THE METRO: A PUB WITH PROPELLERS - BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN
I actually walked past this establishment several times. Unlike many of its newer competitors, the Metro is an old and favourite 'haunt' of ex-pats. In fact its a gothic pre-Soviet heirloom of a place that was recently renovated, so I read. Your open a heavy wooden door in to a dimly lit cavernous interior. There are massive interior columns across what was once probably an assembly hall. The bar runs the length of one side of the building and has many screens and TV's for sports. Then I noticed the big fans over the bar. They were actual airplane propellers! Pretty wild. Service (you pay 10% for) had to be summoned with a friendly wave of the hand. Its a big place and they were nice enough. The menu was very pizza and Mexican food oriented. To be fair - its the kind of food you do want in a bar. They also had several pool tables if watching live sports on TV isn't eneough.The Metro was...



























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