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Melodic-Upstairs7584 t1_j4j8a1d wrote

Reply to comment by sleeptrain123 in McSorley’s Old Ale House. East 7th St. 1942 by KamikazeChief

I wouldn’t even call it a tourist trap, just a great old bar. They’re cheaper than most other bars in that neighborhood plus the staff is very friendly. You could do much worse around there as a tourist

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sleeptrain123 t1_j4jc1ui wrote

Yeah I didn’t mean it in the negative sense, just that most of the time it’s full of tourists as it’s in all the guide books. I still love it either way.

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OverlordXenu t1_j4jd9h0 wrote

seemed more like local finance bros the couple times i went, albeit pre covid.

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Eurynom0s t1_j4jhfvl wrote

Either way it gets absurdly packed at night. Better to go in the middle of the day if you can.

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Vegetable_Fennel7997 t1_j4l0kxw wrote

I define a tourist trap as a shitty place locals would never go to because the food sucks, but us in an area popular for tourists.

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Lopsided_Response_51 t1_j4k0n3f wrote

4 of us tourist managed to stay trapped in there for 2 hours one Sunday back in 2004. Had a great time 😁

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Pool_Shark t1_j4lrvhs wrote

It’s the best when you are there and it’s not packed

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