Dewey's
Flatiron
210
5th Ave; (bet 24th & 25th St); 212-685-7781
(Football
Special: NFL Sunday's 10 TV's, all the games. All the Wings
you can eat, plus all the Domestic Draft Beer you can drink
from 12pm-8pm- Only $30 per person. Please call to reserve a
table.)
Dewey's Flatiron may have an old-fashioned look (the building
was built in 1910) with its vaulted, brick ceilings and faux
gas lamps, but it certainly has a new millennium attitude. Aside
from being a popular venue for private parties in its second-floor
lounge, after-work get-togethers and sports viewing (the bar
boasts six TVs; two big screens), the Daily News voted Dewey's
Flatiron as one of the top bars in Manhattan to meet straight
guys. Owner Ed Dobres even claims that Dewey's is responsible
for at least 15 weddings. (Hear that one ladies?). Mixed groups
are not uncommon, but single sex cliques permeate the place.
Greenwich
Brewing Company
418 6th Ave; (@ 9th St); 212-477-8744
The
Greenwich Brewing Company is a nice pub that's built around
sports viewing, but also conducive to neighborly socializing.
A peninsula of a bar welcomes a predominantly male cast of regulars
who drink $6 draughts while dining on "wings and fingers."
U2 and similar classic rocks plays from a jukebox as simultaneous
sporting events play on regular old TVs behind the bar and in
every corner. Two sections of wood tables stand between tall
windows and the bar.
Third
& Long
523 3rd Ave; (@ 35th St); 212-447-5711
This
is a pretty straightforward sports bar for Midtown professionals,
which means that it actually attracts a few women during its
after-work rush. Wood floors, a few stools, and lots of big
TVs mark the spot as a jukebox belts out sing along pop and
hip-hop anthems. Third and Long is big on happy hour, which
is best illustrated on Mondays and Tuesdays when mugs of Bud
go for $1. This spot is far from fashionable of cutting edge,
which suits this khaki clad crowd just fine.
Mercury
Bar
493 3rd Ave; (bet 33rd & 34th St); 212-683-2645
A
sports pub with some culinary surprises (filet mignon?), Mercury
Bar draws a solid mix of its neighborhood's after-workers
and post-collegiate types. The entrance to Mercury bar is
marked by a pretty typical wood-heavy façade, but the
backroom's walls are covered in old black and white photos
of and a formidable collection of big screen color TVs. Owned
by the same proprietors as Hell's Kitchen's more rowdy Joshua
Tree, Mercury Bar is also about sports, but in a subtle fashion
that favors fans over fanatics.
Back
Page
1472 3rd Ave; (bet 83rd & 84th St); 212-570-5800
Back
Page is like the frat house that graduated to sports bar status.
Upstairs, James Brown and Old Blue Eyes play from a jukebox
that's active when there's not a more sporting alternative.
When its game time, this crowd's attention is tuned to the
big TVs over the bar where a $3 per domestic pint happy hour
runs from 5-7pm and burgers can be had for $7-$8 depending
on the fixings. Downstairs is where the boys are. A pool tables,
air hockey table and dart boards are surrounded by vintage
sports memorabilia in a rec room setting that can be rented
for private parties.
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