Stout first opened in 2005, and its locations in some of the city’s busiest hubs bring laid-back public house energy to nine-to-five New Yorkers and international tourists alike. They’ve moved their Stout Penn Station location to a new spot just two blocks from Macy’s Herald Square and Madison Square Garden, so you can join the throngs of sports fans and Swift-wedding-crawlers to soak up a pint or two before or after the action. They even open early for every Garden game and concert, so you’ll always have a place to escape the throng of Midtown.
Classic pub fare still reigns here, with prime beef burgers (made “Angry” with Buffalo hot sauce or Oklahoma-style with griddled onions) and house-cut French fries, fish and chips and chicken wings on the menu. The cheddarwurst sausage, which is also served rinkside to the ice skaters at Bryant Park, is available here year-round, dripping with honey-bourbon braised onions and earthy Düsseldorf mustard. On the weekends, you can stop by for breakfast burritos and bottomless brunch, where two hours of unlimited bloodies, rum punch, mimosas, screwdrivers and select draft beers will run you $25 when you purchase a brunch entrée.
Over 75 beers, ciders and seltzers are on offer day and night, from crowd-pleasers like $7 Miller Lites and peach High Noons to harder-to-find suds like Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine and more cult-favorite IPAs. If you’d like to try a few from their extensive list, draft beers are available in half pints or flights; if you’re meeting up with the whole crew, buckets of bottles are up for grabs, too.
For those who are more likely to head straight for the cocktail list, Stout Penn Station’s drinks are mostly fruit-forward crowd-pleasers, like the Lucky Cat with Tito’s vodka, lychee, pineapple and lemon and the 12th Man, made with 12-year whiskey, coconut water and watermelon. Even their iced Irish coffee, mixed with chocolate bitters and topped with whipped cream, and their espresso martini with vanilla vodka are touched with a little something sweet.
Since it’s designed to be a fan-fave for all the fans who head to MSG, this new location is an easy pick for after-work happy hour, pre-game or pre-concert drinks or even private events. Four private and semi-private spaces, from the 25-seat Lounge to Upstairs at Stout (which has its own entrance, 14 TVs and room for up to 250 people), offer plenty of space to host seated dinners, performances or even your own Tay-and-Trav-style party.
Whether Penn Station’s a part of your daily commute or you’re in town to catch the show of a lifetime, Stout Penn Station’s classic pub vibes and huge menu make it an easy choice for every kind of meetup.