Gibie wrote:My wife and I have Kingston tickets in section 104. So happy to be going. We are driving down from London tomorrow morning, staying at the Quality Inn. Looking forward to all of the action downtown. Where should we get a drink before the show? I want to be close by to get the poster!! I'm excited to go but also sad at the same time.
I predict most downtown kingston bars will be absolutely impossible to get in tomorrow.
Very close walk: Milestones, Red house
A couple minutes away: merchant tap house, lone star, toucan, tir nan og, Sir John A public house, Jack Astors (roof top patio overlooking market square, this will be RAMMED)
A little farther: stone city ales (craft beer, small and tough to get into on a normal weekend), barcadia (an arcade that serves booze, likely packed as well) blu martini (upscale older crowd, large space), kingston brewing CO
Farther still - The "hub" at Kingston and Division university bar area : Grizzly grill, Brass Pub, Tommys, Ale house
A long ways away - The mansion. Formerly peel pub
Today I had a nice lunch with Juan and his wife at Copper Penny, which I believe is where the hip played their first gig. Less than 10m walk from Krock center.
There are many other nice(r) restaurants nearby that serve drinks as well. Woodenheads, Olivea, Casa, Chez piggy, chen noir, Grecos greek, The Keg
Nearby spots that many like to eat but wouldnt make my top 20 in Kingston: Sima sushi, Harpers burger bar, Dianes fish bar, Atomica pizza (same owner all 3 I think)
Lots of sushi in Kingston, much of it misses the mark in my opinion, my favorite is sushi bar da
