OT: Best Dive Bars in CT

[Milo65]

Back in the day:

Hard Hat Cafe - North Haven
Penalty Box - Enfield
Cloverleaf - Enfield
Memories - Enfield
Jakes - Windsor Locks
Corner Cafe & Britannia Spoon - Wallingford
Rovers - Middlefield
Shamus & Valentino's - Middletown
Brass Rail - Bristol
Berkshire Pub - Torrington
Brass Rail - New Hartford
Shamrock - Meriden

Rovers hot dogs! Played for the Corner Café Softball team in the late 90's. How about Lenny's in Wallingford. Locals only.

 

[mauconnfan]

Rovers hot dogs! Played for the Corner Café Softball team in the late 90's. How about Lenny's in Wallingford. Locals only.

Yeah I mentioned Lenny's in an earlier post. Lenny T was a good friend of a bookies friend of mine as well as having my ex-college assistant bbal coach as a bartender on occasion so we hung there lat 70's early 80's. Corner many times, old buddies from Sheehan used to go there, guys I met from legion and Twilight baseball. Wallingford was fun cops were brutal though. Courtyard also for many UConn games in the 90's my bro' bartended there.

 

[August_West]

Lenny T was a good friend of a bookies friend of mine as well as having my ex-college assistant bbal coach as a bartender on occasion

If anyone can translate that for me I would be forever indebted.

I mean is that like having a bartender cousin bookie twice removed or something?

 

[mauconnfan]

If anyone can translate that for me I would be forever indebted.

I mean is that like having a bartender cousin bookie twice removed or something?

That was ugly - translated my buddy who was a book out of a Meriden dive was good friends with Lenny. Played at The Farms with him back in the day as well as WCC. Is that easier to understand FF? lol

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

What about All Peeps In Cafe in Wallingford? It's closed now, but I heard it was basically a meth/Juggalo bar which might actually be MORE awesome than a dive bar.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

For anyone who lives down in SE CT near the RI border:

-Goodtimes (Pawcatuck, CT)
-Danny's (Westerly, RI)
-Clysdale Tavern (Westerly, RI)
-The White Rock Inn (Westerly, RI)

Other Notables in CT:

-Artie's Place (Northford/Durham, CT)
-Side Street (Hamden, CT)

 

[Waquoit]

Any East Hartford folks
Frank's willow inn
The Maple...

The best place in East Hartford for years was the South Green Tavern, but it's been closed for while now. I dunno about the Maple, never felt entirely safe there.

 

[mauconnfan]

The best place in East Hartford for years was the South Green Tavern, but it's been closed for while now. I dunno about the Maple, never felt entirely safe there.

Was this the place that had like a palm tree on the sign, across the street, almost from the Sports Page?

 

[NavinRJohnson]

Was this the place that had like a palm tree on the sign, across the street, almost from the Sports Page?

The Sports Page in Bridgeport? That was a scary play when I went to SHU. There were two others that were worse but can't remember the name of them. One was on the water. Not safe but when your 19 you don't care.

 

[mauconnfan]

The Sports Page in Bridgeport? That was a scary play when I went to SHU. There were two others that were worse but can't remember the name of them. One was on the water. Not safe but when your 19 you don't care.

I meant East Hartford actually. But i will be sure not to venture to that one LOL