Shauna Eats Sunnyside

Night Fever at Bar 43

Thursday night post-Jerz and pre-boozy thanks ramblings, B and I decided to survey the premises at Bar 43 (on 43rd St. b/w Queens Blvd. and 43rd Ave.) for some drunken revelry. It always seems happenin’ over there—ciggy crowds cackling out front late in the night, tables packed and music bumping, string lights and inflatable sports mascots decorating the outside of the restaurant bar. You see the intrigue.

Since we’re penny-pinchers lately (F you, Black Friday!), we slugged some shots of whiskey in the comfort of our own kitchen before (um, and after) going out to pay for drinks. Besides, a little pregame buzz never hurt the cause…

Patrons at 43 were holiday-raucous, of the casual late-20s to late-30s set, sharing laughs and wings beneath 13 plasma screens. Opened earlier this year, it’s a largely Irish draw, and a new, high-tabled take on the dark, dank pubs populating the Boulevard span from Sunnyside to Woodside. With multi-textured, track-lit interior design (I was fascinated by these quaint construction-paper-rigged candle holders, until later realizing that apparently half the spots on Skillman do this trick), 43 is cozy but welcoming, shi-shi yet attainable.

B had a Smithwicks on tap, I classed it up with a Corona Light bottle (that’s what our pre-game buzz put me in the mood for. Haha..wtf?) We dropped $10.50 for the round. As B says, “It’s not Flynn’s prices, but it’s sure as hell not Manhattan prices, either.”

With roughly 16 beers on tap and a full cocktail list in addition to the expanded dining menu, there are more reasons to check this place out than just its badass futuristic bathrooms with floating bowl sinks, automatic soap dispensers and nifty hands-free dryers:

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Bar 43
43-06 43rd Street (b/w Queens Blvd and 43rd Ave.)
Sunnyside, NY 11104
718-361-3090