Located at 272 Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood, Gramercy Ale House is a reboot of the old Copper Door Tavern. Gramercy Ale House is part sports bar / part Irish pub. For drinks, Gramercy Ale House offers 24 quality and standard tap beers, along with a full bar. For food, the spot offers its own unique take on bar fare. This is a great spot for your next NYC pub crawl along Third Avenue.
Located at 6 West 32nd Street atop the NYMA hotel, Cloud Social is another rooftop bar for the Empire State Building view NYC bar crawl. Seventeen floors above 32nd Street, Cloud Social is a smallish space. The main seating area, just beyond the bar area, is on the southern half of the roof deck. Looking up to the north provides patrons a larger than life view of the Empire State Building (see photo below). Ten classic cocktails are available at $12-14 a piece. Happy hour specials include select beer, wine and shots. Cloud Social opens daily at 3pm.
Located at 20 Prince Street, Shorty is a subterranean cocktail bar below the restaurant Jacques 1534. This space was formerly the cocktail bar, 1534 (and Gibraltar before it was 1534). We think Shorty alludes to Napoleon Bonaparte. Shorty offers ten house cocktails at (only) $13 a piece, plus a few wines/beers. A small food menu is available from the kitchen upstairs. A few round booths and banquette seating take up most of the space, plus a few seats at the small bar. Shorty’s opens at 8pm daily, Monday through Saturday.
Located at 117 Avenue A in Manhattan’s Alphabet City, the Black Rose is a new cocktail bar in what used to be Odessa’s Bar. Layout is somewhat similar to the previous space (bar on right side upon entering, seating on the left). Five tap beers available, but the main liquid draw here are the house cocktails. The Black Rose is a good, chill spot next time you’re bar hopping along Avenue A.
Located at 58 East 34th Street (in the old Murray Bar space), The Long Hall is a spacious and well-lit bi-level Irish pub located just east of the Empire State Building. Ten different draft import and domestic beers (repeated once for a total of 20 taps) are available. Part of the wall behind the bar is adorned with canned goods and boxes of Barry’s Tea. Seating areas consist of a mix of hi-top tables and booths for parties of 2-6. The Long Hall is worth a visit if you live/work nearby.
Located at 45-06 48th Ave in Sunnyside, Queens, the Jar Bar is a redux of sorts of Leitrim. The Jar Bar is a solid neighborhood bar off the beaten path in Sunnyside. The interior of Jar Bar is fairly spacious with a pool table in back. The Jar Bar also has a small backyard patio for warm weather drinking.
Located at 45-20 Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside, Queens, Dog & Duck is a recently opened gastropub / neighborhood corner bar. Dog & Duck offers 14 tap beers, including a few Queens-brewed beers. Food is a mix of bistro and upscale bar fare. Dog & Duck’s layout is half bar / half dining seating, along with a few high-top tables in front. For warm weather months, Dog & Duck has offers a few sidewalk seats along 46th St. This is a great spot and we look forward to returning here on our next Sunnyside NYC bar crawl!
Located at 165 West 26th St in Manhattan’s Chelsea, Sid Gold’s Request Room takes over from the former Tillman’s spot. Part cocktail bar part piano bar, Sid’s main bar takes up the front area of the space; the back lounge is where the grand piano action takes place. Sid’s cocktail piano starts nightly at 7pm and karaoke starts at 9pm. If you’re looking for some great cocktails and opportunity for some sing-alongs, Sid Gold’s Request Room is your spot!
Located at 253 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, John Doe is a beer bar / gastropub (in the former Lulu & Me space). John Doe offers nearly 20 tap beers and another 20 or so bottled canned beers. The layout is fairly spacious with a small amount of outdoor seating available in good weather. John Doe is open for lunch/dinner everyday of the week. We noted that their bottomless weekend brunch offering includes their two house beers (a rarity to offer beers during bottomless brunch). Food menu includes bar snacks and bistro fare. John Doe is a great spot for your next NYC pub crawl through NoMad.
Located at 30th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s Midtown South, Holland House is a recently-opened beer bar just south of the Empire State Building. Holland House is spacious and offers nearly 40 quality tap beers plus several dozen bottled beers. This spot doubles as a sports bar. Holland House offers lots of window seating available for people watching along 30th or fifth. Food offerings consist mostly of upscale bar and bistro fare. Holland House is a great spot for after-work drinks. We look forward to returning here on our next pub crawl through the nabe.
