marko Tom Joad 72825 Posts user info edit post |
aha after about 3-4 days in nyc... i can't wait to get away from there 5/24/2008 4:11:08 PM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
so, stupid question, i know, but generally how much does booze run?
i'm gonna be packing plenty of cash, but i don't want to wait til i get into a bar to realize i'm going to have to spend $200 to get a buzz. 6/19/2008 5:46:11 PM |
PiratesPack Veteran 471 Posts user info edit post |
^Beers are generally 7 to 8 dollars. But you can find them every once in a while for $3 to $4. Mixed drinks are generally between $10-14. But prices can go higher or lower depending on the neighborhood you are in. 6/19/2008 6:56:11 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43406 Posts user info edit post |
Most every bar has a happy hour special every day. Some have really good ones where you can get out for $20-30 shitfaced. Totally depends on the area of town though.
^80% of the bars I've been too don't charge more than $6 for your basic light beer, quit trying to scare this guy.
[Edited on June 19, 2008 at 7:07 PM. Reason : k] 6/19/2008 7:07:21 PM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
^ shit, i can't get shitfaced off 20-30 dollars of booze from the store 6/19/2008 8:26:35 PM |
Dentaldamn All American 9974 Posts user info edit post |
go to the continental on 3rd ave and St. Marks. 5 shots of anything for 10 bucks.
also grassroots down the street has 7 dollar pitchers of beer until 8pm then 9 after that.
if you frequent places that have 8 dollar beers then you're most likely a douchebag. 6/20/2008 8:57:41 AM |
sarijoul All American 14208 Posts user info edit post |
go to this because i can't: http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/art_projects/playing_the_building/
video: http://www.pitchfork.tv/special-presentation/david-byrne-playing-the-building/playing-the-building
[Edited on June 20, 2008 at 9:52 AM. Reason : you can play the f*ing building man] 6/20/2008 9:50:56 AM |
TKE-Teg All American 43406 Posts user info edit post |
As an example Blackfinn (just off 3rd Ave on 53rd) has $20 happy hours every weekday, 6-8 all you can drink everything except premium liquor. If you can't get smashed off 12 mixed drinks in 2 hrs there's something wrong with you.
[Edited on June 20, 2008 at 2:29 PM. Reason : its not an awesome bar, rather okay. Just an example though] 6/20/2008 2:29:14 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
Go by Sirius and see if you can get on Stern. Best bet is to take a smoking hot chick with you that is willing to get naked 6/20/2008 2:34:23 PM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
^^ & ^^^^ Now those I can get down with 6/20/2008 4:31:38 PM |
OmarBadu zidik 25069 Posts user info edit post |
going to be working up there for the next few weeks - i've done the tourist things before so i'm looking for good food/nightlife/bar suggesstiongs
i'll be staying near madison square garden (at least this week since it was last minute - near times square most weeks though) and working near city hall park on broadway so throw out some lunch suggestions as well 7/7/2008 9:57:05 PM |
scud All American 10804 Posts user info edit post |
Alan, hit me up since you're up here - I work around Grand Central - but that's only 2 stops on the 4/5 from City Hall 7/7/2008 11:08:13 PM |
OmarBadu zidik 25069 Posts user info edit post |
ill do - in- the airport waiting now - i've got lunch plans today but we'll def. have to grab a bite at the very least 7/8/2008 7:02:21 AM |
ElGimpy All American 3111 Posts user info edit post |
Here are my restaurant suggestions for Midtown...posted these and others in another thread...but whatever...
Burger Joint (118 W 57th St.): Awesome burgers, fairly cheap, but an even better experience. It's located behind a curtain in Le Parker Meridien, which is a super nice midtown hotel...but once you go behind the curtain this place is straight out of a Texas truckstop
P.J. Clarke's (915 3rd Ave.): Pretty good burgers...but one of the oldest bars in the city. Most people have probably heard of this so it's nothing new, but the food is actually good
Sapporo (152 W 49th St.): My favorite Japanese noodle place. I took my Japanese buddy here and he said it is just like the Ramen restaurants in Japan. HUGE bowl of soup for under $10
Avra (141 E 48th St.): Greek food, specializes in serving many different types of whole fish on the bone. Delicious but fairly expensive
Akdeniz (19 W 46th St.): Good, cheap Turkish food. Nothing really that special about this place
Wu Liang Ye (36 W 48th St.): Hardly necessary to mention any particular Chinese place in New York, but I like this one better than any other in midtown
Tiger Halal (49th & 6th): Street Meat. You probably know that you only eat this food drunk...this is the best one by far
Bombay Express (764 9th Ave.): Basic, cheap Indian place. Looks normal, but it's really good. I don't consider myself a connoisseur of Indian, but I've heard other people talk about this place too
Island Burgers & Shakes (766 9th Ave.): Not as good as Burger Joint, probably second best in midtown
Here is a map of all my favorite restaurants:
http://tinyurl.com/62uw8k
(yeah I've posted that before too...but it took me a while and I am proud of it :beatup 7/8/2008 4:05:54 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43406 Posts user info edit post |
Don't forget the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park! Awesome burgers and fries, but if you go around lunch time be prepared to wait in a long line. There's actually a webcam you can look at to check the line status. 7/8/2008 4:33:56 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
stay away from my boo 7/8/2008 4:37:31 PM |
philihp All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.ucbcomedy.com/
[Edited on July 9, 2008 at 11:32 AM. Reason : http://www.ucbtheatre.com/] 7/9/2008 11:28:29 AM |