The Official NYC Thread

[nathanmiller]

Mekelburg's always can fit a somewhat large group even though the place is small. This is because it's often mostly empty for some reason. And yet they have incredible beers and sandwiches and the best babka money can buy. (Cinnamon btw.)

Threes also always can fit a somewhat large group because it's ******* huge.

 

[sobeleg]

Alphabet City is a fun area. I'm a fan.

Nearish there you have the best bar in Manhattan, One Mile House, as well as numerous other great bars such as Augur's Well (often a good taplist but can occasionally attract an icky crowd) and Proletariat (they serve everything in tekus!). And of course, near those two spots is Death and Co, the place that literally wrote the book on craft cocktails.

I kinda thought Alphabet City Brewing was out of business, so that gives you my thoughts there. Haymaker is great, but if you're in that area don't miss As Is, which is even greater.

My favorite spot in all of Alphabet City for food is Fiaschetteria Pistoia, but due to an electrical fire they're currently shuttered. They have announced they "hope to be open by the end of the month" but maybe you'll get lucky if you walk by. Who knows.

Finally, go to Brooklyn instead of the Upper West Side. There's nothing on UWS. There's a LOT in BK.

Love Fiaschetteria, my wife actually found out about it when she was in Pistoia, Italy for work. She ended up at their original restaurant there, apparently Fiaschetteria is owned by a family member of the place in Italy. Didn't know they had a fire, hope they re-open soon!

 

[Padraig]

Mekelburg's always can fit a somewhat large group even though the place is small. This is because it's often mostly empty for some reason. And yet they have incredible beers and sandwiches and the best babka money can buy. (Cinnamon btw.)

Threes also always can fit a somewhat large group because it's ******* huge.

The new Meks in Williamsburg is a little bit bigger. I think price puts some people off. Much as I love ‘em they are spendy for what it is.

 

[iamjo]

Threes is great for groups and the food is really good. You'll be close to Claro (mexican) and Insa (korean) maybe you can get a reservation for 8.
I like Prune, but I don't love it and for ramen I prefer Ippudo or Ivan rather than Momofuku, don't forget about Katz's and Russ ans Daughters for turisty but worthy NY staples.
Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Cafe are both great american restaurants with solid beer options.
Augurs Well, Proletariat, One Mile House, As Is and Haymaker are all very good, maybe check on beer menus before heading there to see what they have on draft .

 

[user 305778]

Figure I'll post this here for you guys:
https://www.evite.com/event/0219SMH...fbtvsleuM-Y_3-iZqsofne5ebF7F3C9QnApcvX9TXmUss

edit: Actually when you have an itinerary, are you going to post it here? I'm going to be in NYC the same Saturday, but with my wife for our anniversary. So I'm not looking to hang out, but curious where you all will be and when.

 

[coach1]

Had a great trip to NYC. Stayed in Carroll Gardens Thursday night and hit Other Half, as well as Hometown BBQ. OH was fun. Too many hazy DIPAs, IMO, but we all enjoyed ourselves. Hometown was excellent. We all ordered way too much food and ate almost all of it.

Friday/Saturday were occupied by my buddy's wedding in the Hicksville/Melville area. Town Bagel is a pretty legit small bagel chain though. Got the requisite black & white cookie there. "Look to the cookie!"

Back to the city on Sunday afternoon. Hit Threes. Really cool space that I would definitely visit often if I lived in the area. Beer was solid. Then on to Manhattan. Stopped to meet friends for cocktails at Sel Rrose in Lower Manhattan. If you dig Oysters, hit their happy hour. $1.25-$1.50 each, which is cheap anywhere, let alone in Manhattan. Ate a ton of food around Greenwich Village, but no other remarkable beer stops that night. Almost died from eating too much.

Checked into our Alphabet City Airbnb Sunday night -- directly upstairs from ABC Beer Co. Awesome spot. Nice draft selection & lots of stuff to-go. Also had a really nice selection of meats & cheeses. Highly recommended if you're in the area.

