Swift Hibernian Lounge

Bartenders at Swift Hibernian Lounge pour Guinness for exactly 119.5 seconds, the interval the brewery itself recommends, from a lineup of roughly 30 taps backed by a deep list of Irish whiskey. Mike Jewell and Danny McDonald opened the East Village bar in 1995, naming it for the Irish satirist Jonathan Swift and fitting the room with shelves built from church pews shipped over from Ireland. Live music plays Tuesday nights, and readings from Irish literature take over the bar every St. Patrick's Day weekend. Weeknights suit an after-work stop that runs long, while weekends get packed and scene-heavy instead.