Insert "Here Comes A Regular" Lyrics HereThe new Esquire has their annual feature on the best bars in America. No Twin Cities bars made the list, the only Minnesota bar that made it was one up on the North Shore. The feauture does have some entertaining sidebars, including one about the regular bar. An excerpt:
We started thinking about how you cultivate a relationship with a bar. We came up with some criteria for a regular place. It needs to be within walking distance of where you spend most of your time. And you have to get generous drinks there. You just do. And the bartender has to be there every night. If he goes on vacation, you have to notice. And you have to be able to get a seat at the bar, like, 85 percent of the time. And it really helps if there is a charming woman there who kisses you on both cheeks every single time you walk in. And she needs to be good at consoling.