Lindy Promotions is having another NYC bar crawl. This one to benefit the American Red Cross Hurricane relief effort. The pub crawl starts at 1pm on Saturday, November 17. More details here: http://www.lindypromo.com/fliers/UES_F12_WebPoster.jpg
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One of the more humerous bar sidewalk sandwich boards we've seen
This was recently seen outside of the bar Mother’s Ruin on Spring Street in Manhattan’s Soho.
The status of some South Street Seaport bars two weeks after Sandy
We took a short walk through the area recently. In short, many of the bars remain closed. Only Jeremy’s Ale House and Meade’s were open for business at the time of our brief tour. Everything else we passed by was not open, including Heartland Brewery, Fresh Salt, Stella, Keg 229, Bin 220, Nelson Blue and the Paris Cafe. If you know a more detailed status of any of these bars, please drop us a comment or email. We hope every single establishment can re-open. We’ve enjoyed all of them on several occasions. Below are a few photos from our tour.
Where to pub crawl this weekend?
After being out of town one weekend and enduring impact of Hurricane Sandy the next, we are eager to get back to bar hopping around the five boroughs! Where to pub crawl this weekend? We still have several new establishments to check out, especially some Lower Manhattan spots, such as Cocktail Bodega in LES and Pouring Ribbons in the East Village. We hope these spots were not adversely impacted by Sandy. It’s also about time to visit Greenpoint/Williamsburg again.
The Union Square Beer Bar Crawl in Manhattan
Note: The following post describes a crawl we did just prior to Hurricane Sandy.
A few good craft beer spots in and very close to Union Square. On a recent Saturday, we visited three of them.
Heartland Brewery (35 Union Square West). Say what you want about this now five-location-chain Manhattan spot. Their beer is still top-notch. We enjoyed the Red Rooster Ale on this occasion. Typically, Heartland serves five year-round beers and another two or three seasonals.
Lillie’s (13 E. 17th Street). The Victorian-themed spot offers nearly 20 tap beers and, on this visit, Lillie’s had a live band playing Irish music.
Wildwood BBQ (225 Park Avenue South). More restaurant than bar, this BBQ spot offers 12 tap beers and another 30 or so bottled ones. The bar appetizers were solid as well (try the Jumbalaya!). Unfortunately, no photos here as our camera had run out of power.
We badly wanted to go to Little Town NYC (118 East 15th Street), but it was too crowded, so we had to end our crawl early.
Getting back to normal
We’re just about back to normal here at Pub Crawl NYC. We understand that there are many out there who still face enormous challenges following Hurricane Sandy. Our thoughts are with them. We hope to return to our regular posting schedule later this week.
We are back on line!
After six days without power, Pub Crawl NYC is back on line. Our sympathies to all those who suffered loss during this difficult time.
Happy Halloween!
Pub Crawl NYC wishes you a safe and Happy Halloween.
A visit to Bodega Wine Bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn
During our pub crawl around Bushwick, we hit several spots. Our favorite of the day was the Bodega Wine Bar, located at 24 St. Nicholas Avenue. Bodega Wine Bar offers a solid selection of wine and beer, in addition to light fare, such as chacuterie, cheese and sandwiches nightly, as well as lunch/brunch starting at 11:30am. The beer selection includes 12 taps and another two dozen bottled beers. The selection rotates frequently. The wine offerings numbered around two dozen (including two wines on tap!). What we found extraordinary about the wine offerings was that anything available by the glass was also available by the bottle and vice versa. We can’t remember any other wine bar where that occurred.
For those who don’t live in the immediate area or in nearby Williamsburg, the location is a bit out-of-the-way, but it is well worth the trip to this spot. We plan to return soon. Bodega Wine Bar will be the anchor spot for any Bushwick beer bar crawl or wine bar crawl. Two photos below.
Here's an upcoming Bar Crawl in NYC
The Second Avenue Halloween Bar Tour, sponsored by Lindy Promotions, on Saturday, October 27, starting at 1pm. More details here: http://www.lindypromo.com/fliers/121027_2ndAve.jpg
We’ve been on this crawl before and enjoyed it.