It’s our favorite non-holiday random calendar day of the year! The arrival of the First Saturday of March is particularly meaningful to us at Pub Crawl NYC. Though the calendar still says winter, March marks the end of the super-cold, long, dark winter months of December, January and February. Spring (and good pub crawling weather) is just ahead.
And, if you’re looking for a pub crawl for today, the annual Hoboken, NJ St. Patrick’s bar crawl takes place today. More info here.
Our favorite NYC bar crawling month of the year has arrived! There will be many Irish NYC pub crawls around the city. We’ll provide info on some. If you would prefer to create your own pub crawl, we can help, free of charge! We just ask that you visit and “like” our facebook fanpage first, www.facebook.com/pubcrawlnyc and follow us on twitter (@nycpubcrawl). We’ve visited the overwhelming majority of bars across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. And we’re happy to share our wealth of knowledge. Drop us a note on Facebook.
Located at 1442 First Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Second Floor is a speakeasy-style spot atop the Second Ave Deli’s First Avenue location. Somewhat hard to find, the entrance to the bar is around the corner on 75th Street. After climbing a flight of stairs, patrons will be greeted at a host station and then can take a seat at the small-ish bar or a table. The staff is attentive and the drink options are plentiful. Second Floor offers both classic cocktails as well as some of their own. Beer and wine are also available. We look forward to returning here.
Located at 1504 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan’s (Upper) Upper East Side, The Rochard is a solid beer bar from the same owners as The Jeffrey a few miles to the south and east. During our visit, there were around 20 quality tap beers available, along with wine (no hard liquor). Overall, we found The Rochard a great addition to the immediate area because we do not know of any other beer bars that are nearby this location. Definitely stop in here on your next NYC pub crawl through the neighborhood.
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District.
Located at 318 East 84th Street, Charc Bar is a wine and charcuterie bar located on a tranquil block in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. If you want to enjoy a quiet drink or three, this is the spot for you! Long and rather narrow, Charc Bar focuses on wine and the perfect type of food to go with that wine. There’s also a small selection of bottled/canned beers and a limited full bar to complement the wine.
Our NYC Wine Bar of the Day: Virgola, located at 28 Greenwich Avenue in Manhattan’s West Village.
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Bourbon Street Bar & Grill, located at 346 W. 46th Street in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
The folks at Beerathon LLC are sponsoring a Mardi Gras NYC pub crawl this Saturday, Feb. 10, starting at noon in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. More details here.
We recently had the opportunity to do some NYC pub crawling in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It’s always a good time bar hopping through that neighborhood. We visited some recently-opened spots such as The Rochard and Charc Bar, among others. In the coming days, we will share some brief thoughts on those spots and others.