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Club schedules vary. Check the local papers for schedules and drop-in classes for tango,
salsa, folk and country two-step dancing.
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6
Downtown
There's no shortage of beverages of the adult variety around the Riverwalk. But lest you
end up at a chain such as Coyote Ugly, here are a few places to escape the madness.
VFW Post 76
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( 210-223-4581; 10 10th St; 9am-10pm Mon-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat)
We're giving this hidden-
away joint near the Pearl development a medal for outstanding service in a dive bar. Don't
get us wrong, it's one of the classiest dives you'll ever visit, where hipsters and old-timers
chug longnecks side by side in a two-story Victorian that serves as the oldest Veterans of
Foreign Wars post in Texas.
Brooklynite
( 212-444-0707;
www.thebrooklynitesa.com
;
516 Brooklyn Ave; 5pm-2am)
Beer and wine are easy to
come by in San Antonio, but this is where you head for a creative, handcrafted cocktail.
Vintage wallpaper and wingback chairs give the place a dark, Victorian-esque decor,
where you can sip your Boulvardier or Widow's Kiss in a fittingly dignified atmosphere.
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Menger Bar
( 210-223-4361; 204 Alamo Pl; 11am-midnight Mon-Fri, from noon Sat & Sun)
More than 100 years
ago, Teddy Roosevelt recruited Rough Riders from this bar that, incidentally, was a rep-
lica of the House of Lords Pub in London. To complete the image, picture a mounted
moose head, scant lighting and lots of wood. There probably won't be a local in sight, but
the history alone makes it a worthwhile stop.
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Drink Texas Bar
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