The Barcade equation is simple and elegant: Vintage Arcade Games + Local Microbrews. Somebody get this guy the Field's Medal! - IFC Staff
You’ll recognize this place from “The Departed” but you’ll stay for the inexpensive and expertly poured Guinness and the very Irish patrons.
The tap selection is small, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality. The beers here are hard-to-find, one-of-a-kind imports and American craft brews. Plus, there's a great backyard!
Have a pint or two of craft beer to stay, then take a growler to go! Great bottle selection, too. On a nice day, enjoy your brews out in their backyard!
Come here to get your Football (the European kind) fix. Awesome beer hall atmosphere inside and out. They also serve food! Cash only.
West Coast expatriates (and beer lovers) will appreciate the huge listof left coast brews.
Staff Pick! Caroline (Design): One of the longest Happy Hours in Brooklyn! Cheap bar munchies help soak up the alcohol, too. An outside patio in the summertime makes it perfect to wallow away the day.
This built from scratch beer garden features walls adorned with doors from a Greenpoint fire house and a lone pinball machine and is pouring 21 taps of locally sourced suds. Read more.
Grab a comfy chair by the fire and have a pint and an order of sliders. Or enjoy a game of bocce. Or venture downstairs for a live show or a spelling bee.
The original bar with a bocce court! This is a great place to catch a soccer game or the World Cup, or if you’re a Spurs fan, watch all the games here.
A retractable roof, 13 Central European beers on tap (try Czech Krusovice Imperial), and great food. What's not to love about this spacious beer garden named for the West Slavic god of hospitality? Read more.
Getting inside this spot is somewhat of a mystery, but if you're lucky, you'll love their cozy atmosphere & no menu needed drinks. Also check out the rules posted in the bathroom.
Chill, fun and dark space to enjoy 2-4-1 drinks during happy hour and yummy Cajun bar food – get the fried pickles, dirt fries and gators on horseback.
Try the effervescent Il San Marino, with gin, lemon, pear liqueur and sparkling wine, or the frothy and spicy North Sea. Read more.
Rachel Dratch of SNL says, "It’s just a cozy vibe. I love a bar with couches." Read more.
Established in 1854 - McSorley's can boast of being New York City's oldest continuously operated saloon. Everyone from Abe Lincoln to John Lennon have passed thru Mcsorley's swinging doors.
A sand floor, giant fish tanks, surfer memorabilia and big plastic tiki cups full of dangerous, tasty, libations. Next time you crave a zombie or a genuine OB vibe, go here. -Jacqueline Lombard, Top C
One of our 10 best Manhattan bars- Beer buffs rejoice. Here is a place where everyone is as nerdy and psyched ab suds as you are. Clasp your hand on neighbor's back & drink to your healthy obsession.
Grab a few and plan on staying for awhile when its nice out - the backgarden is on our top urban oasis list.
Come for the great craft beer selection, but stay for the free popcorn and the backyard seating!
This place is truly a hidden gem - a cozy Belgian beer bar with a vast array of beers on tap and an even more extensive bottled selection. We’ll definitely be back to enjoy the terrace on a sunny day.
Fellow hipsters, beware: the Frozen Zombie is one of the booziest cocktails I've ever enjoyed. Snag a table in the backyard and sip slowly.
Found behind a “secret” door next to Crif Dogs, this place is a favorite for classic and tweaked cocktails. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Have you seen Mickey? The Ear Inn sits in an 1817 building that has been home to a bar for much of its existence and is supposedly haunted by a frisky sailor named Mickey.
Come and relax with a beer and a whiskey in this old haunt of Dylan Thomas and Jack Kerouac…you might see Dylan Thomas’ ghost!
Win major points with a beer lover at this subterranean gastropub: A selection of 12 stellar craft and microbrews is always on tap. Read more.
Known as the place where you "get shushed," this sister bar to Standings sports a more reserved atmosphere and a Belgian influence in its beer selection... and free frites three times a week!
Like nowhere else in Manhattan. Grab a bucket of PBRs, ping pong paddles and enjoy the sweet jazz music.
High Dive has a jukebox that rivals local bars Great Lakes and Black Sheep. Mini backyard, Sopranos pinball, free popcorn, rad happy hour, friendly bartenders... hell yes!
If I had to choose only one bar in New York City, Clover Club would be it. They have fun Gilded Age-ish snacks and signature drinks, plus lots of champagne. -Alex McCord, Real Housewives of New York C
The 44 tap lines are divided into categories like Local, New York State, Imports and Wild Cards. Each day the staff compiles a description guide, with numbers corresponding to the chalkboard menus. Read more.
This beer bar, from the brewer of Denmark's Evil Twin and the chef of Noma, features 21 beers on tap, each individually managed by a "flux capacitor" to perfect temperature, compression, and CO2 Read more.
If are looking for a nice bar, with good atmosphere, not crazy loud, in which you can find spots to sit: here you find it! No tv, jazz bluegrass and old music, really friendly and comfy.
