New York on Tap 2008
Archive · modern edition Every bar New York on Tap knew, as it stood around 2008, with a 2026 check on each one. This page in the 2008 edition
Gowanus Yacht Club, photographed for New York on Tap
Photo from the 2008 site

A New York on Tap pick

Gowanus Yacht Club

323 Smith St. · at President St.
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

In 2026

Licensed here under the same name

Active NYS liquor license under the same name at the same address

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

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Overview

An all outdoor space, Black Angus hot dogs, and $2 cans of Pabst create a recipe for summertime success.

History

No yachts, just hot dogs and pierogis

Local restaurateur Alan Harding opened Gowanus Yacht Club in 20021, and by 2011 Patch was calling it an early trailblazer in the beer garden revival that had since touched every borough1. When we listed it, we praised the Black Angus hot dogs and the cheap cans of Pabst; Patch found hot dogs cooked with Six Point beer, pierogis and deceptively simple hamburgers1.

Sources

  1. patch.com

Researched October 2026.

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