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. Patrons of this storied institution can only choose ...

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.

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

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 ...

Cheers to McSorley’s Old Ale House, which has cleaned up its act. The historic East Village bar now has an A inspection grade from the Health Department, bartender Teresa Maher de la Haba pro… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McGillin's Old Ale House in Philadelphia's Center City has been named the "Best Irish Bar" in the nation! 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware. Welcome, Mickey.

Beer summit: U.S. beers win big in restaged Mike Royko 1973 beer taste test at Old Town Ale House Fifty years after U.S. beers scored poorly against imported rivals in a backyard test by columnist ...