50 best New York bars: Midtown East

One of our favorite New York bars happens to reside in Midtown East: This bustling craft-beer haven, a favorite among brew nerds.

By Time Out editors

Rattle N Hum

Rattle N Hum Photograph: Courtesy of Rattle N Hum

Rattle N Hum

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

Owner Patrick Donagher is more interested in converting craft-beer newbs than scaring them off: A giant chalkboard wall suggests craft alternatives to mainstream swill, and a daily-changing menu offers 40 mostly American drafts ($7--$9), to help you find your new favorite beer. Purists gravitate toward the casks (between two and four at any time), as well as some of the expert picks on the list of 150 bottles, including Jolly Pumpkin's funky La Roja sour ale ($21). See what strikes your fancy on the daily-changing menu (organized by style, with tasting flights available for curious drinkers), or dig into the bar's stash of seasonal ales.

  1. 14 E 33rd St, (between Fifth and Madison Aves)
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