Become a paid member to listen to this article. Opened in 1854 by Irish immigrant John McSorley, McSorley’s Old Ale House stands as one of the oldest operating taverns in the United States ...

McSorley’s Old Ale House | The undisputed champion of NYC drinking institutions for the frat boy in all of us.

Much has been written about the saloon but Joseph Mitchell’s wonderful old 1940 New Yorker essay, “The Old House at Home” remains the definitive profile, excerpted below.

Old Town Ale House, the historic dive bar that the late film critic Roger Ebert once called “the best bar in the world that I know about,” quietly reopened Wednesday night on the North Side of ...

In September, 1979 I moved from Port Washington, Long Island, to Greenwich Village, to be a freshman at New York University. NYU in those days was not the gleaming powerhouse it is today; then, it ...

Ahead of St. Patrick's Day, I visited McSorley's Old Ale House, which was established in 1854. I was surprised by the inexpensive prices and the quality of the food. I was also surprised by how it ...

Matthew Maher and daughter Teresa Maher in front of McSorley’s Old Ale House in 2011. “I’m hearing from everyone that the general consensus is that he was an absolute legend,” she added.

Down in the heart of the East Village, tucked around the corner from the imposing Cooper Union, lies McSorley’s Old Ale House, arguably the greatest Irish pub in New York City.. Since its ...

McSorley's Old Ale House has continuously served its time-honored light ale and dark ale, two glasses at a time, from its original location that opened its doors on East 7th Street in 1854.

Living in the area, Lennon frequented McSorley’s Old Ale House, one of the oldest bars in New York City. Established in 1854, it serves only two types of beer, light or dark.