This is the perfect place to hole up on a rainy late afternoon and have a bowl of spectacular home-made soup. The Hopvine has the usual good offerings of microbrews, and a nice wine selection as well. But it's the music and open mike, the skilled kitchen and general air of coziness which draw me there. Their chef wrote a cookbook in which he collected all his soup recipes -- ( you can buy it there at the pub -- which I did ) -- and all the food is thoughtfully put together. Service is easygoing and friendly. Overall, a comfortable neighborhood hangout.
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