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- kdfrawg, on 06/03/2008, -4/+32I am SO glad to see McSorleys on this list. I read about it one day in an old New Yorker in the lobby of my hotel in NYC and immediately went there. What a cool place!
- Kvetch, on 06/03/2008, -0/+24I can't believe they left off the AppleBee's right off Interstate 95. Man, that place is rocking.
- nightsweat, on 06/03/2008, -1/+21I guess if you lived in the Rift Valley in Kenya you'd be bragging about the Neanderthal bars.
- bosssmiley, on 06/03/2008, -3/+22New English/Irish tourist board slogan: "Come to {blah}: we have pubs older than your country."
- scoobycarolan, on 06/03/2008, -0/+15DUGG for all the corrections the commenters made. Nice work!
- Conwaysb0718, on 06/03/2008, -0/+13Ireland:
Sean's Bar (est. approx 900)
http://www.seansbar.ie/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%27s_Bar
The Brazen Head (est 1198)
http://www.brazenhead.com/ - donkz, on 06/03/2008, -1/+14digg comments section is better than the article itself :)
- metapop, on 06/03/2008, -0/+12Only fitting they mentioned the oldest brewery in the U.S.... Yuengling. Luckily they recently got a distributor in TN, as I no longer have to bring 2 cases back home with me every time I visit PA.
- franklymister, on 06/03/2008, -4/+16The Horse You Came In On, in Baltimore, was built in the 1750s, and has been a tavern since 1775. It's widely believed to be THE oldest saloon in America.
Edgar Allan Poe had his last drink there before he died.
http://www.wbaltv.com/entertainment/10285419/detai ...
http://www.examiner.com/a-390571~Horse_You_Came_in ...
As others have mentioned, I guess the writer didn't bother doing much research. - michnuc, on 06/03/2008, -1/+13Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, Va
Built around 1770
Tavern by 1785
http://www.gadsbystavernrestaurant.com/
From website "Nearly all of the founders of American Independence enjoyed the warm tavern hospitality of Gadsby's Tavern. No public building in America is more intimately associated with the struggle for independence and establishment of national sovereignty. For nearly a century, it was a center of political, social and cultural life in this important colonial seaport community." (Alexandria)
Famous visitors: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison and James Monroe. - Chewie67, on 06/03/2008, -0/+10Mmmmm. I love McSorley's.
Great story. A friend of mine went there once and said "I'll have a beer." The bartender's response was "You'll have a lot more than that, or you can get the hell out!"
Love the place. - roastedbagel, on 06/03/2008, -0/+7I love how the only phone in the place is the pay phone at the front door. Yes, the main number goes to that payphone, so when the phone rings, the bartender screams to the nearest person "PICK IT UP!". I thoguht that was such a riot when I went there.
I ended up picking it up when ringing and it was a couple of tourists trying to find the place so I gave them directions, they got a kick out of it too that patrons pick up the main phone. - doti, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6not everywhere on the east coast yet. I asked for Yuengling in New Hampshire once, and they looked at me like I had 3 heads. It's hands down the best "cheap" beer around. Why anyone would ever order a miller or bud when this is available is beyond me....
- whoreable, on 06/03/2008, -4/+10Lies. In Key West there is a bar older than some of those. Capitan Tony's has been there since 1851. It has a tree growing in the middle of it that goes through the roof.
http://www.capttonyssaloon.com/ - BohicaTwentyTwo, on 06/03/2008, -1/+7You have to order 2 drinks at a time at McSorley's, but they are small mugs barely filled 2/3rds of the way with lots of head. Go ahead, complain to the bartenders, I dare ya.
- MemorableName, on 06/03/2008, -2/+8PJ Clarke's, # 10 on the list, serves the best burger in NYC. the world?
- Duositex, on 06/03/2008, -0/+6Why would I complain about getting lots of head?
- jlee2081, on 06/03/2008, -1/+6Nothing better than 2 darks and a plate of cheese, onions, and crackers at McSorley's
Those bartends are some really crappy bastards - lensman00, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5As long as the corrections are flowing like beer in a tavern, I'll add the Griswold Inn Taproom (1776) http://www.griswoldinn.com/Pages/TheRoom.htm
- MicroBerto, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5I love McSorleys! I love how they sit you down at an old communal table, and you chat it up with the friendlies sitting there with you. A great way to meet interesting people.
I had a hell of a time with this German guy and his Dutch girlfriend (VERY thick accents), but once we figured each other out it was a blast. I pretty much ignored my friends and chatted with them the entire night. - Duositex, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5LOVED McSorleys. Everyone thinks they know you there. And in fact, they do, because everyone there has one thing in common: alcoholism.
- jersey, on 06/03/2008, -1/+6Um..... WTF? No Fraunces Tavern? It's 1762. It should be the #1 spot on that list.
http://www.frauncestavern.com/index2.htm - freshyill, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5I love my Yuengling. They quality took a bit of a dive when they opened the brewery in Florida a few years ago, but I think it recovered. It's hard to go wrong with it, and it's becoming ubiquitous pretty much everywhere on the east coast these days.
