The Penrose Bar

A stretch of Second Avenue near the 86th Street Q has held this Irish-leaning bar since 2012, pairing a beer and cocktail list with a kitchen that turns out a dry-aged burger, hangar steak and Caribbean red snapper tacos. Weekend mornings bring a brunch menu of eggs benedict, steak and eggs, and lemon poppy flapjacks. The bar seats walk-ins outside of parties of four to ten, who can book ahead, and the door checks ID on everyone after 8 p.m.