Boxing Day Pub Crawl Itinerary!

FULL itinerary

1.           Penn Station – 11:30 AM – Main waiting area under the sign.   The 10:34 out of Chatham (10:03 out of Dover, Train #6632, Morristown Line) arrives in NY at 11:20.   Buy an all day MTA Fun Pass from a machine or a newsstand.   Take the #11 bus south on 9^th Ave to West 18^th St., walk west to the river.

2.           Lunch 12:30 – Chelsea Brewing Company, W. 18th Street and West Side Highway, Pier 59, Chelsea Piers (212) 336-6440.   – Leaving, walk east to 7th Ave and take the M20 down to the intersection of 7^th Ave, Bleecker St. and Barrow Street.   Go ¾ of a block east on Barrow.

3.           Barrow Street Ale House — 15 Barrow Street (between West 4th and Bleecker).   212.206.7302. Leaving, go back west on Barrow to Bleecker and 7^th Ave, then one block south on Bleecker.

4.           Blind Tiger – 281 Bleecker St. at Jones St.  212-462-4682.   Opens 11:30.   Leaving, go one block east on Jones, turn right onto W. 4^th and go 1.5 blocks east.

5.           Vol de Nuit – 148 West 4th Street.   212.979.2616   Opens at 4 PM. Leaving, walk east on West 4^th three blocks to Thompson.   Turn right (south) and go 1 block.

6.           The Half Pint – 76 W. 3^rd St and Thompson   212-260-1088  Noon to midnight.   Sister of Stout, and Fat Annie’s Truck Stop.   Leaving, continue south one block to Bleecker turn left and go ½ block.

7.           Peculier Pub – 145 Bleecker (south of Washington square, north of Houston).   212-353-1327 Opens 5PM.   Leaving, walk ½ block east to LaGuardia, 1 block south to Houston.    

8.           Take #21 Bus across Houston to Christie (2^nd Ave).   Get off and walk one block south to Stanton, turn right and go ¼ block west.

9.           Stanton Public – 17 Stanton between Christie and Bowery 212-677-5555.   Leaving, go east to Christie (called 2^nd Ave north of Houston), turn left (north) one block to Houston, turn right (east) and go three short blocks to Allen/1^st Ave.     Turn left (north) and go 2.5 blocks on 1^st Ave.

10.   d.b.a., 41 1st Avenue (between 2nd and 3rd streets). (212) 475-5097.  A clean winter coat for the homeless gets you   a free pint!   Leaving, walk north on 1^st Avenue five full blocks to St. Marks, turn right (east) and go 1/2 block.

11.   Hop Devil – 129 St. Marks Place (off Avenue A), 212-533-4467.   Leaving, go west 1.5 blocks to 2^nd Ave, then turn left and go 1 block south to East 7^th St.   Turn right and go ¼ block west to Brewsky’s or Burp Castle.

12.   Brewsky’s/Burp Castle – 41 E. 7^th St, between 2^nd and 3^rd Aves 212.982-4576.   Burp has Belgian ales, Brewsky’s has a cute model train.   If Vol de Nuit is closed, we do Belgian.   Leaving, continue west on 7^th Street.

13.   McSorley’s Old Ale House — 15 East 7th Street, 212.473.9148.    Order by “two’s” for the best deal: “two light”, “two dark” or “two and two”.   Each 10 oz mug comes only about 2/3 full, so four is like a big pint.   Leaving, go west to 3^rd Avenue and catch the M101, M102 or M103 bus north to 19^th St.

14.   Paddy Maguire’s – 237 3^rd Ave (19^th & 20^th), Ed Lhotak’s friend’s brother’s bar.  (212) 473-8407 Cash only.   Leaving, get back on the bus up to 34^th Street.   Walk 3 avenues west to Madison, then two blocks north to 36^th, then ½ block west.

15.   The Ginger Man — 11 East 36th Street (between 5th and Madison). (212) 532-3740  Leaving, go ½ block west to 5^th Avenue, then two blocks south to 34^th Street.  

16.   Heartland Brewery (Empire State Building) 350 Fifth Avenue, 212-563-3433.   Leaving, go one block west on 34^th to 6^th Ave then one block south to 33^rd, then 1/3 block west.

 

 

17.   Stout – 128-135 West 33^rd Street, 212-629-6191.   If you’re still on your feet, go one block west to Penn Station and go home!

 

 

 

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18.   Chumley’s – 86 Bedford.   Leaving, walk south, turn left at corner onto Barrow, go two blocks (past 7^th Ave to W. 4^th Street, turn right and go 3.5 blocks (one block is very short).   Just a walk by to pay our respects!

19.   White Horse Tavern — 567 Husdon Street (West 11^th).   Memories of Dylan Thomas. A large, old-fashioned pub.   Leaving, walk south on Hudson.

20.   Drop Off Service – 211 Avenue A (13^th & 14^th), 212-260-2914.   Leaving, go two blocks west to 2^nd Ave. walk to E. 30^th.   Alternatively, walk 1 block west to 1^st Ave and take the M15 bus to 30^th street, then walk west one block to 2^nd Ave.

21.   Waterfront Ale House — 540 2nd Avenue (at 30th Street).     212.696.4104   Leaving, walk north to 34^th Street, west 4 blocks to Madison, two blocks north to 36^th, turn left and go ½ block.

22.   Ear Inn – 326 Spring Street – Historic sailors bar.   Leaving, walk east to Hudson, take the #20 back north to near West 10^th.   This was pretty far to go on a cold day for one beer.

1.           St. Marks Ale House

23.   Heartland Brewery (Union Square), 35 Union Square West (212) 645-3400.     Get back on IRT local to 33^rd street.

24.   Croxley Ales – 28 Ave B between 2^nd and 3^rd streets

25.   King’s Head Tavern – 222 East 14^th Street.

26.   Typhoon Brewery, 22 East 54th Street (at Madison Ave.), (212) 754-9006 CLOSED

27.   Gramercy Tavern — 42 East 20th Street, between Broadway and Park

28.   The Collins Bar – 735 8^th Ave at W. 46^th Street, 212-541-4206   Sister of Blind Tiger!

29.   Heartland Brewery (Times Square) 127 West 43^rd St (Broadway) 10036 646-366-0235

30.   The Other Room – 143 Perry Street, 212-645-9758 Leaving, walk east to Hudson and turn south to W. 10^th Street to pay our respects to the

31.   Fat Annie’s Truck Stop – 131 W. 33^rd St at Sixth Ave 212-695-1122   Same people as Stout, same block.