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The Bank
Hours: Mon-Wed 3pm-midnight, Thu-Sun 4am-2am
"There are probably more degrees in here than on a thermometer," says Jim Sullivan, one of the Bank's owners. "But people also talk about hobbies and books and vacations, and I never fail to learn something during the course of the day's work." Sullivan upholds the PG, "no profanity" policy his father initiated when he bought the former bank and turned it into a bar 33 years ago.
Hours: Wed 1pm-9pm, Thu-Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-6pm
Known as much for its oysters and tapas as for its wines and beers, the Big Basin Bistro has a definite Mediterranean comfort feel. Both regulars and the staff know their food and spirits but aren't pedantic about it.
Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30-midnight; Sat-Sun 4pm-midnight
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