Old Town Bar • 1892

The mahogany and marble bar stretches 55 feet beneath original 16-foot tin ceilings at this Flatiron institution, where Jacob Burckel poured the first drinks in 1892 and the business survived Prohibition as Craig's Restaurant, a speakeasy disguised by table service. The fixtures—from the antique urinals to the worn wooden booths—remain untouched relics of Gilded Age New York, preserved through 130-plus years of continuous operation. Step inside and the worn patina of the bar rail tells the story of generations who've bellied up to order the same cold beer and honest burger.