Saturday evening I visited the newest bar in town, Bar Barretto. It is located on the National Highway next to the now-closed Club 50-50. Back before my time here, there was another Bar Barretto in this building, but this iteration is under a different owner.
The bar opens at 4:00 p.m., and when I arrived shortly before 5:00, I was the only customer. The live music begins at 8:30, and I’m told it gets quite busy then. I took a seat at the bar and was promptly served by a friendly bartender and his cute assistant.
It is a completely remodeled bar on the inside, and everything is new and fresh, as you would expect. It is spacious and nicely decorated.
Behind me, there were some tables and booths that looked comfortable. Several pretty young ladies were milling about, waiting for customers to arrive. None of them harangued me for a drink which I appreciated. I like to be the one to ask. The owner, Charlie, came over to say hello and remembered me from the lockdown days when we both visited the same speakeasy. That was nice.
So, first impressions: A clean, comfortable, and friendly place to have some drinks. I need to come back soon when the band is playing. A good addition to the bar lineup in Barretto.
- It Doesn’t Matter
- Cheap Charlies
- Snackbar
- Mango’s Beach Bar
- Alley Cats
- Wet Spot
- Bar Barretto
- BarCelona
- Adam’s
- Blue Butterfly
- Out Back Billabong
- Dynamite Dick’s
- Palm Tree
- Hideaway
- Hot Zone
- Alaska Club
- The Green Room
- Thumbstar
- Bottoms Up
- Rosies
- Rock Lobster
- Queen Victoria
- Voodoo
- Annex
- MacArthur’s
- Redz Pub
- Whiskey Girl
I’ve got a couple of other new bars to review still, and I really need to update these rankings for the others. I’m going to get to work on that directly.