
LAST CHANCE on US 1 just before the drive to the Keys.....and thanks for mentioning Fox's that is one of my personall all-time favorites...a step back in time
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