Finn McCool’s

Quito


Proudly flying the green, white and gold, this Irish-owned bar attracts a mix of locals and foreigners who come for games of pool, table football, pub grub and theme nights (pub quiz on Tuesdays, regular live bands that often play Celtic music, open-mic nights, game nights whenever there’s soccer on). Not much elbow room on weekend nights.


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