Located at 1644 Third Avenue (at 92^nd Street) in the old Brother Jimmy’s Baitshack location, Third Avenue Ale House is a beer bar for the Upper East Side craft-beer focused NYC bar crawl.  Offering nearly 30 tap beers and more by the bottle, Third Avenue Ale House feels like it’s been around for a while (even though it opened in late 2012).  The food is solid (try the lamb burger!) and the staff is friendly.  Bar area in front, followed by a sizeable seating area up a few steps and past the kitchen/bathrooms.  This is a place we look forward to returning to.

Located at 43 West 26^th Street, Grey Bar is in the same location as the former Gstaad.  Essentially a sports bar (although not one of those super, upscale sports bars), Grey Bar offers numerous TVs and a spacious place to hang out with friends.  For us, though, there just wasn’t anything remarkable about the spot.  Probably not a spot worth going out of your way for.

Located at 2058 Broadway (between 70^th and 71^st Streets), Red Frog is the third wine bar location of the owners of Chelsea’s The Drunken Horse and Hell’s Kitchen’s Wine Escape.  Small cozy spot offers about a dozen wines by the glass as well as some Eastern Mediterranean tapas (try the Lamachune!).  Friendly staff too.  In all, a great addition to the Upper West Side NYC wine bar crawl.

Located at 315 West 39^th Street, Tir Na Nog is a bigger, though younger, sibling of the location on Eighth Avenue near Madison Square Garden.  Tir Na Nog 39^th Street has to be one of the biggest bars (size-wise) in Hell’s Kitchen.  The place has two spacious bars and numerous seating/dining areas.  We couldn’t count all the TVs in the place.  Tir Na Nog 39^th Street definitely represents the amelioration of the immediate vicinity of the area south of the Port Authority along 8^th Avenue.  The bar is worth a visit if you’re nearby.