The New York Knicks play at Madison Square Garden, “the world’s most famous arena” [see schedule]. The Garden is located in Manhattan between 7th & 8th Ave. and between W. 31st & W. 33rd St. If you are going to the Knicks games, here are some spots close to MSG for pre & post-game festivities:
[see our Garden Guide & map]
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Bars Near Madison Square Garden for Knicks Games
John Sullivan’s
210 W. 35th St. (between 7th & 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
(646) 362-2511
JohnSullivansNYC.com
John Sullivan’s Bar & Grill is an Irish pub, sports bar and grill located in midtown near Madison Square Garden.
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Slattery’s Midtown Pub
8 E. 36th St.
(between Madison & Fifth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 683-6444
SlatterysMidtownPub.com
Irish pub & sports bars with brand new TVs a few blocks north and east of MSG
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The Playwright
27 W. 35th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 268-8868
PlaywrightIrishPubNYC.com
Irish pub & sports bar a few blocks north and east of MSG
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Windfall
23 W. 39th St. (between Fifth & Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 869-4606
WindfallNYC.com
Bar & lounge a few blocks north and east of MSG
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Jack Doyle’s
240 W. 35th St. (between 7th & 8th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 268-1255
JackDoylesNYC.com
Irish sports pub & restaurant just north of MSG
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Hudson Station
440 Ninth Ave.
(between 34th & 35th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 244-4406
HudsonStation.com
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Bars Near Madison Square Garden
The Ainsworth: 122 W. 26th St. (bet. 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 741-0645
upscale sports bar & gastropub
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American Hall: 29 W. 36th St. (between Fifth & Sixth Ave.) (646) 259-3999
multi-level Americana bar with an arcade. (formerly Habanero Blues)
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American Whiskey: 247 W. 30th St. (between Seventh & Eighth Ave.) (212) 967-1070
whiskey bar featuring over 150 American-made whiskey choices and a Southern-inspired menu
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AYZA Wine & Chocolate Bar: 11 W. 31st St. (Between 5th Ave & Broadway) (212) 714-2992
Wine bar featuring over 90 fine wines and champagnes from all over the world
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Blaggard’s Pub: 8 W. 38th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) (212) 382-2611
Irish pub & restaurant
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Blarney Stone: 410 Eighth Ave. (between 30th & 31st St.) (212) 594-5100
Sports bar & neighborhood dive
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Brendan’s Bar & Grill: 42 W. 35th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) (212) 564-5405
Irish gastropub
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Carragher’s Bar: 228 W. 39th St. (between 7th & 8th Ave.) New York, NY. (646) 370-1545
NYC bar dedicated to the city of Liverpool UK.
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Clinton Hall: 16 W. 36th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) New York, NY (212) 695-0036
midtown location of the chain of beer bars serving burgers paired with craft beer
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The Celtic Rail: 137 W. 33rd St. (between Broadway & 7th Ave.)
Sports bar & Irish pub, formerly The Blarney Rock
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Clyde Frazier’s Wine & Dine: 485 Tenth Ave. (38th St.) New York, NY (212) 842-1110
sports-themed bar, restaurant & lounge named for the NY Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier
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Crompton Ale House: 159 W. 26th St. (between Sixth & Seventh Ave.) (212) 658-0089
Irish pub and sports bar with 13 HD plasma flat screens and a huge projector screen

modern American grill and sports bar
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Craft beer bar
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Irish pub. Feile is Irish for festival and hospitality.
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Sports bar named for legendary sports writer Red Foley. Tremendous collection of sports memorabilia
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Irish pub
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Bar & restaurant featuring Indian cuisine, American favorites and our famous Spanish tapas
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craft beer bar and American gastropub designed in the spirit of a haymaker’s farmhouse
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Brewpub at the Empire State Building
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NYC outpost of the famous beer & wings chain
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British style gastropub
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home of We Bleed Blue
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Irish & American sports bar
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Irish & American sports bar named after John Joseph “Jack” Doyle was an Irish-American first baseman
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Upscale Latin American restaurant & bar
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Irish pub, sports bar and grill
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New American bar & restaurant featuring craft beer & cocktails
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Station bar on the Amtrak level of Penn Station
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Large upscale casual Irish-American sports bar and restaurant
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Sports bar & grill
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2-level bar & restaurant
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Bar across the street from The Garden with a beer garden and rooftop bar (weather permitting)
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Mexican restaurant & bar with a heated roof deck
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Irish pub & restaurant
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Irish pub & restaurant
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Irish pub & restaurant
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premium 2-level sports bar
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Craft beer bar & grill
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Steakhouse directly adjacent to Madison Square Garden
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Restaurant & bar at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel
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Irish bar & restaurant since 1975
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Irish pub & restaurant
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Restaurant & bar at the Refinery Hotel
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cocktail bar at the upscale food hall at Penn Plaza
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Bar & restaurant featuring an expansive raw bar
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Irish bar & restaurant
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Irish pub & sports bar
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upscale bi-level sports bar & lounge
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Craft beer bar & kitchen
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Large German bier hall
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Sports bar & restaurant
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Irish pub and sports bar
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Craft beer & sports bar
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Bi-level bar & lounge in the Garment District
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New York’s largest Irish bar
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authentic, old school New York City pub
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Irish pub & restaurant
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New location for the popular Irish pub and raw bar & grill.
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Irish pub & restaurant
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Upscale New York steakhouse
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Bar & restaurant at the Renaissance NY Midtown Hotel featuring an 8,000 square-foot terrace with a retractable roof
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Classic NYC dive bar
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Casual neighborhood sports bar
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Friendly after-work bar & restaurant
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The lobby bar at The Refinery Hotel
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