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Bull McCabe's, photographed for New York on Tap
Photo from the 2008 site

Bull McCabe's

29 St. Marks Pl · btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 15, 2026.

Overview

There's a crashed plane in the backyard. The bartenders' are Irish and the crowds' mostly expat.

History

One shot glass saltier than the other

Before it was Bull McCabe's, the place went by Finian's Rainbow1. We once led with the crashed plane in the backyard; the write-ups now start with picklebacks and move on to the dive essentials: darkness, sticky floors, a pool table, a dartboard and a jukebox2, 3. It's still pouring on St. Marks Place, where by one 2026 account nearly everyone at the bar has two empty shot glasses in front of them, one much saltier than the other2.

Sources

  1. forgotten-ny.com
  2. theinfatuation.com
  3. villagepreservation.org

Researched October 2026.

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