A brief wrap-up on NYC Craft Beer Week
We hit several bars that participated in NYC Craft Beer Week, which took place from Friday, February 22 until Sunday, March 3. In particular, we visited Draught 55 (in Midtown East), Spring Lounge (in NoLita), Guilty Goose (in...
A review of Union Gardens in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens
Located at 270 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, Union Gardens is mainly a small-sized sports bar. A dozen high top tables cover 2/3 of the space and there’s a small bar in the back of the space. Friendly staff and a...
Happy First Saturday of March!
Our favorite non-holiday random calendar day of the year! The arrival of the First Saturday of March is very meaningful to us at Pub Crawl NYC. Though the calendar still says winter, March marks the end of the super-cold, long,...
Happy St. Patrick’s Month!
It is here once again, our favorite month of the year! There will be numerous Irish NYC pub crawls around the city. We’ll provide info on some. If you would prefer to create your own pub crawl, we can help, free of...
A review of Marlin Bar in Midtown Manhattan
Inside Tommy Bahama at 551 Fifth Avenue and catering to a mix of tourists and office workers, Marlin Bar has an upscale, pleasant feel to it. The main bar area (past the spiral staircase leading upstairs to a restaurant) greets...
A review of Brooklyn’s Union Gardens
Located at 270 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, Union Gardens is mainly a small-sized sports bar. A dozen high top tables cover 2/3 of the space and there’s a small bar in the back of the space. Friendly staff and a...
Three random bar thoughts for the weekend
Recently, we had a chance to visit Pennsylvania 6 (at 132 West 31st Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea), Dead Rabbit (at 30 Water Street in Manhattan’s Financial District) and LCL Bar (at 212 East 42nd Street in Midtown...
Pub Crawl NYC’s review of The Royal in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village
Another upscale sports bar for Union Square and the Village. This place used to be The Forum, so from that standpoint, The Royal is an upgrade for the 127 Fourth Avenue address. Still, regular readers know how we feel about the...
NY State Lawmaker seeks to ban NYC pub crawls
We were dismayed to learn of the following news story: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/17/state-lawmaker-seeks-to-ban-pub-crawls/ We’ve written on this topic before. We doubt that any actual legislation will be passed...
A review of Brooklyn’s Strong Place
Located at 270 Court Street in Carroll Gardens, Strong Place is a solid stop on the Carroll Gardens craft-beer NYC bar crawl. This spot offers 24 quality tap beers, a friendly staff and some very good brunch food. A long bar...