The repeal of U.S. Prohibition began on this date in 1933
On April 7, 1933, the Cullen-Harrison Act became law, allowing the manufacture and sale of beer that was up to 4% alcohol-by-volume. It wasn’t until December 5, 1933 that the full repeal of Prohibition was complete.
A review of The Cash Bar in Manhattan’s Midtown South
Located on the second floor of 58 East 34th Street, The Cash Bar is another speakeasy/cocktail type place. Fairly small and intimate, The Cash Bar feels like a good date place. As the name implies, the space has a ubiquitous...
Happy April!
April 1 has arrived and that means that the enjoyable, warmer NYC pub crawling weather is just around the corner! (Let’s hope so, anyway).
To close out St. Patrick’s Month
Here’s a photo of the great Irish Pub, Kinsale Tavern. Located at 1672 Third Avenue (between 93rd and 94th Streets)
NYC bars we’re looking forward to visiting
New bars keep opening and we need to get to them. So, in that vein, here are a few spots on our radar. In Manhattan, we still have to visit Hudson Common in the Hudson Hotel. Over in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, we gather that a new...
A review of The Windsor in Manhattan’s Murray Hill South
Well, Winston’s didn’t last too long. Not really surprising either. Even the wealthy out-of-town visitors and wealthy locals probably were not gonna frequent a place whose least expensive drink cost $20 (and bottles of...
Manhattan bars that we have visited recently
Over the past several days, we’ve had the opportunity to visit several spots, some of the recently-opened variety. The wine bars include Hell’s Kitchen’s Wine Escape and Nolita’s Clos New York. We also...
A review of Vanguard Wine Bar in Manhattan’s Kips Bay
Located at 530 Second Avenue, Vanguard Wine Bar diversifies the bar offerings in this section of Kips Bay. Down a few steps from Second Avenue, Vanguard offers numerous wines by bottle and glass, as well as good wine bar food. ...