Eastside Billiards

M-Th 2pm-2am; F 1pm-4am; Sa-Su 12pm-4am
John Kelly, who hails from Dublin, opened the Parlour with two partners in 1997. By 2005, he had become the sole owner of the Irish pub. He had come to New York in 1988 for a three week vacation but did not return to Ireland for three and a half years. He crossed his fingers each day that he would win … read more
Though Ryan’s Daughter has been operating since 1979, there has been a drinking establishment on the corner of East 85th Street and First Avenue since the Prohibition era, when it was a German club. It remained under German ownership through the 1930s and was then officially licensed as “The Old Stream” … read more
There are twenty-four taps in use every night of the week at Bondurants, and when the bar hooks up a cask to the final, larger tap, there are twenty-five beverages available. Bondurants has become known for its rotating draft list that features both local brews as well as lesser-known international brands. … read more
Brandy’s Piano Bar, located on a quiet Yorktown street, has been a piano bar since 1979 but has been a straight-up bar for even longer. When the current owner took over in 1985, he renovated the space and discovered the original panels that decorate the short dividing wall between the bar and the seating … read more
I walked into Trinity Pub just a few moments after it opened at 5pm, and was soon followed by a stream of customers. “It’s a neighborhood bar,” Barry, the bartender, told me. “The kind that’s quickly disappearing in Manhattan.” He pointed out a man and a woman who had just taken a seat at the bar, explaining … read more
The first time that I stopped into Brady’s, it was a Sunday afternoon, and when I asked the bartender for a business card, one of the regulars jovially yelled out, “This isn’t a business, it’s a circus.” And thus began my relationship with this friendly corner spot. A bar has stood on 82nd and Second … read more