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...
Happy Bastille Day!
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Jadis, located at 42 Rivington Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Manhattanhenge 2015
We took a break from bar crawling to watch the most recent edition of Manhattanhenge. Two photos below:
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...
Happy Independence Day!
Happy 239th 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!
Our NYC bar of the day: Ontario, located at 559 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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...