Bigfoot On the River

Casual, unpretentious, relaxed, cheap and comfortable… definitely not upscale but not at all menacing like some true dives. This is a long-​time neighborhood bar with dock on the river, tucked back from the road just north of the 40^th Street Bridge. Well-​worn exterior, interior and clientele. After driving by for years, I had some time to kill and dropped in to a warm welcome and $ 1 draft Select. Beer only, with wine coolers for those not happy with hops. In mid-​afternoon, a few regulars were sipping, joking and chatting, immediately including newcomers in the interchange… so they soon know your name. This is not of college-​kids haunt and no professionally-​dressed yuppies or business people in sight; most customers are working-​class and well beyond ID checks. Not purely country ruddy-​necked but definitely no tourists or international diversity. Minimal food offerings but occasional parties and free buffets for all comers.
Although I do not often visit bars, and most of the places I frequented in college are now history, I may have to do a nostalgia tour of watering holes on the North and East Sides… SoHo is well covered.