Monday, we braved the cold (4 degrees with -15ish wind chills) & walked around most of the day. Hit Ess-a-bagel, then down to 1st & 1st so I could get my Seinfeld nerd picture at the nexus of the universe. Hit Prune for a bloody mary (excellent, and came with a Red Stripe sidecar) & light lunch of rock shrimp with brown buttered rice & pork cracklins (also excellent), then hit Crif Dogs for a couple awesome dogs & a can of Sip of Sunshine. Unfortunately, Please Don't Tell wasn't open yet.

Took a quick rest at the Airbnb, then headed west. Did some shopping & browsing, then stumbled across Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor. Nice selection there, but pretty spendy. Not surprising though. Walked through Washington Square park & my wife wanted coffee. The coffee place just happened to be across the street from the Half Pint. She got coffee and I popped into the bar only to find HF Susan on tap. Very nice! Cool spot too.

We then headed back toward the apartment, and on our way ran across the Hell's Angels clubhouse (see the no context pics thread), and Upright Citizens Brigade. We decided we'd go to their 7:30 show, but it was around 6:15, so we hopped over to Proletariat for a couple beers while we waited. That was probably my favorite beer bar of our trip. Atmosphere is awesome, beer selection is great, and the guy working (might have been the owner) was a cool dude.

Hit the UCB show, then Momofuku for dinner. All I can say is pork belly buns and roasted shiitake buns. Got. Damn. Also had a OH Green City on draft. Hit ABC Beer Co. again before calling it a day.

Walked up to Tomkins Square Bagels for breakfast Tuesday. Probably my favorite bagel spot of the trip. Then grabbed a $127 Uber to JFK - ******* ouch. Overall, great trip. Saw just a tiny fraction of the city, but had a ton of fun. NYC is so much better than I expected. We'll definitely return soon. Preferably when the weather is slightly warmer.

Thanks for the tips, everyone!

 

[MikeG1]

Had a great trip to NYC. Stayed in Carroll Gardens Thursday night and hit Other Half, as well as Hometown BBQ. OH was fun. Too many hazy DIPAs, IMO, but we all enjoyed ourselves. Hometown was excellent. We all ordered way too much food and ate almost all of it.

Friday/Saturday were occupied by my buddy's wedding in the Hicksville/Melville area. Town Bagel is a pretty legit small bagel chain though. Got the requisite black & white cookie there. "Look to the cookie!"

Back to the city on Sunday afternoon. Hit Threes. Really cool space that I would definitely visit often if I lived in the area. Beer was solid. Then on to Manhattan. Stopped to meet friends for cocktails at Sel Rrose in Lower Manhattan. If you dig Oysters, hit their happy hour. $1.25-$1.50 each, which is cheap anywhere, let alone in Manhattan. Ate a ton of food around Greenwich Village, but no other remarkable beer stops that night. Almost died from eating too much.

Checked into our Alphabet City Airbnb Sunday night -- directly upstairs from ABC Beer Co. Awesome spot. Nice draft selection & lots of stuff to-go. Also had a really nice selection of meats & cheeses. Highly recommended if you're in the area.

Monday, we braved the cold (4 degrees with -15ish wind chills) & walked around most of the day. Hit Ess-a-bagel, then down to 1st & 1st so I could get my Seinfeld nerd picture at the nexus of the universe. Hit Prune for a bloody mary (excellent, and came with a Red Stripe sidecar) & light lunch of rock shrimp with brown buttered rice & pork cracklins (also excellent), then hit Crif Dogs for a couple awesome dogs & a can of Sip of Sunshine. Unfortunately, Please Don't Tell wasn't open yet.

Took a quick rest at the Airbnb, then headed west. Did some shopping & browsing, then stumbled across Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor. Nice selection there, but pretty spendy. Not surprising though. Walked through Washington Square park & my wife wanted coffee. The coffee place just happened to be across the street from the Half Pint. She got coffee and I popped into the bar only to find HF Susan on tap. Very nice! Cool spot too.

