Bar openings and events in NYC
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Smorgasburg
- Critics choice
- Free
The venerable epicurean extravaganza returns the weekend of April 6, spending Saturdays in Williamsburg's East River State Park (enter at North 7th Street) and Sundays in Brooklyn Bridge Park at the walled-in, open-air Tobacco Warehouse through the summer. The 2013 iteration features returning
- The Tobacco Warehouse 26 New Dock St, at Water St
- Sun May 26 - Sun Nov 24
Mad. Sq. Eats 2013
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Save yourself the subway fare—for 28 days only, this semiannual pop-up market brings the best grub from throughout the five boroughs right to Madison Square Park. Third Rail Coffee will collaborate with Brooklyn locavores DreamScoops on an affogato, ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso.
- Madison Square Park E 23rd St to E 26th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves
- Sun May 26 - Fri May 31
Brooklyn Uncorked 2013
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
Celebrate 40 years of Long Island winemaking with limitless samples of award-winning vinos and grub inside of one of Brooklyn’s most breathtaking spaces. Each L.I. winery will partner with a local eatery to serve up a customized pairing menu—such as One Woman Wine’s 2011 Grüner Veltliner with Good
- Skylight One Hanson 1 Hanson Pl, at Flatbush Ave
- Wed May 29
Tenth Anniversary Spirits of Mexico
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
The tequila-soaked South of the Border fest ups its game for its tenth anniversary. Returning to Astor Center, a tastemaker panel—including authors Gregg Glaser (Modern Distillery Age) and Ian Williams (Tequila: A Global History)—will blind-taste a selection of brands and mingle with guests. Your
- Astor Center 399 Lafayette St, at 4th St
- Wed May 29
Hester Nights
- Free
Spend Thursday evenings at this gastronome-palooza in the Eventi hotel’s 12,000-square-foot, tree-studded, open-air plaza, strung with twinkling lights. Snacks include Thai street food from Khao Man Gai NY, made-to-order pies from Ludlow Pizza, Vietnamese sandwiches from Food Freaks Banh Mi, and
- Eventi Plaza at The Eventi Hotel 851 Sixth Ave, at 30th St, 10001
- Thu May 30
Katz's Deli 125th Anniversary Celebration
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
To celebrate 125 years of pastrami-filled success, the iconic Katz’s Deli is doing it up with a blowout Shabbat dinner. Top-notch chefs like Danny Bowien (Mission Chinese Food), Joey Campanaro (the Little Owl) and Bill Telepan (Telepan) will spin their own chefly renditions of signature Katz's
- 205 E Houston St, at Ludlow St, 10002
- $125–$500
- Fri May 31
Mixology by Cripple Creek
- Price band: 2/4
Pedigreed drink slingers Damon Boelte (Prime Meats), Aaron Polsky (Amor y Amargo) and Mayur Subbarao (Dram, Cienfuegos) showcase their collective cocktail smarts at this rock-show–happy-hour hybrid. The barkeeps will mix eight cutting-edge quaffs in a dynamic onstage performance, while DJ Michael
- The Studio at Webster Hall 125 E 11th St, between Third and Fourth Aves
- Fri May 31
Txikifest 2013
- Price band: 3/4
Alex Raij and Eder Montero highlight seasonal sparkling vino at their third annual back-alley fiesta, with their Spanish restaurants Txikito, El Quinto Pino and La Vara. More than 15 Iberian wineries, including Xarmant, Ametza and Berroia, will pour samples of effervescent txakoli, a dry white from
8th Annual Taste of LIC
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Get your fill as 50 Long Island City restaurants band together for a communitywide culinary fund-raiser, featuring neighborhood staples like Casa Enrique, Pachanga Patterson and Sweetleaf. The local vendors will offer bites and booze, such as harissa buffalo wings from Alewife, foie gras bread
- 48th Ave, at the East River
- $50–$500
- Tue Jun 4
Hill Country’s Sixth Anniversary Feast
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Hill Country celebrates its sixth birthday the only way Texpats know how: with an all-you-can-eat, finger-lickin’ barbecue feast. Owner Marc Glosserman and chef Elizabeth Karmel head up the festivities with Shiner beer (in NYC for the first time in 104 years), boot-stomping tunes from Morgan O’Kane
- 30 W 26th St, between Broadway and Sixth Ave
- $40
- Wed Jun 5
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