Malachy's

Upper West Side & Central Park


Giving new meaning to the word ‘dive,’ this crusty local holdout has a long wooden bar, classic rock on the speakers, a lineup of (mostly male) regulars and a bartender who knows everybody's name. There’s also a cheap menu of classic bar food.


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