BAR #3-NY, #4-CT, and even #5-RI

January 25, 2020 PT

If you read my original posts in this category, I offered up my most important criteria for my appreciation of the oldest bars…”COMFORTABLE.” Can a lone stranger, wander in, sit down by himself at the bar, and be COMFORTABLE. Well, I am just going to fast forward through the next 3 oldest bar in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. My reasoning for lumping them together is logical and self-serving. Whatever I would write about either of the 3 bars is going to be pretty much the same. They are just not the kind of places where I prefer to have a beer. But, I want to be absolutely fair, these are all VERY nice places. The establishments are just much more “restaurant” than “bar.” They are all in upscale and/or historical parts of town. The buildings are great and very well preserved. As they are all in the heart of the 13 original colonies, all of them are rich in history. But, they were just too fancy and stuffy for my taste. These would be a great place to dress up and take your wife out for that special dinner…WARNING, this dinner will cost you some real money. But, if you want to be comfortable at the bar and hammer a few happy hour beers…find another bar. But, let the quest record show that I visited the following 3 oldest bars in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. PT

3. The ’76 House established 1754 in Tappen, NY