A review of The Malt House in Manhattan’s Financial District
Located at 9 Maiden Lane in Manhattan’s Financial District, The Malt House recently opened its second location following the success of their first location in Greenwich Village. The Financial District location is more sizeable...
A review of Gramercy Ale House in Manhattan
Located at 272 Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood, Gramercy Ale House is a reboot of the old Copper Door Tavern. Gramercy Ale House is part sports bar / part Irish pub. For drinks, Gramercy Ale House offers 24...
A review of Cloud Social in Manhattan’s Midtown South
Located at 6 West 32nd Street atop the NYMA hotel, Cloud Social is another rooftop bar for the Empire State Building view NYC bar crawl. Seventeen floors above 32nd Street, Cloud Social is a smallish space. The main seating...
A review of Shorty in Manhattan’s Soho
Located at 20 Prince Street, Shorty is a subterranean cocktail bar below the restaurant Jacques 1534. This space was formerly the cocktail bar, 1534 (and Gibraltar before it was 1534). We think Shorty alludes to Napoleon...
A review of The Black Rose in Manhattan’s Alphabet City
Located at 117 Avenue A in Manhattan’s Alphabet City, the Black Rose is a new cocktail bar in what used to be Odessa’s Bar. Layout is somewhat similar to the previous space (bar on right side upon entering, seating on...
A review of The Long Hall in Manhattan’s Midtown South
Located at 58 East 34th Street (in the old Murray Bar space), The Long Hall is a spacious and well-lit bi-level Irish pub located just east of the Empire State Building. Ten different draft import and domestic beers (repeated...
A review of Brooklyn Colony in Gowanus, Brooklyn
Located at 274 4th Avenue on the Park Slope/Gowanus border in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Colony is a spacious sports bar, just a few blocks south of the Union Street R-train stop. The space has three different areas. A few video games...
A review of Jar Bar in Sunnyside, Queens
Located at 45-06 48th Ave in Sunnyside, Queens, the Jar Bar is a redux of sorts of Leitrim. The Jar Bar is a solid neighborhood bar off the beaten path in Sunnyside. The interior of Jar Bar is fairly spacious with a pool table in...
A review of Dog & Duck in Sunnyside, Queens
Located at 45-20 Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens, Dog & Duck is a recently opened gastropub / neighborhood corner bar. Dog & Duck offers 14 tap beers, including a few Queens-brewed beers. Food is a mix of bistro and...
A review of Sid Gold’s Request Room in Manhattan’s Chelsea
Located at 165 West 26th St in Manhattan’s Chelsea, Sid Gold’s Request Room takes over from the former Tillman’s spot. Part cocktail bar part piano bar, Sid’s main bar takes up the front area of the space; the back lounge is...