Basque Center

Basque center feels more like a welcome center than it does a bar.  This is a great rendezvous location to meet up with friends before hitting up the other bards.  The bar is very well lit and the environment is very mellow.  

If you are looking to kill some time with a drink and meet some locals, this is the place for you.  They have plenty of bar stools and tables to pick from.  They also have a pool table if you are interested in a game of billiards to go with your drink.

The basque center has two beers on tap (bud light and blue moon) and they serve it in a 10 oz. mug.  They also have box wine if you are interested in something different.  I recommend trying their Kalimotxo (red wine and cola).

This place feels so much like a little pub from small town Europe.  Last time I was in there there were some octogenarians on one side of me and some twenty-somethings on the other.  Everyone was getting along.  I love how this place seems like it would be pretty comfy for just about anybody.  7 stars.

Great place for an event. Located in the heart of the Basque block downtown.  They have an upstairs and downstairs. Lots of room for a huge crowd. There is even a stage if you have a band. Mayor Dave Bieter's first victory party was here. That was a cool night.