No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

The Parlour

250 W. 86th St. · at Broadway
Upper West Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Crossbar

Last licensed here under this name: 2019–21.

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

History

Hospitality, by order of Brehon Law

John Kelly, who hails from Dublin, opened the Parlour at 250 West 86th Street with two partners in 1997^{1, 2}, and by 2005 he was the Irish pub's sole owner¹. Its name references a Brehon Law that demanded every town in Ireland have a parlour where travelers could receive hospitality¹. By October 2021 it had closed after more than 23 years, with a farewell to the staff who "made us who we are"³, and the broker was asking $20,000 a month for the space³. After extensive renovations, the space opened in 2022 as Crossbar, a cafe, restaurant and event space devoted to soccer, from the owners of the soccer shop Upper 90^{4, 5}.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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