ULYSSES (FOLK HOUSE)
95 Pearl Street New York, NY 10004 |
What a GREAT BAR....Your are about to find out why THIS BAR ROCKS!!!
To Start at the beginning....the Financial District is a boring and desolate place after 6pm any day of the week and on the weekend it is a "Tourist Attraction From HELL" (Excuse me sir, take a picture of me and my enormous family in front of the NY Stock Exchange....No no its blurry can you take ANOTHER??). So yeah there is not much going on down there to write about as far as bars and hot spots are concerned....or ARE THERE? Ulysees is tucked back on Pearl Street with another entrance on Stone Street ( Yes the bar is THAT BIG! It stretches between blocks!). In the Summer they host folding picnic tables (party like a picnic) and block the street off for the major overflow of happy drinkers and fun loving bar crowds. This is a bar to show up at looking entirely different in a t-shirt and catch the eye of everyone (This bar is full of suits and "Lady business skirts").It's a great place to have some drinks and some food.
This bar also plays host to a number of amazing bands (you have never heard of them but damn some of them can really wale!) There are small upper seating areas that act as stages during specific dates and events, there is a DJ booth that (sometimes) takes requests, beautiful bartenders, 2 sets of bathrooms for both men and women, and there is a HUGE circle bar!! In the center (wall divider) there is a small brick tunnel inlet that takes you to the "Other Half" of this cool bar where there is an additional bar and seating. On a Thursday and Friday it is near impossible to find seating from 4-10pm, The after work crowd or just the people who live down in this boring financial neighborhood go to this bar and party party...can't find it? Take the 2,3 train to Wall street, exit at William and just follow the lull roar you will hear as you pass Del Monico's restaurant. I lived in this neighborhood for over a year and didn't discover it til about 6 months in, and after that I practically lived there on the weekends. It is truly a wonderful spot to hit up if you find yourself way downtown...this is a "Financial" drinkers version of Charlie Sheen's"Winning"
They also host a lobster night and a clam bake in the summer. ( This Bar Rocks)
Ulysses is a little pricey with average beers at $7 but they have a large selection (over 40 BEERS!) and if you are taking a date be prepared to pay more $$$ GREEN if she doesn't like beer ($15-16$ Mix Drinks that are the size of something your average person can drink like a shot (boo hoo) Overall I give this Bar a "TOP RATING" because it is a great spot to meet people and in such an odd location, people will thank you for showing them such a cool bar :)
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Live Music at Ulysses is a standard
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