The Hour Glass is a bar on Liardet Street in Spotswood, New Plymouth, rated 4.7 from 380 Google reviews.
A good neighbourhood bar lives or dies on consistency: the welcome at the door, the condition of the taps, and whether the room feels as easy on a Tuesday as a Friday. Locals tend to judge a bar by its regulars — when the same faces claim the same stools each week, the service and the pouring are clearly doing their job. It also pays to look at what is on offer: the beer and wine list, whether food is served, and whether the noise suits conversation or a crowd. In a port-side suburb like Spotswood, the best bars double as a living room for the neighbourhood, drawing workers and beachgoers alike.
Whatever the crowd on a given night, The Hour Glass looks every bit the local fixture on Liardet Street, with a rating to match.