Briarcliff Archive

#1742: Piropos

Posted on January 2024 | No Comments
(Briarcliff, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1742nd bar, first visited in 2024. We came in here for cocktails and appetizers and sat at the bar. The place was absolutely packed, which...
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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.

This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Voodoo Lounge
  23 May 2025
  (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back...
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- Kap’s Tavern
  24 August 2013
  (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...
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- The Cloak Room
  26 August 2022
  (Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1564th bar, first visited in 2022. I wanted to visit at least one true honest to goodness local dive bar while we were hear, and all...
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