Headed out to Albany for the regionals this weekend. Any good places to grab a drink and a bite after the games in the Albany area?
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The bars on Lark Street by the intersection with Madison are a good time. They're a manageable walk from downtown. I also like Wolff's Beer Garden is also cool for German food/beer and peanuts, which is a bit farther and more isolated, but not more than about an $8 cab ride from downtown.
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Originally posted by day310 View PostHeaded out to Albany for the regionals this weekend. Any good places to grab a drink and a bite after the games in the Albany area?
Closer to the arena is Savannah's at State and Pearl. Good pub food (best black bean soup around) and dozens of beers on tap.
A couple of blocks past Jillian's (bad food) is The Albany Pump Station. It's a brew pup with great food. It's just off the Colonie Street exit of I-787.
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Originally posted by Jasma View PostCould not be farther from the truth.
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Originally posted by Jasma View PostCould not be farther from the truth.
Savannah's is close by.
Pearl Street Pub is a new restaurant that took the place of the condemned Pearl restaurant.
Maurice's is on the way to Savannah's but only serves sandwich fare and may not have TVs.
Envy Lounge.
Capitol House (Chinese).
Does anybody know if Skyline is still open?
For more upscale fare, I recommend looking up Dale Miller, 677 Prime, Marche, Yono's and the Hollywood Brown Derby. All are within walking distance.
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Wolff's is the place to go for great beer. Lark Street is good for nightlife, If your looking to become friends with a drunk college age girl this weekend hit the usuals like Jillians, Envy, Bayou, basically anything on Pearl Street.Loyality means sticking with a thing in good and bad times. Not willing to do that, stay home, I got this.
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Skyline is gone.
For an upscale experience (more expensive but great food), dp Brasserie in the Hampton Inn is quite nice.
Broadway Joe's just outside the TU is a watering hole that serves the purpose.
McGeary's is an Irish Pub at the other end of Pearl Street.
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Plenty of clubs and bars along Pearl Street to tickle anyone's fancy. Bayou is a favorite of folks if they don't want to end up in a dance-ish club.
Wolff's Biergarten is a little further away on Broadway and is worth hitting for big foreign beers and German-themed goodness. Albany Pump Station is also located on Broadway but a little closer by than Wolff's and they've got plenty of their own beer and great food.
McGeary's is also in that neighborhood, across from Palace Theater, if you want an Irish-like bar.
If you want to get away from the Times Union Center and head up Madison Avenue towards the Lark Street area there's a lot more choices on Lark and near the intersection of Lark and Madison. There's the Lark Tavern and The Lionheart are different clientele. Lark Tavern is a bit more alternative but fun while the Lionheart can get busy and potentially annoying. It's not my favorite but... Whatever it gets the job done. Lark Street has any variety of things. Legend's Sports Bar, Bistro Wine Bar, Elda's, Hollywood Bar, Bomber's Burrito Bar... Take your pick.
If you want to go even further away from that, you can go up to New Scotland Avenue and pick out a few of the bars along there as you head towards St. Peter's Hospital.
Other folks have mentioned some good spots too. Savannah's on Pearl Street is a lot bigger inside and with a larger beer selection too (albeit a bit price jacked ). It's a fun bar though and just up a block from the arena.R.I.P. NASC/MCLA Mohawks Hockey
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Hillstreet Cafe is a ~3 block walk from the TUC with excellent pub fare and a satisfactory beer selection. Right across from a free parking garage for the weekend.Originally posted by moe24Thread over... REDRocket wins!!!
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I highly recommend Wolff's and the Pump Station (which makes an excellent burger, by the way). Good variety up on Lark Street, as GLM mentioned, and if you're not up for the walk then it's a reasonably-priced cab ride if you split it with friends. (The walk back downhill is much easier, of course.) If you're really determined to go somewhere on Pearl Street, I prefer the Bayou Cafe over Jillian's, personally; the staff at Jillian's were a real pain when the team and fans tried to celebrate there after Cornell won the ECAC in 2003, and a lot of us haven't been back because of that. And Broadway Joe's is good enough if your geographic scope is extremely limited.Cornell University Men's Hockey
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Originally posted by jmh View PostI highly recommend Wolff's and the Pump Station (which makes an excellent burger, by the way). Good variety up on Lark Street, as GLM mentioned, and if you're not up for the walk then it's a reasonably-priced cab ride if you split it with friends. (The walk back downhill is much easier, of course.) If you're really determined to go somewhere on Pearl Street, I prefer the Bayou Cafe over Jillian's, personally; the staff at Jillian's were a real pain when the team and fans tried to celebrate there after Cornell won the ECAC in 2003, and a lot of us haven't been back because of that. And Broadway Joe's is good enough if your geographic scope is extremely limited.
It's not a dangerous place or anything like that, I just think it sucks. If you want to have a mediocre time in Albany and be one of the people that cries about how much Albany sucks while not going anywhere else in the city, go to Jillian's and be miserable there.R.I.P. NASC/MCLA Mohawks Hockey
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