The Owl Shop - Favorite Bar/Lounge of the Day
268 College Street
http://www.owlshopcigars.com/
If you’re looking for a movie-like, dimly lit lounge to kick
back with a cigar and glass of whiskey on the rocks, The Owl Shop is the place
for you! Not one of those packed bars
with scantily clad teenagers with fake IDs, The Owl Shop has a slightly older,
more law school/young professionals kind of crowd. And yes, you can smoke your cigar or
cigarette or pipe of choice indoors (a plus for some of you during those New Haven winters).
Complete with couches and lounge chairs, you can
people-watch as others strut on down to more clubby venues; you can even play a
game of chess! The music was mellow and jazzy
and the service was good. It was nice
not having to push my way to the bar through hordes of inebriated people.
Now, it’s possible that my affection for The Owl Shop is
partly due to the fact that I had also gone to The Playwright that same weekend
– and the two couldn’t be any more different.
Crowds of sweaty people bumping into you on the dance
floor? Check.
Average age of 21?
Check.
People sloshing beer all over you? Check.
Disco ball and ear-splitting hip-hop music? Check.
Don’t get me wrong … I enjoy hip-hop and dancing and perhaps
there was even a day when The Playwright would have been my type of scene. But that day is not today, tomorrow, next
month, or next year. Today’s
recommendation is The Owl Shop!
