I'm looking for an authentic Irish pub in Manhattan--NOT touristy, serves Smithwicks and with live music. Location is last concern, but close to Grand Central is better. Also looking for Irish pub food--nothing fancy or pricey (no $24 lamb chops). Not a college place. I'm taking my uncle who is 65ish, and we have both been to Ireland. He loves Smithwicks. Hard to find in US.

I heard there is a Smithwicks bar in Brooklyn, but it may be closed. Anyone know? All advice will be appreciated.

Smitwicks is no longer hard to find. At least not in Chicago. Pretty much anywhere that serves Guiness is likely to also serve Smithwicks. We can even buy it at our local liquor store now.

I'm in SC. It has not made it here yet. Also, I am having trouble finding it in NYC pubs because many don't post their beer list. While my mom & aunt see a play, I wanted to surprise my uncle with a great pub.

http://my.execpc.com/~tjcasey/pubguide.html

Hope this helps. It seems to be an excellent list. Cheers~

I think you've got a bit of a tall order. I've just spent quite a bit of time doing some searches and have yet to find a place I can confirm has Smithwick's beer with the ambiance you want, let alone music (and you don't say what kind). Here's a website I found that might be helpful (nyireland.com) Thady Con's looks promising, but I don't know it. 2nd Ave. (and 3rd ave) in the 40s & 50s has quite a few Irish pubs.

http://www.nyireland.com/bars/midtow.../thadycons.htm

Separately, The Kinsale Tavern on the upper eastside appears to have Smithwick's but it doesn't look like it has music---more a neighborhood sports bar.
http://www.pubcrawler.com/Template/R.../BrewerID=1319

Kennedy's on west 57th b/w 8th & 9th is a pretty traditional Irish rest/pub. that often has live music (although not nec. Irish). Don't know about Smithwick's. The food is very good.

I love the website below for seeing what's on draft at many NY watering holes.

http://hbd.org/mbas/beer.html

Gingerman is my fave NYC bar, but won't satisfy your requirement for Irish pub food. St Andrews has some typical pub grub, but not sure they have Smithwicks.

Stay away from Stout...awful.

(When I said stay away from Stout, I was referring to the awful new "authentic" pub...not the glorious beverage)

I read about Stout, the pub. Thanks for the warning. I am looking for Irish music like they play in pubs in Ireland. Thady Con's does look promising. Perhpas we can do without the Smithwicks in exchange for a great over-all experience. Thanks for all the web sites, everyone!

Annie Moore's?
O'Lunney's?
McSorely's?

Don't know if I've even been to an "authentic" Irish pub, but we stopped in these places and found them pretty nice.
Maybe the locals can comment on authenticity??

WFT --

Was just googling to see if there is a pub called The Bank in NYC (I liked the one in San Francisco), and this link popped up...lists TONS of Irish bars in NYC. Several have links to their own websites.

http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.co...rish__pubs.htm