The Bon Vivant Blog

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I was here a while ago but forgot to blog about it, so it will be short, but here goes. It was a rainy Friday night, and a bunch of old friends were getting together for a drink and to catch up. We headed to the Kingston as it was downtown and served [...]

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Heading out with the guys before the big concert – we only had about an hour to get some food and have a pre-concert cocktail. I looked up the “50 best bars in Philadelphia” article on the Philadelphia Weekly website, and found the Good Dog at Number 3. Apparently, this place [...]

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Out for drinks with M – he hasn’t been down to Gastown much, and I was taken to the Revel Room a few months back by a native Vancouverite, and was impressed with their ability to whip up a proper Old Fashioned and by the fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies they [...]

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Recommended by a friend and native Porteno, this place marked the end of a long stroll through the open-air market on La Defensa. Looking out on the pretty and very busy Plaza Dorrego, this well-worn bar is the perfect place to stop, ask for a glass of Quilmes Chopp (chopp [...]

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Definitely a toss-up between who has the best mixed drinks in town: Chambar vs. The Cascade Room. Any place with a French 75 on the menu obviously has an appreciation for the Art of Mixing Drinks (it’s a book, look it up) and having been to this bar about 4-5 times, [...]

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T: While waiting for our table at Lark, it was suggested to us by the maitre d’ at Lark that we drop by next door at Licorous – the bar owned by the same people as own Lark. Two words: Great idea. A super-funky bar, big enough to be comfortable but not [...]

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