Yankee Doodle Tap Room • 1937

Norman Rockwell's thirteen-foot mural of Yankee Doodle commands the wall behind the bar, painted in 1937 directly onto plaster when developer Edgar Palmer built this Princeton tavern. Oak tables bear the carved initials of past patrons—rumored to include Albert Einstein himself—while rough-hewn beams and a historic stone fireplace anchor a room that's drawn students, scholars, and travelers since the late 1930s. The Princetonian Burger, a blend of brisket, short rib, chuck, and chorizo, pairs with sixteen craft beers on tap.