No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Overlook

Formerly Turtle Bay Café

225 E. 44th St. · btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.
Midtown East, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

As one of the few dive bars in an area ruthlessly homogenized by after work crowds this benign bar almost feels edgey in comparison. You can get a bucket of 5 Sam Adams for $15 and pount of wings for $10 and there are 22 TVs to catch the game on.

History

Bill Gallo on the left wall, the game everywhere else

Overlook was established in 2004¹. A year later its owners asked Bill Gallo, then in his 80s, and his buds to cover the left-hand side of the bar with illustrations². When we listed it, it was one of the few dive bars in an area ruthlessly homogenized by after-work crowds, with buckets of Sam Adams, pounds of wings and twenty-two TVs to catch the game on.

The screens have multiplied since: over 30 high-definition TVs and two massive jumbotrons³. It's still at 225 East 44th Street, and it keeps the party going until 4am³.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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Sakagura 0.1 mi Still pouring
O'Neill's Irish Bar 0.1 mi Closed; now Rosie Dunn's
Wheeltapper Pub (Fitzpatrick Hotel) 0.1 mi Still pouring
Box Snack Riki 0.1 mi No license found in 2026
Uncle Charlie's 0.1 mi Still pouring
Harry's NY Bar (Helmsley Hotel) 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: Westin New York Grand Central;Lcl NY Bar &Kitchen
Keat's 0.1 mi Closed
Calico Jack's Cantina 0.1 mi Closed; now Dunkin'
McFadden's Saloon 0.1 mi Closed; now Chai Urgent Care