Rocky Sullivan's

Address: 129 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016

The Rocky Sullivan's History:
In the late spring of 1996, musician Chris Byrne (Seanchai, Black '47 and Paddy-A-Go-Go) approached journalist Patrick Farrelly (HBO's Left of the Dial, Irish Voice, Michael Moore's TV Nation) with a proposition. Byrne was tired of bars with lousy jukes, loud televisions, watery Guinness, yuppie wannabee customers, and pretentious bartenders. "The only way round this problem is to open our own," Byrne concluded. Farrelly agreed. In September, 1996 Rocky Sullivan's opened its doors at 129 Lexington Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets in midtown Manhattan.

Rocky Sullivan's marked itself on the overcrowded Manhattan bar map as a joint with a difference. It's Wednesday night readings have drawn enthusiastic crowds and top flight writers-Roddy Doyle, Frank McCourt, Edna O'Brien, Pete Hamill, Rosemary Breslin, Mike Lupica-to name a few.

The music line up is distinctive, nothing bloodless or bland is allowed-from Seanchai's Friday night Irish hip hop party, to various local and international guests (music guests have included Karen Casey,The Popes, Damien Dempsey, Terry "Cruncher' O'Neill and many more).

And don't forget Thursday's Pub Quiz-Manhattan's longest running and most popular trivia night.

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights Irish language classes are held in our back lounge.

Apart from that, you can wander in, ignore all of the above, and settle down with a pint of Guinness that, we are told, is best in the city.

Map

Phone Number: (212) 725-3871

Website: www.rockysullivans.com

Format(s): Bar

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