No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Galway Hooker

7 E. 36th St.
Murray Hill, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now 5th & Mad

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

Named for a type of sailing boat used in Galway Bay, this massive bi-level Irish pub has 36 taps, pool tables, a dart board, projection screen TV, and enough space to accommodate the entire fixed income department at Merrill Lynch.

History

Two floors, three names, one Draper Room

In 2009 we said the Galway Hooker had room for the entire fixed income department at Merrill Lynch; in numbers, that was 10,000 square feet near the Empire State Building, with two bars, pool tables and three private dining rooms¹. It opened a four-story sister pub in the West Village in April 2010, and by December 2012 the midtown original was calling itself the Galway Pub^{2, 3}. By 2015 the two floors had become 5th & Mad, a gastropub that takes its cues from Mad Men, with a Draper Room upstairs, and a reviewer called it a redux, of sorts, of the Galway Hooker^{4, 5}. 5th & Mad is still there, with a New Year's Eve party already on sale for December 31, 2026⁶.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

Ginger Man under 0.1 mi Closed
Slattery's Midtown Pub under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Believe Lounge under 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: 5th & Mad
Under the Volcano under 0.1 mi Closed; now The Archive
Katwalk 0.1 mi Closed
O'Reilly's Townhouse 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address
IBop KARAOKE 0.1 mi Closed
Blaggards Pub 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: J. Kennedys
Morgans Bar (Morgans Hotel) 0.1 mi Closed
BUtterfield 8 0.1 mi Closed; now Mad Dog & Beans