My only problem is that in Pa., you can just ask for Lager and they'll give you a Yuengling without fail. I have to constantly remember to ask for Yuengling anywhere else. - sdquirk, on 06/03/2008, -1/+6And their site was designed in 1851 too.
- hitkaiser, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4That's in Nottingham, here is a photo I took of it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hitkaiser/549144968/ - rancemo, on 06/03/2008, -4/+8The Knickerbocker Saloon in Lafayette, IN was founded in 1835. This guy obviously didn't do much research...
- hijinks, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4I use to live in Manhattan and McSorleys is a fun place. It is even better when it isn't packed with tourists. If it is busy they have a three rules, now only two
1) You must be drinking if you are in the bar.
2) When you order beer you get 2 at a time
3) No women allowed
I'll leave it to you which one is no longer enforced. I've been in there once when it was very busy and they will kick people out if they aren't drinking enough. - SimonGray, on 06/03/2008, -1/+5This is not a pissing contest.
- sleeslee84, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4ouch, come on man have some fun, drink responsibly, take a cab, and chill out....
- sepllcehck, on 06/03/2008, -1/+5They could call the place Mc Surly's from the barkeep's attitude.. He was a riot. There are two beers - light and dark.. both equally good.. They're a bit overpriced but it's a load of fun.. and be sure to tip.. tip and tip.. and drink drink and drink..
Place is good fun and be nice to the bar staff.. They may seem grumpy but they're soft hearted... - Grova, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Middletons Tavern Annapoli MD. 1750
http://pages.annearundelcounty.com/dining/middleto ...
Few other pubs in annoplis as well...... - nightsweat, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4Schaller's Pump on North Halsted. 1880's.
- digitalpencil, on 06/03/2008, -0/+4dammit *puts shlong away*
- UltX, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Oldest Pub In England, 'The Old Trip to Jerusalem', dates back to 1189AD.
- Brian47126, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3The Tree is protected and cant be removed, and I was the tree that criminals were hung on. the bar was built around the tree for this reason. Land here is a preminium and since the trees cant go, people work around them.
- mariekip, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Haha, here's a picture I snapped last summer of Laurence Fishburne chillin' in Jean Lafitte's:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/873339993_8d20 ... - Nackaroo, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3In London I think the oldest is the Olde Cheshire Cheese, Ive been there a few times.
"Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of the few pubs in London that can justify the 'Ye Olde' in its name. It was well known in the 17th century and many pubs have previously occupied this site, one of them, the Horn Tavern is recorded in 1538. The earliest incarnation was a guest house belonging to a 13th century Carmelite Monastery, the pub's vaulted cellars are thought to belong to that building. The pub was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt the following year. " - sleeslee84, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4To be fair the Knickerbocker, while a really cool bar, was originally the Cherry Wood Bar, and didnt change to the Knickerbocker until 1874. And it was hard to figure out if it was actually in the same location... pretty sweet how the knickerbocker has texas hold'em every monday, its like being back in a real saloon!
- rgranados, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3McGillin's! I was just there last weekend. One of my favorite spots in Philly.
- davidlow, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3If you like P.J. Clarke's burgers, then you've gotta try Donovan's Pub out in Queens. I never heard of them until Time Out New York did a burger special a couple years ago, but I now think Donovan's has the best burger in NYC.
They're plain, old school hamburgers just like at P.J.'s; not the burger-meets-dagwood-on-a-kaiser-roll crap that everyone serves now. By the way, P.J.'s opened another branch at the marina downtown. So good.
Donovan's Pub
57-24 Roosevelt Ave (at 58th St)
Woodside, Queens
(718)-429-9339 - skribble, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4Ahhh yes, but while in the USA 100 years seems like a long time, in Europe 100 Miles (or ~161K ) seems like a long distance.
- inactive, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4what about Old Chicago
- doti, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Why is Old Ebbitt's on this list, they moved into their current location in 1983? I thought the point was to admire and take in the character of an establishment that has been around for centuries? Just because it retains the name doesn't mean it retains the character. That place just makes you feel sleazy the moment you walk in. Whether it's the dirty old politician/lobbyists hitting on the 20-something staffers, or the overpriced beer & food, there are million better places to go in DC, with much more "charm" than old ebbitts.
- credential101, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3McGillin's in Philly is the *****!!!
- cha5e, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3(deleted)
- rancemo, on 06/03/2008, -1/+4Even with the 1874 date, it should still qualify for this list...
- rancemo, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3I think you meant to write "constitutional republic", but even that is questionable these days...
- sailor80, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3Since 1753, The Pirate's House has been welcoming visitors to Savannah with a bounty of delicious food and drink and rousing good times. Situated a scant block from the Savannah River, The Pirate's House first opened as an inn for seafarers, and fast became a rendezvous for blood-thirsty pirates and sailors from the Seven Seas. Here seamen drank their grog and discoursed, sailor fashion, on their exotic high seas adventures from Singapore to Bombay and from London to Port Said. From their webpage.
Great place to go if you're in Savannah, GA - quetzalcoatl1, on 06/03/2008, -0/+3http://www.fatbadgers.co.uk/Britain/old.htm
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