A review of Lois Wine Bar in Manhattan’s Alphabet City
Located at 98 Avenue C in Manhattan’s Alphabet City, Lois is the first all-tap wine bar that we’ve visited. Patrons can buy the tap wine in the following sizes (in milliliters): 100, 175, 500 and 1,000. There are at least a...
A review of Vanguard Wine Bar on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Located at 189 Amsterdam Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Vanguard Wine Bar is the spacious second location of the Vanguard empire. This uptown location offers 28 wines by glass/bottle (beer and wine only here, no hard...
A review of Moot Bar in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill
Located at 579 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill (just across Myrtle Avenue from Brooklyn Tap House), Moot Bar is a new addition to the Myrtle Avenue NYC craftbeer bar crawl. Situated just northeast of the Pratt...
Happy Tartan Day!
For a Scottish NYC bar crawl, we recommend the following Manhattan pubs: Caledonia, at 1609 Second Avenue; St. Andrew’s, at 140 W. 46th Street; Shoolbred’s, at 197 Second Avenue. In Brooklyn, visit Isle of Skye at 488 Driggs Ave...
A brief review of No. 7 North in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint
Located at 931 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, No. 7 North is a cocktail bar close to the northern end of Greenpoint. No. 7 North offers house cocktails, wine and beer, along with a cool vibe. No. 7 North is open on...
A review of Brooklyn Eats in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill
Located at 474 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Eats, despite the name, is a bar. The main bar area is in front followed by seating area and then a room all the way in the back with a ping pong table. Brooklyn...
A review of Fifty Paces in Manhattan’s East Village
Located at 413 East 12th Street in Manhattan’s East Village, Fifty Paces is wine bar offering 18 wines by bottle/glass, along with a small selection of beer (no hard alcohol). Same layout as Terroir (the wine bar that held this...
A review of Halsey’s Tavern in Astoria, Queens
Located at 30-95 33rd Street in Astoria, Queens, Halsey’s Tavern is a solid stop for any Astoria NYC beer bar crawl. Halsey’s is connected with Brick Café next door (same owners). Halsey’s offers 20 quality tap beers and...
Happy Vernal Equinox!
On this first day of Spring, our NYC Bar of the Day: Spring Lounge, located at 48 Spring Street in Manhattan’s Little Italy.
A review of Forrest Point in Brooklyn
Located at 970 Flushing Avenue on the Williamsburg/Bushwick border, Forrest Point represents another sign of gentrification in this section of Brooklyn. Forrest Point is a bar/restaurant (though we think more bar than...