We then headed back toward the apartment, and on our way ran across the Hell's Angels clubhouse (see the no context pics thread), and Upright Citizens Brigade. We decided we'd go to their 7:30 show, but it was around 6:15, so we hopped over to Proletariat for a couple beers while we waited. That was probably my favorite beer bar of our trip. Atmosphere is awesome, beer selection is great, and the guy working (might have been the owner) was a cool dude.

Hit the UCB show, then Momofuku for dinner. All I can say is pork belly buns and roasted shiitake buns. Got. Damn. Also had a OH Green City on draft. Hit ABC Beer Co. again before calling it a day.

Walked up to Tomkins Square Bagels for breakfast Tuesday. Probably my favorite bagel spot of the trip. Then grabbed a $127 Uber to JFK - ******* ouch. Overall, great trip. Saw just a tiny fraction of the city, but had a ton of fun. NYC is so much better than I expected. We'll definitely return soon. Preferably when the weather is slightly warmer.

Thanks for the tips, everyone!

Yellow taxis have a flat standard fare from anywhere in the city to JFK of $52 plus tolls and tip, for next time.

 

[coach1]

Yellow taxis have a flat standard fare from anywhere in the city to JFK of $52 plus tolls and tip, for next time.

Thanks for the tip. And yeah, I should've researched better. I waited til the last minute and panicked. At least it was better than the $198 Lyft.

 

[Jacco Macacco]

...then hit Crif Dogs for a couple awesome dogs & a can of Sip of Sunshine.

The Bosstones (ska, lol) were playing a free show in Tompkins Sq Park last summer, so we hit up Crif Dogs on the way, not being aware they had SoS.

2 hot dogs and 4 SoS's do not make for easy skankin', i tell you that from firsthand experience.

Glad you had a great trip.

 

[MKtheGeneral]

The Bosstones (ska, lol) were playing a free show in Tompkins Sq Park last summer, so we hit up Crif Dogs on the way, not being aware they had SoS.

2 hot dogs and 4 SoS's do not make for easy skankin', i tell you that from firsthand experience.

Glad you had a great trip.

And here I was thinking that having 4 SoS's would have made it easier to go for the skanks

 

[Thorpe]

I’m in from Chicago for the night and staying near E 50th and Lexington. Any good spots somewhat near there that probably has HF and/or Suarez on tap? Last time I was in the area I had good luck at The Ginger Man but doesn’t look like they have anything right now.

I’m hitting a few spots in Brooklyn now and have some good options, but am also hoping for a place I can walk to from my hotel tonight.

Thanks in advance!

 

[sobeleg]

I’m in from Chicago for the night and staying near E 50th and Lexington. Any good spots somewhat near there that probably has HF and/or Suarez on tap? Last time I was in the area I had good luck at The Ginger Man but doesn’t look like they have anything right now.

I’m hitting a few spots in Brooklyn now and have some good options, but am also hoping for a place I can walk to from my hotel tonight.

Thanks in advance!

The closest spots are The Jeffrey and City Hops, both on E 60th and 2nd Ave. Milk and Hops UES is on 63rd and 1st.

You could also walk across town on 50th to As Is on W 50th and 10th Ave which is one of the better spots in the city.

 

[jmgrub]

The closest spots are The Jeffrey and City Hops, both on E 60th and 2nd Ave. Milk and Hops UES is on 63rd and 1st.

You could also walk across town on 50th to As Is on W 50th and 10th Ave which is one of the better spots in the city.

Absolutely loved As-Is when we were in the city around Christmas (ended up there at the suggestion of several in this thread). They had several good HF hoppy options when we were there.

 

[jammery]

I’m in from Chicago for the night and staying near E 50th and Lexington. Any good spots somewhat near there that probably has HF and/or Suarez on tap? Last time I was in the area I had good luck at The Ginger Man but doesn’t look like they have anything right now.

I’m hitting a few spots in Brooklyn now and have some good options, but am also hoping for a place I can walk to from my hotel tonight.

Thanks in advance!

