A visit to SD26 in Manhattan’s Flatiron District
Located at 19 East 26th Street, SD26 is a wine bar / restaurant located on the northern edge of Madison Square Park. We’ve visited this spot a few times now. The spot offers a large lounge/bar area in the front half,...
A visit to Center Bar in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center
Taking over the space that was Clo Wine Bar, Center Bar, on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center, offers an upscale atmosphere and a place to get a drink if you’re waiting for a table at one of Time Warner...
A visit to Links on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Part sausage stand / part mini-Biergarten, Links, at 188 Allen Street, is a good spot to line your belly and have a warm-up beer or three before your night out on the Lower East Side. A service bar offers four tap beers and...
A visit to Hair of the Dog on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
The folks behind Jake’s Dilemna, Down the Hatch et al are at it again. This time, they’ve set up a location at Orchard & Stanton. If you’ve been to their other locations (and there are many around...
The Union Square Beer Bar Crawl in Manhattan
Note: The following post describes a crawl we did just prior to Hurricane Sandy. A few good craft beer spots in and very close to Union Square. On a recent Saturday, we visited three of them. Heartland Brewery (35 Union Square...
A visit to Bodega Wine Bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn
During our pub crawl around Bushwick, we hit several spots. Our favorite of the day was the Bodega Wine Bar, located at 24 St. Nicholas Avenue. Bodega Wine Bar offers a solid selection of wine and beer, in addition to light...
Bar crawling in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Over the past few years, we’ve read about a few new bar openings in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, mostly centered around the Jefferson St. L-stop. On a recent weekend afternoon, it was time for a pub crawl in...
A visit to Alfie’s in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen
Walking north along 9th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, we were happily surprised to learn of Alfie’s, a new craft-beer focused gastropub, located on the northeast corner of 53rd Street and 9th Avenue. We had not learned...
A visit to Brinkley’s Station on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Taking over from the old Desmond’s location, the Martignetti brothers open up their second location of their classic Brinkley’s. Located at 131 East 60th (across the street from Bloomingdale’s),...
A visit to Ainsworth Park in Manhattan and a brief thought on upscale sports bars
The folks from Ainsworth and 121 Fulton have opened up a third location. This one at 111 East 18th Street, just north of Union Square. Larger than the first two locations, Ainsworth Park offer a long dining area with dozens of...