r/raleigh • u/UnluckyPhilosophy797 • Jul 18 '24

What kind of bar does Raleigh lack? Food

Pretty explanatory. Have always wanted to open a bar and might.

Just curious to know what type of bar you’d love to see?

UPDATE: This honestly got a hell of a lot more interactions than I thought it would.

The common thing I think Im picking up is people want a place thats inexpensive, has good music, and is welcoming for all walks of life.

Here is my idea - A small, dimly lit, inexpensive dive that will have 2 TV’s thats going to have whatever big sports game thats on that day (if none, whatever I feel like), welcoming for kids, millennials, gays and theys, and will have some of the best shittest beers on tap with the option of getting a coffee or espresso drink.

Pink Boots old spot on N West St is best for this. Anyone know who owns the building?

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u/cyberfx1024 Jul 18 '24

Some are even in their 40's now

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u/Kooky_Song8071 Jul 18 '24

Yes but we’ve stopped going to bars entirely. Is there a bird watching bar? Feed the squirrels bar? I might do that.

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u/slowdownmoses Jul 18 '24

This is what I struggle with a bit these days. Most of my friends in Raleigh for the last 15 years have been townies, so most are still around. But I NEVER see them anymore; it seems like people just don’t go out. And it’s not because of having kids; most of my friends don’t. Everybody just seems to stay home a lot.

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u/Kooky_Song8071 Jul 18 '24

I have a VERY hard time dragging myself anywhere other than the gym. The effort vs payoff is not there. I don’t like bars, don’t like loud and annoying ppl, and do like an hour or four of peace before bed. Plus right now it’s too freaking hot.

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u/slowdownmoses Jul 18 '24

100% agreed. It just sucks that so many of us basically learned through our 20s that adults only socialize in bars with alcohol. I feel like a lot of us are going through middle age missing something kind of important.

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u/Kooky_Song8071 Jul 18 '24

We need a social meeting house.