New NYC Bar alert – Stout NYC opens its third location
Stout NYC has recently opened its third location; this one at 60 East 41st Street in Midtown Manhattan, just one block south of the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal. A review of this third location of the Stout NYC empire...
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...
Happy Birthday to New York State!
It was 227 years ago on this date that New York State ratified the United States Constitution, becoming the 11th state to do so. Therefore, July 26th is a great day to drink some New York State beer and eat some New York State...
Seen on a recent NYC bar crawl
This chalkboard outside of Barleycorn in Manhattan’s Tribeca: “In wine, there is wisdom; in beer, there is freedom; in water, there is bacteria”
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...