William Barnacle, New York, New York, American Restaurant Details

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Restaurant: William Barnacle

Address: 80 St Marks Place, New York (Manhattan), New York (NY), 10003

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Phone: (646) 217-8815

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4.4 based on 5 ratings
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02/20/2014 9:37 pm

Great little bar/speakeasy, they serve Absinthe the traditionally, they have music on Monday nights. The bathrooms are small.

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02/15/2014 3:18 pm

Has got cider

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08/02/2013 10:25 pm

Fell in here on a Friday at 10pm and was able yo listen to live music, have really good crepes ad beer and just enjoy the place. About 11 people here about 1015 at night and very laid back.

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07/15/2013 4:47 pm

I hopped in here last Saturday to get out of the downpour as I waited for friends to arrive as we gathered for a close friend's 27th birthday. I was greeted by the bartender about 5-6 minutes of awkwardly standing by the bar/entrance and not knowing much as there's no menu posted anywhere - thankfully they had a chalkboard sign out front which advertised $5 Guinness drafts and that was the route I ended up taking.

After pulling up a chair to the bar (no high chair/stools by the bar - instead they face the wall thus giving your back to the bar, I found this weird but I was told I could move them to the bar so I did so for me and my friend who was nearby and heading over to meet me) the bartender let me try a Smithwick's. I've had it before, but it had been awhile and I find that it tastes different sometimes depending on the bar - it was good hear, smooth and crisp as it should be.

This is an awesome Irish Whiskey/Absinthe bar with a rich speakeasy history. They play soft Gaelic ballads and only carry Irish beers on tap - luckily for me I enjoy Guinness, Smithwicks and Irish brews in general.

They have an interesting crepe menu too - only $5 for a buttery sugar crepe and an $1 for whatever topping/filling you you'd like. Options include: banana's, salted caramel, NUTELLA, chocolate syrup drizzle, I think blueberries and/or strawberries and more.

I unfortunately did not get to order one, but I saw some of the ones brought out for other patrons and they looked (and smelled!) amazing so this is definitely on my bucket list of things to try.

Beer and crepes aside, they also had a really pretty silver absinthe fountain. It was unlike any type of alcoholic fountain I had ever seen - I'm not usually a huge absinthe fan but this is now also on my bucket list of things to try here.

Their location is also pretty condusive to good times being close to many other bars and restaurants, I'm sure I'll be back sometime.

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07/05/2013 5:31 pm

An actual former speakeasy with tons of history.

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