Better than most of the dime-a-dozen after-work Irish Pubs, the Keg Room, located at 53 West 36^th Street, is spacious, offers better-than-normal craft beer for this type of place and a friendly staff.  A rectangular bar (another unusual sight for this type of establishment) greets patrons and a seating area is in back.  We look forward to returning here.

A beer hall right in Midtown Manhattan, located at 5 West 37^th Street.  It’s worth a look!

check out Amsterdam Tavern at 938 Amsterdam Avenue (near 106th Street) in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights.

located at 100 Third Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village.  A good spot to include on the East Village NYC sports bar crawl.

Located at 62 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District, Shorty’s expands their Craft Beer/Cheesesteak empire to a third location. If you like the other two locations, you’ll like this one. The craft beer selection numbers 30 taps and several more via bottle. The food offering is similar to their other spots as well. We just hope this location makes it. Several other establishments have set up shop at 62 Pearl Street, but did not last too long. We believe Shorty’s has the stuff to thrive here.

Here’s an interesting NYC pub crawl route proposed by Thrillist.com recently.  Normally, we use cabs or the subway, but using the ferry is a thoughtful idea for the summer months.  Full article located here: http://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-york/the-nyc-ferry-bar-crawl

Located at 855 Eighth Avenue (near 56^th Street), Ivy Restaurant & Grill is another lunch / Midtown-after-work spot.  However, it is not just another Midtown Irish pub.  The space is mostly made up of a large bar area with small high-top tables, along with a small seating area toward the back.  Twenty tap beers are offered, mostly quality stuff.  Food menu is a mix of gastropub and regular bar fare, including appetizers, sandwiches/burgers and a few entrees.  Also has four TVs above the bar for your sports viewing pleasure.

Located at 362 West 23^rd Street, Chelsea Pub is another relaxed neighborhood spot, brought to you by the same owners as West Side Tavern (next door), the Garment District’s Houndstooth Pub and Stitch Bar & Grill.  Chelsea Pub is fairly spacious; long bar on right, three communal high top tables in the middle and dining tables along the left wall.  The beer selection includes twelve taps, mostly NY State craft beers and another nine bottled beers.  The food menu offers solid pub fare (try the chicken quesadilla).  Chelsea Pub is a good candidate for the Chelsea craft-beer NYC bar crawl.

Located at 119 East 15^th Street, The Headless Horseman Tavern takes over the space that used to house 119 Bar.  Fifteenth Street now has quite the NYC bar crawl going for it on the two blocks between Union Square and Third Avenue (six bars at our last count).  Headless Horseman has that rustic feel to it and is a new addition to the Union Square craft-beer NYC pub crawl, offering around 20 quality tap beers.  The food menu is somewhat small, but tasty (try the Turkey leg sandwich and the kale salad!).  We want to return to this spot.  Between it and Little Town NYC across the street, we could be stuck on this stretch of 15^th street all day!