A review of Solid State in Woodside, Queens
Located at 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue at the western edge of Woodside, Queens, Solid State is a great craft-beer focused bar for an area of town that is rather lacking in them. Solid State’s draught beer offerings number around 16...
A review of The Tailor in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen
Located at 505 8th Avenue in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, The Tailor is a recently-opened bi-level Irish pub. While there’s a vague tailor-theme going on here in homage to the surrounding (but shrinking) Garment District...
A review of The Woodstock in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District
Located at 446 West 14th Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, The Woodstock (as its name alludes), is a retro-1960s cocktail bar and pizza spot. The Woodstock is more spacious than expected with the bar up front, followed...
A review of Dive 106 in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights
Located at 938 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, Dive 106 is the fourth and furthest north location of the Upper West Side Dive Bar. This address has been home to other bars in the not-so-recent past...
A review of Queen’s Room in Astoria, Queens
Located at 36-02 Ditmars Blvd in Astoria, Queen’s Room is a bar/café that offers both solid coffee and beer, along with a limited full bar. During the daytime, most of the patrons are there for the coffee and food offerings...
A review of Jack Jones Bar in Astoria, Queens
Located at 38-01 Ditmars Blvd in Astoria, Queens, Jack Jones Bar is a great corner bar for this section of town. Jack Jones offers ten most-quality craft beers on tap and another ten or so bottled/canned varieties. Staff is...
A review of Sweet Polly’s in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights
Located at 71 Sixth Avenue in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights, Sweet Polly’s is an artisanal cocktail bar in a part of Brooklyn that doesn’t have many similar spots. The space is fairly small and intimate, with a small bar area at...
A review of Atlantic Social in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene
Located at 673 Atlantic Avenue across the street from the eastern end of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Atlantic Social is a spacious restaurant and bar. It almost feels like a spot you’ll find in a suburb or in a rapidly expanding...
A visit to Shorty’s in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights
Located at 229 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights, Shorty’s NYC is the establishment’s fifth location and the first outside of Manhattan. Shorty’s NYC brings its craft-beer and Philly cheesesteak formula to the...
A review of Madam Marie’s in Astoria, Queens
Located at 35-15 Broadway in Astoria, Queens, Madam Marie’s is another Coney Island-themed craft-beer bar from the same folks as Astoria’s Judy & Punch, which is located two blocks north on 30th Avenue. Madam Marie’s (which...