Located at 88 Broad Street (at the corner of Stone Street) in Manhattan’s Financial District, Broadstone Bar & Kitchen is a multi-level gastropub / craft-beer bar by the same folks behind the Pig N Whistle Irish pubs.  The main bar is on the ground level, while the main dining room is on the second level.  There’s also a third floor space available for private parties.  The fare is mainly small plates, sandwiches and salads.  The beer selection features numerous regional and local craft-beers, both draught and bottled.  Broadstone even makes a point to highlight its local New York City beers (see second photo below).  Broadstone is a solid spot for you to add to your next evening of bar hopping around Stone Street.

The tap selection from a recent visit to the craft-beer bar, Cardiff Giant, is shown below.  Cardiff Giant is located at 415 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill section.  While the location is slightly out-of-the-way, Cardiff Giant is well worth a visit for some great New York State craft beers.

Located at 497 Greene Avenue (at the corner of Nostrand Avenue) in Brooklyn, Captain Dan’s is a solid neighborhood bar that feels as though it’s been around for quite a while (even though it opened for business in early 2016). Captain Dan’s has seven draught beers plus a full bar. They offer specialty cocktails, frozen drinks and beer/shot combos. The food is a mix of bar and comfort fare.  In good weather, there are a few tables in the outdoor area along Greene Ave.  Captain Dan’s is an all-around solid spot.

Located at 52 Harrison Place in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg, Lantern Hall, located in what looks like an old garage, is part café / part beer bar.  Opening for business as early as 8am on weekdays, Lantern Hall serves coffee until 4pm.  The beer selection included 12 draught beers, a mix of local and U.S. craft beers.  During our mid-afternoon visit, the space definitely had a café-that-serves-beer vibe to it, but we imagine that vibe changes to full-on beer bar in the later hours of the day. We found Lantern Hall’s staff friendly and helpful.  Lantern Hall is definitely a spot to visit on your next East Williamsburg NYC bar crawl.

Located at 3 Milton Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Barge is Brooklyn’s version of Manhattan’s Frying Pan.  Brooklyn Barge occupies a small floating barge docked on the East River and also encompasses a section on land next to the docked barge.  The barge is the main bar area and where patrons can order food and drink.  Back on land is the kitchen where patrons can pick up their food orders as well as some tables for eating and drinking.  The views of Manhattan are spectacular and patrons can easily spend all day here soaking up the sun on a late summer’s day.  The spot is out-of-the-way, but it’s well worth a visit.

Located at 93 Bowery in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Bowery Beer Garden is a ground-floor outdoor beer bar in the Wyndham Hotel (which also houses the rooftop bar Rooftop 93). The space fits nicely into the entry area surrounding the lobby. Thirty two draft beers are the main liquid draw here, along with a limited full bar. Given the quantity of draft beers available, some beer geeks may find the overall quality of beers slightly disappointing. While there are a handful of good craft beers, too many of the 32 are rather easy to find, either macro brews or widely available craftbeers.  Aside from the main bar, the space is taken up by primarily hightop tables.  Bowery Beer Garden is a good spot to visit before summer is over and catch the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

Then visit the bar Paloma Rocket, located at 7 Clinton Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This spot has 30 taps that patrons can pour for themselves!

Located at 41-26 Crescent Avenue in LIC, Queens, the Baroness is a craft-beer / wine bar in a part of LIC that sorely needs such a spot. There’s been significant development of residential and office real estate nearby, but, sadly, little in the way of quality bars. The Baroness doesn’t disappoint. Twelve quality beer taps, including a few from nearby Queens’ breweries. Several more bottled beers are also available.  Twenty or so wines available by the glass.  A limited food menu includes burgers, salads and wraps.  If you feel like pub crawling through Astoria, you can begin or end your bar crawl at The Baroness.

As its name implies, this bar is located at 310 Bowery on the East Village / Noho border.  This space was formerly known as the bar Crime Scene several years ago.  310 Bowery Bar is has gotten some on-line attention recently with the addition of Luzzo’s pizza being offered in the front of the space.  We also enjoyed the two-for-one happy hour special during our recent visit.  310 Bowery Bar is a must-visit on your next NYC pub crawl through the neighborhood.