It has been two years since Juanito Bar
closed its doors; finally, it will open again in 7 January 2014. A re-opening
ceremony will be held at 7pm, and then visitors will be able to enjoy the place
until 3am next day.
Since 1937 Juanito
Bar grew to a point that it became a tourist attraction by itself, where local
and foreign visitors enjoyed its traditional menu and drinks, which have been
served for decades by its owner Don Juan Casusol, who passed away in 2010, and
by his sons: Rodolfo, Juan, and Cesar.
Situated in the bohemian and cultural
district of Barranco, south of downtown Lima, it preserved its original design
and decoration, as it was in 1937, with its faded ceramic floor; liquor bottles
piled up in the shelves; walls filled with theater posters and cultural event
signs. The sound of the traditional guitarist, playing the songs that brought
up good memories to the patrons complemented the ambience.
Juanito Bar became a get-together-point for
artists and musicians; it had seen many celebrities stopping by to enjoy one of
its traditional roast meat or ham sandwiches, as well as its drinks such as the
Chilcano, made with pisco, the Peruvian brandy. It was indeed the most
legendary and bohemian bar in Lima. Patrons may indeed be exited to go back to
Juanito Bar again.
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