Located at 818 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood Queens, Julia’s is more café than beer/wine bar. Regardless of its setting, Julia’s is a solid spot and we enjoyed our visit here. At Julia’s it’s beer and wine only for alcohol; 15 bottled/canned beers and one tap beer. Another 12 or so bottled wines that are either local or organic. The cocktails here are beer or wine-based. The food is mainly small plates and several types of sandwiches. Julia’s opens at noon daily.
Our favorite non-holiday random calendar day of the year! The arrival of the First Saturday of March is very 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.
It has arrived once again, our favorite month of the year! There will be numerous 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.
Just outside of the bar Cedar Local:
Located at 998 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, Manhattan Brew & Vine (aka MBV) is craft-beer and wine bar. We had the pleasure of visiting MBV on a recent NYC pub crawl through this section of Manhattan. Twelve tap beers and numerous bottles of wine are the main liquid draw here. In addition to meat and cheese platters, the food here is mainly appetizers. The friendly staff is generous with the beer samples. We look forward to returning here.
Located at 992 Amsterdam Ave in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, Amity Hall is the second location of the solid Greenwich Village beer bar, though apparently under different ownership. Regardless, this uptown location offers a great beer selection and is spacious (this was the short-lived uptown Village Pourhouse location). Thirty-two mostly quality tap beers here. Two bar areas at either end of the space with high-top table seating in between. Food menu is a mix of regular bar and upscale bar fare. Amity Hall is an all-around great spot and a must for your next Morningside Heights NYC beer bar crawl!
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern, located at 54 Pearl Street in Manhattan’s Financial District.
February 14 also marks the 156th anniversary of Oregon statehood. Our NYC Bar of the Day: SideBar, located at 118 East 15th Street, near Manhattan’s Union Square.
In addition to Strong Rope Brewery in the Gowanus/Park Slope border, we hope to visit Rose’s Bar & Grill, located at 295 Flatbush Avenue and Gold Star Beer Counter, located a few blocks east of Rose’s at 176 Underhill Avenue. We gather that the first Brooklyn location of Shorty’s, the Philly Cheesesteak and craft-beer bar, will open soon at 229 Flatbush Avenue. Shorty’s four Manhattan locations have not disappointed, so we expect the same quality out of its first Brooklyn location.
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Our NYC Bar of the Day: Bourbon Street Bar & Grill, located at 346 W. 46th Street in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.