Bars
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Bar Med This newly renovated
bar is situated alongside Welsh Back, Bristol. Bohemia
Right at the top end of Whiteladies Rd, next to the Downs is relatively new Bohemia. It has four floors and boasts 3 bars. The decor and punters are less than bohemian, with a cheap, value-for-money menu available throughout the day. The top floor is available for hire for parties etc., and it offers a laidback ambience for a quite Sunday pint. 168 Whilteladies Rd., Bristol. Tel: 0117 973 9522. Bohemia Webpage The Square
Tucked away from the hussle and bussle of Park Street and Clifton Triangle
is the Square Bar, situated alongside lawyer and estate agent offices
and a lavish looking hotel. Berkeley Square, Bristol.
Mud Dock Placed
slightly out of the way the bulk of central Bristol's bars, the Mud Dock
offers rustic, yet sophisticated surroundings. There is a small 40 The Grove , Bristol Tel: 0117 934 9734 HogsHead The themed pub boom
of the last two years has brought about so many chained pubs that you
cannot tell which pub is unique and which isn't. Colsten Avenue, Bristol. Bar Ha Ha About
5 buildings down from the Square Bar is where you'll find Bar Ha Ha, the
next stop in anyone's pub crawl of North Bristol. It has a lush beer garden
that is below street level for summer drinking, whilst its interior offers
a 20A Berkeley Square, Bristol. Tel: 0117 9277333
Henry J Beans Well you have got half way
up the strip, why not stop in for a cocktail or jug of beer (they only
do two pint pitchers as their license is restricted 93-95 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol. Tel: 0117 974 3894 |
the
river in the Welsh Back, over the road from the old castle in the heart
of Bristol. It is conveniently placed next to a huge complex of student
accomodation, which guarantees the bar will be constituted mainly of students
at night, and the day for that matter. It makes a good
starting point for weekend antics at Odyssey or Club IQ. Drinks are averagely
priced.
The bar is below
the offices in a
basement. It has the usual avant-garde, minamilist interior that is found
in bars of its type and hosts a number of designer drinks. It makes a
good mid-way point between the centre and the Whiteladies' strip.
menu
on offer and employs the jugs not pints rule to its beer. Cocktails and
shorts are available at the usual prices. You can find Jon and Jez from
Eat the Beat Record shop here on Fridays, the bar is a good pre-Thekla
Venue. 
The
Hoghead is no exception. It prides itself more on attracting lunching
workers and Corn Street drinkers than the other bars featured, and feels
earily similar to the Firkin pubs, give or take a few 1920s Oxo posters.
It does offer the logical progression from Bar Excellence and then onto
Edwards, or visa versa.
sanctuary
for cold winter nights. Expect to queue at the weekend and shell out about
£2 for a pint, £1.50 for shorts.
and
hence cheaper), and savour the themed pub atmosphere. The bar is spacious
and there is not much intrusion from loud music if you after a quiet drink,
except at weekends.