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Swift Hibernian Lounge

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34 E. 4th St., New York, NY 10003
nr. Bowery  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-260-3600 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    5.0 out of 10

    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, Bar Food, DJ, Irish/Pub, Live Music, Neighborhood Bar, Open Mic
Photo by Youngna Park

Hours

Daily, noon-4am

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at Broadway-Lafayette St.; 6 at Bleecker St.; N, R, W at 8th St.-NYU

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Here's an alehouse that feels like a home. Aside from murals depicting boisterously bucolic scenes penned by its namesake, Swift's pub appeal is refined to the basics. The front room is as nooked and crannied as you could desire, with a winding bar yielding several "best seats in the house" as well as a wide selection of impressively esoteric beers. An expansive yet cozy back room—aesthetically, a cross between a church (there's an actual pulpit in back, containing high-tech DJ equipment) and a mead hall out of Beowulf—helps maintain a civilized crowd density.

Live Music

Tue., 9 p.m.–1 a.m., traditional Irish music

 

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Tidy Little Pub

flutedude from 10014 | Posted on 6/12/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

It's clear that the guys behind Swift, Puck Faire, and Ulysses, are interested in giving locals and visitors some alternatives to the run-down "boites" that pass as "Irish Pubs" in NYC. Swift, the oldest of the three "New Irish...Read More

this place totally sucked

porterfan from 10009 | Posted on 6/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)

i went here twice, but never again. the last time was just tonight - the service was so poor and the staff so rude, that we couldn't even stay for a second beer. the music was way too loud, the bartender...Read More

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