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Old Town Bar & Restaurant

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45 E. 18th St., New York, NY 10003
nr. Park Ave. South See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-529-6732 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
9.7 out of 10
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3 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Classic NY, Neighborhood Bar, Restaurant & Bar, Sports Bar

Photo by Peter Sylvester

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Official Website

oldtownbar.com

Hours

Mon-Fri, 11:30am-1am; Sat, noon-2am; Sun, noon-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

A true New York classic: Ancient mariners sit side by side with sports nuts, frat boys, and hip preppies (a scene from The Last Days of Disco was filmed here) who struggle valiantly not to use their cell phones. Everyone's come for the perfectly sized, house-made burgers—not too big but not too small—which are also some of the city's tastiest. And if you sit downstairs, keep your eyes on the end of the bar to see your order arrive from the upstairs kitchen via dumbwaiter.

Extra

A post-work mob scene has been sidling up to Old Town's mahogany bar since 1892.

Note
The kitchen closes 2 hours before the bar, at 11:30 p.m. during the week and at 10 p.m. on Sunday.

9.7

"Highly Recommended"
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Old Town. no-one you know goes there.

jockeyhollow from 07960 | Posted on 6/23/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

Sandwiched between trend of the neighborhood, gone in a flash-is a decidedly not trendy bar and grill which trounces the competition on several levels. 1. The people who work there are wonderful! 2. The Hamburgers are the best in the city. 3. You won't see anyone you know there. (and that's why I go)

Take Me to The Old Town

HotTimes6 from 10008 | Posted on 11/17/07

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

"Hey, a new lounge opened in Tribeca, come with?" "No!!!" I don't want to go to SissyTown... Take me to the Old Town instead. Long bar, high tin celings, wooden booths, endless mirrors & brass. Not to mention, the urinals that dreams are made of. The bar was made the way bars were supposed to be made. Larger than life, so you can escape in it's nooks. Take me to Old Town...Old New York, Real New york. Go out in New Yowk & have a burger, have a beer, help preserve what's right in the city or you can go out in a place called SissyTown & drink daffodil martinis in Magenta glasses. Sincerely, Fo' Real

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