Bars

New York has more bars than any other city in the world. There are great bars and a fair amount of terrible bars. The team at Where We Watch know the "where should we go out?" feeling and want to take the guess work out of your drinking plans.

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The Crowe’s Nest (Closed)

1804 Second Avenue

Coolest thing about this place, maybe: it's a Seattle Seahawks bar in Manhattan. (You don't find a lot of those.) In a northern Second Avenue area populated with dives, some more beer-pong driven

The Flying Puck

364 7th Ave

Hockey trumps all at this Midtown puck shrine. There are some drawbacks, though. It's pricey, as Penn-adjacent bars tend to be and the food selection isn't great or cheap. However, if you love

The Forum

127 Fourth Avenue

We used to used this place as a Union Square entry point; meaning, if we had something to do in that general area later in the evening, we'd go here first for a couple of drinks / an appetizer. It

The Gin Mill

442 Amsterdam Avenue

Big-time Florida -- and somewhat South Carolina Gamecocks -- hangout. Read More

The Hairy Monk

337 Third Avenue

There are a lot of bars in New York City that claim to be Boston bars. None of them hold a candle to the Hairy Monk. Surrounded by old newspapers, Boston paraphernalia and some wikked accents, this

The Hill

416 Third Ave

Full disclosure -- last time we were in this place, the night resulted (although not directly from the Hill) in losing our wallet, iPhone, and, essentially, dignity. However, the part of the evening... Read More

The Hog Pit

37 W. 26th Street, New York, NY

For years, the founders of this site trolled across the street at Hill Country. We ventured over to Hog Pit once in a while -- the food is pretty good, the beer is decent (tap selection is low, but