Mystery bar number 44
Today I could write about important stuff, like the saving of the Overlander and whether there's still a need for scepticism; the final closure of the Tattoo Museum (no tiki bar, dammit); the vast new groundscraper planned for Harbour Quays; or the further transformation of Miramar into Geek Mecca. But it's Friday, so let's talk bars.
The last mystery bar was obscure enough to inspire a few different guesses, but LX got the building right and SirMatt was spot on: it's the Stadium Bar in the backpackers opposite the Railway Station. The building is one of Wellington's grandest art deco survivors, but it's gone a long way downmarket from when the Queen stayed there.
![Mystery bar #44 - chairs and lamps](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6909/1288/200/mystery_bar_44_chairs.jpg)
It's a very suity kind of place, though that's not surprising given the prices ($15 Martini, mains pushing $40), and the staff seemed professional enough to treat casually dressed customers with the same attentiveness. And while it had a very hushed atmosphere when I visited, it's been known to get a bit more lively when there's a band playing.
![Mystery bar #44 - the bar](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6909/1288/400/mystery_bar_44_bar.jpg)
2 Comments:
Bolton Hotel bar??
Sorry Tom this isn't a guess for the bar...
I don't want to sound like a vulture but will there be a sale of some kind at the tattoo museum?
Ok, I 'll guess...hmmmm...finest restaurants? Well, that rules out most (all) places I've been. Logan brown?
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