Bad Irish. Mainstreet Bistro. Fatty’s. Mack & Charlie’s. Catacomb. The Ice Bouquet. With as much as Boise has grown over the past few years, there’s probably a great deal of people who don’t recognize those names. Do you know what they all have in common?
They’re all bars that have shut their doors in Downtown Boise within the last 15 years, and another concept is about to join that list. Water Bear Bar, which opened in 2019, posted this message on their Facebook Page on September 26:
We make this announcement with a heavy heart, the bar is for sale. It’s been a long time coming and we tried everything we possibly could to keep this special little place around for y’all. It’s just not feasible. We’d love to see you for one more round though! The bar (as you know it) will be closing, our last day of weekly operations is Saturday October 4th…