Really Old

    Pete's Tavern

    Pete’s Tavern

    Pete’s Tavern came into being when Abraham Lincoln was president. In the midst of The Civil War. I’m...
    Bill's Gay Nineties

    Bill’s Gay Nineties

    [CLOSED] The name of this joint always confused me. Is it “gay” because they play piano music here?...
    Minetta Tavern

    Minetta Tavern

    [CLOSED] Reopened: Minetta Tavern (II) The fact that this thing is just getting its place on The Survey...
    Hipster

    Brewsky’s

    [CLOSED] While you’re not going to have any wild times in Brewsky’s, or meet the woman of your...
    McSorley's Old Ale House

    McSorley’s Old Ale House

    There is absolutely no exaggeration here when we call this place “old.” McSorley’s has been packing ’em in...
    Fanelli Cafe

    Fanelli Cafe

    Sometimes progress takes a backseat to tradition. Most of the time progress means bulldozing the past and paving...
    White Horse Tavern

    White Horse Tavern

    Look, I’m old. I can collect 125 years worth of dust on my chandeliers. You know Dylan Thomas,...
    Ear Inn

    Ear Inn

    Go west young man — (like practically into the Hudson River west) to this ancient hole of a...
    Old Town Bar

    Old Town Bar

    A name so apropos it hurts. Surrounded by some of the snobbiest establishments in the city, this bar...