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Matches Bar (Economy)




Matches Bar is located in Monroe Road Cunupia (Central Trinidad), at the corner of Ajodha Road if proceeding towards the West. From since inception I was always a big fan of this bar, in my opinion the best bars are the economy bars because these are the bars where you usually meet humble, genuine people and the conversations are honest and unbiased. 

Around the time Matches Bar opened their doors (if I could remember correctly) , they were the only bar around the Cunupia area which sold 'real cutters' and I am not implying nuts and channa I mean REAL cutters. These include chicken foot souse, fish broth on Sundays, bhagi soup and curry/stew hard fowl and duck. Beers include the usual, Carib, Stag, Heineken, Polar Ice, Presedente, Coors Light, Guinness and Corona Extra.  Hard Liquor include the popular items such as Johnnie Walker, Vodka, Puncheon , White Oak, Hennessy, Hard Wine and Black Label. 

The ambiance is warm and welcoming, usually on a Sunday morning this bar is packed with patrons reaching as early as 8am to get their fish broth and later on around 11am then cutters start to come out. The cutters here are delicious and more than spicy as usual ( just how I like it), there are a couple of televisions, which suffices when cricket or football is being played. Seating is adequate both inside and outside. Matches Bar is open from Wednesdays to Sundays :Weekdays (12pm-till) and Weekends (8am- till). 

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