Our first review of 2014 goes to Maggie Reilly’s located in northern Chelsea at 340 9^th Avenue (near 30^th Street), located in the former Blarney Stone location.  Alas, with this particular Blarney Stone passing on, the Manhattan True-Dive NYC bar crawl continues to shrink.  Anyway, Maggie’s is a decent place for affordable drinks and decent pub grub.  The layout is practically identical to Blarney Stone’s layout, except the pool table in the back has been replaced by a dining area.  Maggie’s offers ten draft beers with some good local representation.  A solid spot for any West Side pub crawl in NYC, Maggie’s is also a good place to stop in at and get out of the cold January weather!

Several weeks ago, we shared a photo of a cheeseplate from Brooklyn’s Olympia Wine Bar.  The photo below is from the recently-opened Vitis La Vineria, located at 284 Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Gramery nabe.  Vitis is a great addition to any East Side NYC wine bar crawl.

Underneath the stairway that leads into the New York Palace Hotel (at 455 Madison Avenue), Trouble’s Trust is a cozy, dark, evening drinking spot.  A long bar area surrounded by two- and four-person table seating.  Not much standing room available, so plan on waiting for a seat if it’s crowded.

Located at 713 8^th Avenue (at 45^th Street), Iron Bar is the latest addition to the Hell’s Kitchen craft-beer NYC bar crawl.  Offering 45 tap beers and a fairly standard bar food menu plus pizza, Iron Bar is rather spacious.  The bar area has hightop and regular seating. Beyond a flight of stairs that seemingly leads nowhere, a back lounge-y area where a projection screen TV awaits.

Located at 479 Third Avenue in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, Lucey’s Lounge is a chill cocktail bar.  Lucey’s offers 20 house cocktails, 15 bottled beers and 10 wines by the glass.  The spot has an antique/vintage feel to the space, along with a small outdoor area in back.  Although it’s slightly off-the-beaten-path, Lucey’s is worth a visit (or two).