BEER SPOTS
IN NYC
Flatiron Hall
This beer hall is a hot-spot for locals to meet up
and get unique dishes and fresh brewed craft beer.
With two pre-Prohibition bars you’ll be eating and
drinking with a touch of class.
38 W. 26th Street
HB Burger
Named one of the top 5 burger joints in NYC,
SeriousEats.com says, “The beef is so good and
the potato roll is such a perfect vessel they are
all one needs to reach burger Nirvana.”
Houston Hall
Formerly a turn of the century FBI garage, Houston
Hall is the largest beer hall in NYC. This popular
place has become the city’s magnet for fun loving
beer lovers to get top notch bar food and steins of
beer that quench any thirst.
222 W. Houston St.
Heartland Brewery
Heartland is New York’s first american-style
brewpub, serving up award-winning brews
made in NYC.
Multiple locations: Empire State, Midtown
West, Times Square & Theatre District
Bernheim & Schwartz
Located on the Upper West Side just one block
from Columbia University, this beer hall &
restaurant is a favorite for locals. Try the Saturday
& Sunday brunch - shrimp and grits with a
refreshing pale ale.
2911 Broadway
26 | New York By Rail
Rooftop season for New York City’s cocktail scene used to
start with the first wave of warmth arrived in April and end
with dropping temperatures in the fall. But not anymore. While
rooftop culture still blossoms in summer, many venues offer
enclosures, allowing toasting to the skies year round. Here are
seven of the city’s most interesting rooftop bars.
1. REFINERY ROOFTOP
(right) The Refinery Hotel’s bar (63
W. 38th Street, Manhattan) has
Garment-District style, with
industrial-style furnishings and
exposed-brick walls. A retractable
glass roof lets the Empire State
Building loom year round, and a
fireplace keeps things cozy in
winter.
refineryhotelnewyork.com
2. THE SKYLARK This
indoor 30th-floor bar (200 W. 39th Street), near Penn Station and
Macy’s at Herald Square, offers classic cocktails, 360-degree views
and a cluster of couches from which to watch the sun set and the
citylights turn on. Theskylarknyc.com
3. MR. PURPLE At this 15th-floor indoor lounge on the Lower
East Side (180 Orchard Street), “natural” bar food accompanies
cocktails carbonated and bottled on the premises and punch made
with small-batch spirits. Watch the East River from a communal
high-top table. Mrpurplenyc.com
4. 230 FIFTH (left)
Every winter, this year-round
combination indoor penthouse/
heated outdoor roof deck in the
Flatiron District (230 Fifth
Avenue) is equipped with
artificial igloos to shelter
mulled-cider drinkers.
230-fifth.com
5. UPSTAIRS AT THE KIMBERLY This new rooftop lounge
in the center of Midtown (145 E. 50th), enclosed by a retractable
roof in winter, offers 360-degree views, including of the Chrysler
Building, 3,000 square feet of space and a long list of craft cocktails.
Upstairsnyc.com
6. ROOF AT PARK SOUTH
HOTEL (right) In the NoMad
neighborhood (124 E. 28th Street),
this renovated seasonal rooftop
restaurant offers craft cocktails and
menus by James Beard-award-
winning chef Tim Cushman.
Roofatparksouth.com
7. LEAF BAR & LOUNGE The only rooftop-and-terrace
cocktail bar in Flushing, Queens (133-42 39th Street), open year
round, serves Chinese-inspired craft cocktails and Chinese food.
Leafbarandlounge.com
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