Those 34 bars in 2026
- 6
- still there
- 19
- replaced
- 9
- gone
Most common features
Food Served · 10Any outdoor space · 8Irish · 6Bottle Service · 4
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230 FifthPick
230 5th Ave.
Still pouring
With a view like this you can forgive all of this roof deck bars flaws.
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800 2nd Ave.
Closed; now Chai Urgent Care
Lacking personality or location the next best thing is a gimmick. They've come up with two number themed ones. No men under 25 are allowed in, and the number 925 in the name refers not to the address, but to the fact everything on the menu is $9, $2 or $5.
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431 3rd Ave.
Still pouring
Loud music and pricey yet mediocre food doesn't deter an after work crowd of junior investment bankers from packing the place.
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365 Park Ave S
Closed; now Audace
The food's decent, the wine list is good for the area, and the drinks aren't extortionate at this restaurant and lounge in the basement of the Hotel Giraffe. If you think that review's boring just wait until you go here.
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380 3rd Ave.
Closed; now The Factory 380
This business casual bar and restaurant was qucikly embraced by the upper echelons of Murry Hill's investment banking back office elite and the bleeding edge of the corporate marketing set.
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126 E. 28th St.
Closed
The second floor lounge above the Copper Chimney Indian restaurant is a sexy place to retire for a cocktail or two after enjoying some of the better curry in the city.
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500 E. 30th St.
Closed; now The Water Club
You can see a different type of New York from this rooftop perch above the Water Club restaurant - a New York that for good or ill feels a lot like the Jersey shore.
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531 2nd Ave.
Still pouring
Second avenue is lined with cookie cutter Irish pubs that serve more Bud than Guinness. This is not one of them. A solid pint of Guinness, a wood beam ceiling, and a roaring fireplace ensure Failte's place head and shoulders above the rest.
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337 3rd Ave.
Closed; now AWOL Bar & Grill
Its status as one of the few Red Sox bars in the area either redeems an otherwise mediocre bar or dooms it, depending on your particular persuasion.
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Le TrapezePick
17 E. 27th St.
Closed; now Dominique Ansel Workshop
Traditional English country pub where couples have the option of going upstairs and getting lucky with one another.
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405 3rd Ave.
No license found in 2026
Standard Murray Hill type bar brings in an a crowd looking for a cosmo after work or a place to watch the big game.
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365 3rd Avenue
Closed; now Coletta
The owner Barry McCormack, a one time star Irish footballer, ensures that no big soccer games are missed at this rock solid Irish bar. A decent kitchen attracts a relaxed neighborhood crowd that's missing from most other 3rd avenue offerings.
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241 E. 24th St.
Still pouring
For the easily amused this venue can be a cheap alternative, but then again the same can be said for Saturday morning cartoons.
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72 Madison Ave.
Closed; now Rocco Steakhouse
This upscale American restaurant has a large circular bar and a specialty cocktail list to attract an after work crowd.
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519 2nd Ave.
Still pouring
Great traditional Irish music in a setting more reminiscent of an actual Irish country pub than the usual Mc'Irish cookie cutter pubs in this neighborhood.
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375 3rd Ave.
Closed; now The Gem Saloon
Live country music, Tex-Mex and killer Margarhitas make this one of the best Murray Hill alternatives going. And if you're under 21 getting in is not a problem, you'll be carded at the bar.
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4 E. 28th St.
No license found in 2026
After an hour in line, bribing the bouncer, dropping $350 on a bottle, and then sitting in a cramped space watching girls teeter on high heels on the famed "runway" you can either tell your friends that your night out in NYC was a complete disaster or tell them "That shit was off the hook dude!" This club is almost entirely populated by the friends of people who chose the later.
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140 E. 27th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Ernie O'Malleys
Plasma TVs overpower the atmosphere at this midtown lounge with an UWS vibe.
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411 3rd Ave.
Closed; now Bella Union
The numbers say it all. 32 Plasma TVs. 3 floors. Top 40 music. And 8 gazillion people jammed in on a Saturday night.
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119 E. 27th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Turnmill
The music blares. The guys are all squares. If you're looking for a good time you're not going to find it here, because if you had a buck for every douchebag you'd be a millionaire.
Already closed by 2009
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Park Avenue Country ClubClosed by 2009
381 Park Ave. S.
Closed
Enormous, efficient and totally nondescript bar/restaurant caters to lunchtime, after work, and American sports crowds.