Nye’s Polonaise Room in Minneapolis and Half Time Rec in St. Paul both made Esquire’s list of “100 Best Bars in America.” Solid choices — one Polish, one Irish — but why did the Catholics sweep this thing? (Don’t bother clicking on the “Esquire” link; there’s no content on their web site, so you’re going to have to run to the newsstand if you wanna catch What It’s Like To: Be a Well-Read 28-year-old Virgin as well as the rest of the list.)
Local Libation Listicle
May 11 2006 — 2:00am
16 Reader Comments
12:15 am
The answer to this one is easy: the biggest recovering catholic (and dive bar lover) I know, Esquire columnist Chuck Klosterman.
12:59 am
What, no Kirmser’s?
2:10 am
What. The. Fuck, Max?! I’d just drafted a long-ass post that culminated in a reference to that book. If you don’t quit stealing my good ideas, I’m going to have to go back to the tinfoil kippa.
2:22 am
Hey, I earned that reference.
2:38 am
I know, I was linking to you. But it’s still weird that you’re spying inside me head.
2:40 am
And now you’re thinking about ice cream.
Mmmm. Ice cream.
9:56 am
Nye’s has never failed to make an impression on one single out of town visitor that I’ve taken there, regardless of how jaded they are/were. You simply could not make up a place like Nyes. There was actually a point about 5 years ago where my wife put it on the banned list of bars. She has since downgraded it to the “my husband may not drink liquor, just beer ” bar list.
10:16 am
Polish girls are hot.
10:24 am
Hot Polish girls?! Why didn’t you say so?
10:30 am
I’m partial to the Pow Wow Lounge at the Thunderbird Motel or the cocktail lounge at Mancini’s.
11:04 am
Wait I thought only old people went to Nye’s? If that’s not the case, I’ll probably go there more often since it’s only a block away from home.
11:13 am
Did I mention that she banned me from Mancini’s too?
11:23 am
Out-of-town visitors do love Nye’s. I did a post on some Chicago visitors’ impression of the Mpls and Nye’s, as they raved about its smokefree air.
11:29 am
Nye’s is great… been going there on-and-off since the late 80s. The age is completely varied, both young and old, and everyone has a good time. You just have to be willing to make a complete idiot of yourself.
11:41 am
You just have to be willing to make a complete idiot of yourself.
Well, no problem there.
11:43 am
How can you not love “The World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band“?