Located at 156 east 47th street in Manhattan’s Midtown East, Allora Alto is a recently opened rooftop bar atop the Bernic Hotel. One of the smaller rooftop bars that we’ve visited, Allora Alto offers niche views of midtown east (a view looking west along 47th street is provided below), particularly the Chrysler building just to the south. It’s opens for business at noon daily, so if you need a quick break from the office and you’re sick of Starbucks, head over to Allora Alto.
Here’s one suggestion: The folks at Elite Bar Crawls present the NYC Neon Bar Crawl, taking place in Manhattan’s East Village starting at noon on Saturday, June 24. More details here.
Best wishes to you on this first day of summer. Happy pub crawling this season!
Here are a few spots to hit for a Flag Day NYC bar crawl:
Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. George Washington hung out here.
Loopy Doopy, rooftop bar atop Conrad Hotel in Battery Park City. Great view of Statue of Liberty and the relatively late sunset.
Pete’s Tavern, 18th Street & Irving Place in Manhattan’s Gramercy section. Among the oldest bars in Manhattan.
Located at 959 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s Midtown East, Somm Time is a small-ish wine and cocktail bar located on a strip of Second Avenue with numerous other restaurants and bars. Somm Time opens for business at 4pm on weekdays and 11am for brunch on weekends. The non-brunch food menu mainly consists of bar bites and small plates. Somm Time is definitely worth a visit on your next Second Avenue NYC pub crawl.
Located at 11 East 31st Street atop the Arlo Nomad hotel in Manhattan’s Midtown South, The Heights is another rooftop bar with great 360-degree views around Midtown South and beyond, including the iconic Empire State Building. It’s one of the few rooftop bars that we are aware of that is open for business on a weekday afternoon. The premium mixed drinks here are named after sections of the five boroughs that have “Heights” in its name (Morningside Heights, Jackson Heights, Dyker Heights, etc.) If we had one piece of feedback, it’s that the spot seemed rather understaffed during our visit. Hopefully, that gets rectified in the weeks ahead. In all, The Heights is a great spot for any Summer NYC rooftop bar crawl.
. . . give up and have a Margarita! Sage advice from Mad Dog and Beans Midtown location at 5 East 38th Street.
With the good weather upon us (finally!), we recently had a chance to do some NYC bar crawling around Manhattan’s Midtown South and Midtown East. We will report back in this space soon and share some of the highlights of this recent pub crawl. Stay tuned!
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Kettle of Fish, located at 59 Christopher Street in Manhattan’s West Village.
Memorial Day weekend just may be our favorite weekend of the year here at Pub Crawl NYC. Sometimes, the weekend is an opportunity for a quick trip out of town; other times, it’s great to stick around town and go on a NYC pub crawl or three. As the weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, the weather almost always delivers. It was on this weekend long ago that we participated in our very first bar crawl and we’ve been a big fan of bar crawls ever since! So, whether you’re staying in town or traveling for the long weekend, have a great time, stay safe and happy pub crawling!