A review of Jackdaw in Manhattan’s East Village
Located at 213 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village, Jackdaw is a recently-opened cocktail bar in the old Durden space (and Nightingale before Durden). The space is evenly divided between the bar one side with mainly...
A review of Jungle Bird in Manhattan’s Chelsea
Located at 174 8th Avenue in Manhattan’s Chelsea, Jungle Bird is a recently-opened cocktail destination. Jungle Bird offers its own house cocktails at $15 a piece, which, in our estimation, seems to be the going rate for...
Our favorite kind of wine is . . .
is a full glass! Seen recently on a NYC bar crawl at Vero Wine Bar Uptown, located at 1483 Second Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Happy 231st Birthday to New York State!
It was 231 years ago on this date that New York State ratified the United States Constitution, becoming the 11th state to do so. Therefore, July 26th is a great day to drink some New York State beer and eat some New York State...
Manhattanhenge 2019
We took a break from NYC bar crawling to witness the semi-annual solar phenomenon. The view below is from Union Square looking west.
Happy Belgian National Day 2019!
Our co-NYC Belgian beer bars of the Day: Burp Castle, located at 41 East 7th Street in Manhattan’s East Village; Belgian Beer Café, located at 220 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s NoMad/Flatiron District.
In honor of today’s 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, some light humor
Did you hear about the bar on the moon? The drinks are terrific, but there’s no atmosphere. from Michael Lewis, A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR…
Happy Bastille Day 2019!
Our NYC French wine Bar of the Day: Jadis, located at 42 Rivington Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Happy Independence Day 2019!
Happy 243rd Birthday to the good ol’ USA. Our NYC Bar of the Day: Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District.
Happy Canada Day 2019!
O Canada! Our NYC bar of the day: Ontario Bar, located at 559 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.