Vagabond Shoes Longing to Stray — Exploring the Beer Bars of New York Through Years and Boroughs
Bar-bottle-shop hybrids like Beer Culture, Top Hops, ABC Beer Co., Beer Karma, Covenhoven, and Beer Witch offer still more options for locals to engage with good beer, and a newer generation of beer bars with openings spanning the last decade like Gold Star Beer Counter, BierWax, Beer Street, Glorietta Baldy, Bondurants, and Hops Hill attract fresh crowds alongside people like me, who have been stalking local beer destinations since the late aughts. I love New York City’s breweries, but I owe the will to frequent them in the first place to the city’s beer bars It’s a vibrant scene I’m grateful to discuss with fellow New Yorkers, recommend to travelers, and will look forward to revisiting long after I’ve left town Words by Courtney IsemanIllustrations by Colette Holston