The minds behind Stone Street Tavern drop ambitious three-floor project on NoMad. Converted brownstone with chandeliers, dark oak and brass, private booths on the first two floors. Indoor menu... read more
One-upping the Astoria beer-garden competition with creative menu. Gourmet (jalapeño, beer and cheese) and exotic wursts (rabbit, alligator, rattlesnake) are the stars of the show. Also soup... read more
Rattle N Hum owner Joe Donagher opens three story “beer terminal” across the street from Port Authority. Small downstairs bar features growler station, larger upstairs room has enough s... read more
Hop obsessives open a beer mission on the LES. Stocks 700 varieties, all of it cold. DIY sixers for better sampling, growlers for when you’re ready to commit. Takeout supplemented by tasting ... read more
Midtown sports bar Tonic opens a beer garden on a prime stretch of Frederick Douglass. (Not total carpetbaggery, the owners actually live in Harlem.) Former auto shop lot now graced with seating by... read more
Eately turns its focus to drinkery with rooftop beer garden. Brew couldn’t be much fresher, as evidenced by barrels behind the bar. Dream team of brewers, including Dogfish Head and Birra Bal... read more
Beer garden of Eden for tourist-trapping Seaport. Just above Pier 17, huge sandy spread rocking killer Brooklyn Bridge views. Chill out in chaise or hammock, or stay active with games of foos a... read more
Beer garden extension outside Eventi Hotel. Food court setup, buy tickets just like at an arcade, trade 'em in for gourmet street bites. Top-tier vendors, Thai stylings from Harold Dieterle, lobste... read more
From Spitzer to Spritzen: LES bar magnate takes it over to G-Point with a bier hall as big as an airplane hangar. A cool hundred brass taps serve some two dozen drafts, leaning on Germans and... read more
LES biergarten pioneer crosses the river, opens huge annex in recycled gas station. Maple, brick, and brass inside, row after row of picnic tables out back. Wursts, krauts, and shanks meet th... read more
Park Slope/Smith Street parallel gets even stronger with arrival of Bar Great Harry peeps. Same love of brew carries over to two dozen-draft selection in reclaimed industrial space. Mostly made in ... read more
The Half Pint and Stout peeps supersize the beer joint. Bi-level factory converted into NYU-friendly beer hall. Sick brew list, gets encyclopedic with taps, bottles, and twenty rotating craft lines... read more
Bi-level beer bar brings alfresco imbibing to the 'burg. (Say that 10 times fast.) Think German barnyard chic: first floor cavern with low-pretense design built around picnic tables, concrete, a si... read more
The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! May seem that way with the recent biergarten wave, but this one is a welcome addition to a neighborhood short on lederhosen and Gösser. (And the... read more
Standard Hotel makes a third splash with sprawling biergarten action. White plastic furniture keeps pretense in check, as does menu's focus on draughts and sausages. Bitburger pils, weisswurst, bra... read more
Modernist deconstruction of Bohemian Hall. New Astoria beer garden the biggest in the city, with room for nine-fucking-hundred boozers, spread out across industrial picnic table landscape. Cobblest... read more
OCD beer love in Prospect Heights. Corner spot serious about its craft brews, with a steady rotation through 16 taps. Belgians, Brits, and Calis all represented. Five-hour-long weekday happy hours ... read more
South Paw peep takes on a garage in Crown Heights, comes away with an outdoor paradise. Massive back garden parks picnic benches atop poured concrete. Interior bar and annex space mean the party ke... read more
New dysfunctional kid on the block. Backed by same trio that cranks out exhibitions at Stay Gold Gallery. Beat youngun’s huddled at the bar, bobbing along to jukebox blaring vintage 45s. Natu... read more
We miss the slutty dirndls, but beerhall otherwise keeps things authentic. Mammoth converted warehouse nicely designed with skylights, old brick, all kinds of rustic wood details. Sit at a picnic t... read more
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