Finn McCool’s, Irish Pub and Grub in La Mariscal

Finn McCool’s, Irish Pub and Grub in La Mariscal

I don’t think I’ve gone anywhere in the world without having had the occasion to meet up with an Irishman.  And not far from any Irishmen you’ll find a pub, in fact, most Irishmen I’ve met have been in pubs.  The two go hand and hand—sorry guys, you are the best, but you’ll never shake the stigma of being ineffable drunks.  Best about the Irish expatriates is that wherever they go, they’re never satisfied with the available public houses and set about creating their own inevitably in the fashion of their own.  And such is the case with Finn McCool’s which has become a cornerstone in the Mariscal gastro-drinking scene.  And merry it is catering to both Quitenos Read more

Report from Quito—Where the hell can I get a drink?

Report from Quito—Where the hell can I get a drink?

It was last Sunday in the Mariscal, I walked up to Finn McCools, a popular Irish pub in Quito’s Mariscal with the mind to order a Sunday roast and indulge myself.  The waitress tells me there will be no roasts and that they’ll be shutting in 30 minutes.  Normally the beer would be flowing  at 4:30 in the afternoon, with the mixed crowd of locals, tourists,  and expats watching sports, eating, or playing pool, but the new law had kept pretty much everybody at home.  Quitos’ new drinking law had gone into effect and we were feeling it here at ground zero in the Mariscal, Quitos main party zone.

I looked back outside contemplating where to get Read more

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