Nicholas Sanchez3
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joined Jun 2010
So I stumbled into this bar in New York City... From the street, it looked totally uninspiring—just your run-of-the-mill, average-looking joint, maybe even a bit of a dump...
But then I hit the stairs leading down to the basement... And man, it was intense. Low ceilings everywhere, like you’d been shoved into some half-empty wine bottle filled with dirt. At its highest point, the ceiling barely cleared five-foot-seven. Everything felt cramped, with these old, beat-up chairs and tables, lit by just a handful of candles.
The menu there is strictly wine and cheese—stuff sourced from all over the map. The prices? Yeah, they'll sting, but the vibe is unbeatable. Honestly, it goes without saying that I ended up going back there more times than I can count.
It would be killer to open something like that here, though everything really hinges on what kind of shelter you're working with. Mind you, the spot in New York wasn't even a fallout shelter; it was more like some ancient catacomb from God knows when.
Unforgettable.