Paddy Reilly's Music Bar

"The World's First and the Only All Draft Guinness Bar" is how Paddy Reilly's billed itself in 2009, with what NBC New York called tortured syntax, and all seven of its taps poured the inky brew¹. Steve Duggan, a Cavan native, opened it in 1986 with Paddy Reilly of the Irish folk group The Dubliners².

Black 47 played there on September 18, 1990, and in the early days crowds lined up out the door whenever the band had a Saturday night³. The pub was a launching pad for Irish bands, and The Prodigals were its band for 27 years^{2, 3}. Christy Turlington and Brad Pitt have walked through its doors².

It almost shut for good after the Covid pandemic³. In 2023 its previous manager, Desi Murray, took over with Joshua Irwin and Aria Bai³. That year Jimmy Fallon stopped in to sing a couple of songs in February, and a month later Hozier celebrated his 33rd birthday there, which happens to be Saint Patrick's Day³. In April the bar closed for two months of renovations³.

It's still pulling pints at 519 Second Avenue, as it has since 1986, and police and fire department patches decorate the back wall^{2, 4, 5}.