Bondurants is further uptown but it’s my favorite spot of any of the bars mentioned. Also, Suarez, for the most part, doesn’t deliver to Manhattan, so Brooklyn is going to be your best bet for their sweet nectar.

 

[tbub18]

You could also walk across town on 50th to As Is on W 50th and 10th Ave which is one of the better spots in the city.

I still can't believe Pony Bar isn't over there anymore. That was my spot back in 2010 when my wife lived on 48th and 10th

 

[sobeleg]

Bondurants is further uptown but it’s my favorite spot of any of the bars mentioned. Also, Suarez, for the most part, doesn’t deliver to Manhattan, so Brooklyn is going to be your best bet for their sweet nectar.

Agreed on bondurants, probably my favorite bar in the city. Only left it off as it isn’t really walking distance from 50/Lex.

 

[jammery]

Agreed on bondurants, probably my favorite bar in the city. Only left it off as it isn’t really walking distance from 50/Lex.

I didn’t see the walking distance part. But no one should deny themselves late night drunken subway rides.

Edit: I’ve also drunkenly walked 35 blocks on many occasions

 

[nathanmiller]

I’ve also drunkenly walked 35 blocks on many occasions

One time in college, a bunch of us went down to St Marks Place to get some falafel from Mamoun. Following that, we went to Pommes Frites and ate our weight in fries and pesto mayo. Then we had some ice cream at some Australian ice cream place. Feeling like we ate way too much, we decided to walk back to 121st where we lived. We meandered a little so in total we walked about 7 miles. When we got back to the UWS area we were hungry again and stopped in for bagels at Absolute on 108th.

I miss being able to eat that much.

 

[Padraig]

A new'ish meadery up and running in Williamsburg. Not had anything from them yet. Not sure how they have more Instagram followers than Other Half.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/

 

[MikeJones]

A new'ish meadery up and running in Williamsburg. Not had anything from them yet. Not sure how they have more Instagram followers than Other Half.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/

Probably because it's owned by Dylan Sprouse.

 

[tbub18]

A new'ish meadery up and running in Williamsburg. Not had anything from them yet. Not sure how they have more Instagram followers than Other Half.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/

I could **** with some mead in this weather

 

[seedavid]

A new'ish meadery up and running in Williamsburg. Not had anything from them yet. Not sure how they have more Instagram followers than Other Half.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/

Probably because it's owned by Dylan Sprouse.

Not gonna tag anybody, but I am very sure I have heard not good things about these meads. Maybe they got better? Anybody wanna go on the record?

 

[axeman91821]

Was that me? He came to our homebrew club's mead meeting last May and I have to say I didn't care for 5/6 meads that he poured. I don't know if everyone was quite as down as me on the Allwise stuff, but I don't think many people were particularly positive overall.

 

[user 305778]

Interestingly enough, I just noticed that NYC Beer Week ends Saturday March 2nd. People who are familiar with the beer week, do most bars have fun events the last night? Is it something I should look out for? Our plans were Other Half, Threes, Folksbier followed by spending the rest of the night at Haymaker.

 

[tbub18]

Any line over in Gowanus yet matt_6
Hopefully superfun lasts into the afternoon when the line is gone

 

[Padraig]

All-Wise just launched a club.

$100 for 16 bottles with shipping included.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/club/

 

[MikeG1]

All-Wise just launched a club.

$100 for 16 bottles with shipping included.

https://www.allwisemeadery.com/club/

It's $400 - if you look at the terms and conditions, they state that the $100 is charged to your card every quarter.

 

[gregkoko]

Yikes

 

[CoinStarChange]

It's $400 - if you look at the terms and conditions, they state that the $100 is charged to your card every quarter.

The fact that that is not upfront is ridiculous. Your job as a new business is to earn the trust of new customers and this is how they are starting?

 

[user 305778]

It's $400 - if you look at the terms and conditions, they state that the $100 is charged to your card every quarter.

Yeah that is hilariously unclear from the main page. They should learn to write better.