With charming original illustrations, this book celebrates fifty of the Big Apple’s storied taverns, legendary dives, and bars and the drink recipes that will inspire you to become a regular. For cocktail enthusiasts and those seeking the most real New York watering holes, this is a comprehensive guide to the city’s legendary bars, taverns, and
With charming original illustrations, this book celebrates fifty of the Big Apple’s storied taverns, legendary dives, and bars and the drink recipes that will inspire you to become a regular.
For cocktail enthusiasts and those seeking the most real New York watering holes, this is a comprehensive guide to the city’s legendary bars, taverns, and dives across all five boroughs, featuring stories, insider tips, and delicious cocktail recipes.
From McSorley’s in the East Village and the West Village’s Ear Inn, to Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens, and Fort Defiance in Red Hook, Brooklyn, this book spans New York’s five boroughs, each entry combining an intoxicating mix of history, local color, and city lore. It includes tips like the best times of day to visit, or whether to choose bar or table, along with signature cocktail recipes, and witty sidebars on topics such as day drinking versus night drinking. Painting an intimate picture of each featured place accompanied by charming illustrations, this book stands out from typical New York City guidebooks on the market and will interest New York City tourists and natives alike, as well as cocktail enthusiasts and general bons vivants.
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Tebeau’s descriptions leap off the page and remind us why we love these places & keep coming back for more My husband and I have lived in New York over 18 years and the bars, taverns, and dives in this book are the neighborhood-y places we love to visit. Many nights have been spent karaoke’ing at Montero’s, meeting friends for happy hour at The Ear Inn, celebrating birthday parties at The Brooklyn Inn, having a pint at Bar Great Harry, and dancing at barbés – to name a few. I purchased this book for him as a Father’s Day gift for ‘the guy who has everything’ but, I must admit, this book is…
A must have for true denizens of New York taverns Itâs hard to write good a travel book but Tebeau nails it. If youâre in a bookstore or perusing on line and come across the title and are intrigued, itâs likely a no-brainer that this book is for you. For those out of our early 20âs (or just old souls) who are always up for a location that oozes âcharacterâ then Tebeauâs book is right in your wheelhouse. Every bar that Iâd been to that Iâve deemed âmust visitâ in my 46 years were on there. Even the oft-forgotten Neirs Tavern on a…
The “Lonely Planet” of NYC neighborhood bars. Don’t visit without it! I feel fortunate to have visited about 33% of these places in my 10 years in NYC. And I’m bummed I missed the other two thirds. Without a doubt this is a fantastic guide, every single one of the places I’ve been to featured in this book (and some of the “honorable mentions”) are all worth whatever commute you have to make to get there. Exploring a neighborhood through a legendary local hangout or the quiet local dive that everyone tries to keep a secret was a key part of how I became…