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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:

    9.5 out of 10

    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Classic NY, Neighborhood Bar, Restaurant & Bar, Sports Bar
Photo by Peter Sylvester

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.
 

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Take Me to The Old Town

HotTimes6 from 10008 | Posted on 11/17/07

Overall Reader 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...Read More

Nowhere I'd rather be

roastbeef from Murray Hill | Posted on 1/31/03

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

I don't have the same tolerance for cigarette smoke that I once did, so I don't enjoy the Old Town as much as I'd like to. The Metro review pretty well sums the place up, 'specially that Sunday...Read More

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