Pub stroll

[estherb]

Hello. A friend and I are going to be in New York this weekend, staying on 31st Street around 5th Avenue. We were thinking that on Sunday afternoon, we'd like to stroll downtown to the Village, stopping in a few places for a beer and a nosh, ending up somewhere for dinner (dinner anytime is fine, but I realize from reading through here that earlier will probably be easier without reservations).

If anyone can offer suggestions on nice/fun places to stop along the way (east side or west side - doesn't matter), and then possibly a couple of suggestions for dinner, it would be greatly appreciated. We like all kinds of food, casual atmosphere is preferred.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Esther

[feedmec00kies]

If you're going down to the village, you should stop in at the Blind Tiger. It's one of the best beer bars in the city. It can get crazy/busy at times, but it should be pretty calm on a Sunday afternoon. The food is pretty good and not expensive, either. The draught list on their site is outdated, though, probably from the Stoudt Brewery event a few weeks ago; they are having a Stone Brewery event tonight, so it'll probably be mostly Stone, unless it's all drank by then.