[petercooper]

Best time to go to McSorley's is during the week mid-afternoon. Weekends gets to touristy with the blue police barricades out front to control the people in line. Not fun.

Try:
d.b.a. 41 1st Avenue (between 2nd and 3rd streets), Tel: 212.475-5097
12 taps; over 60 bottled beers (strong on Belgian and British). Now, authentic hand pumps! Outdoor garden seating. They don't serve food, but you can bring in take-out. Bring in the best fries in NYC from Pomme Frites around the block on 2nd Ave and 6th Street.

Swift Hibernian Lounge, 34 E. 4th St., Off of 4th Ave. Tel: 212-22-SWIFT or 212-260-3600.
My favorite Irish pub- has good pub food, great Guinness

For late lunch, dinner - try Pete's Tavern-- 129 East 18th Street New York City 212-473-7676
Opened in 1864. They're listed as Italian food but has all types- best chicken parm in the city - grab a booth in one of the back rooms.

Also The Ginger Man is pretty cool--. 11 East 36th Street (between 5th and Madison), Tel: 532-3740.
A sibling of three locations in Texas (the original in Houston, one in Dallas, and one in Austin), The Ginger Man offers 66-taps of fine craft beers from around the world with nearly 100 excellent selections of bottled beers. Conveniently located one block away from the Pierpont Morgan Library for all you tourists and art lovers.


All IMHO - have fun!

[brewer1516]

"...12 taps; over 60 bottled beers (strong on Belgian and British). Now, authentic hand pumps!...)

You, my friend, may have just filled my itinerary.
I don't drink much, but I drink well.

"...best fries in NYC from Pomme Frites ..."
Seriously, I think I saw them on the Food Network.

Hey, even if I don't get to make all the stops I can sound like I know what the hell I'm talkin' about.

Thanks,

Brew