{"id":68574,"date":"2026-03-13T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=68574"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:35:09","slug":"mcmanus-nyc-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/mcmanus-nyc-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Hotelie Runs Iconic NYC Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Justin McManus \u201903 is the fourth-generation owner of his family pub\u2014familiar to viewers of \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d \u201cLaw &amp; Order,\u201d and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It has been a staple of Manhattan\u2019s Irish pub culture for decades, occupying the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and 19th Street in Chelsea since 1936. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcmanus.nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter McManus Caf\u00e9<\/a>\u2014the oldest family-run bar in NYC\u2014is now operated by fourth-generation owner Justin McManus \u201903.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat makes this place work so well is how much things haven\u2019t changed,\u201d the Hotelie says, sitting in the pub\u2019s cozy dining room in February 2026. \u201cThis is a classic spot, and so many things are original. You don\u2019t find crown molding or hand-carved wood like this anymore; you have to cherish that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior photo of the Peter McManus Caf\u00e9 in Manhattan\" class=\"wp-image-68447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0130-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pub anchors a major corner in the Chelsea neighborhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pub\u2019s custom-crafted bar stretches deep into the eatery\u2019s interior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Classic light fixtures, colorful stained-glass, plaid curtains, a vintage cash register, and ornate dark wood details set a relaxed backdrop for the well-stocked shelves of Irish whiskeys, beers on draught, and other offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you haven\u2019t visited the bar in person, you\u2019ve likely caught glimpses in movies and TV shows\u2014from <em>Highlander<\/em>, <em>Radio Days<\/em>, and <em>The Other Guys<\/em> to \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d \u201cBroad City,\u201d \u201cLaw &amp; Order,\u201d and \u201cSuccession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What makes this place work so well is how much things haven\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise that the pub is a draw for filmmakers, as its setting works both for period pieces and as a present-day throwback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall atmosphere\u2014including a bullet hole in a stained-glass pane behind the bar, a memento of a long-ago dispute\u2014harkens back to an older, more rough-and-tumble Big Apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McManus\u2019s is known for its Irish beers\u2014Guinness in particular\u2014and liquors, award-winning burgers (it took <em>Time Out<\/em>\u2019s \u201cBattle of the Burger\u201d title in 2016 and 2018), Reuben sandwiches, and traditional corned beef and cabbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"68445\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Exterior_McManus_1939-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior of the McManus Caf\u00e9 in 1939, including a large marquee sign that long graced the building's exterior until renovations to the adjacent subway station necessitated its removal.\" 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src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of McManus Caf\u00e9 founder Peter McManus is pictured in a framed photo on the bar\u2019s wall\" class=\"wp-image-68448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_0132-A-316x395.jpg 316w, 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pictured inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Eater NY<\/em> has called it \u201ca port in the storm in a rapidly changing city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McManus\u2019s great-grandfather, Peter, founded the establishment\u2019s first incarnation\u2014which Justin describes as \u201ca longshoreman\u2019s bar\u201d\u2014at 46th Street and 11th Avenue in 1911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It weathered Prohibition by becoming a general goods store, and when the pub\u2019s current spot became available, Peter moved the business there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin grew up in Midtown; as a student at Bronx High School of Science, he regularly helped out at the bar. While on the Hill, he worked at the Statler, as both a waiter at Banfi\u2019s and a bartender at its Regent Lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>The <em>Eater NY<\/em> has called the pub \u201ca port in the storm in a rapidly changing city.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduation\u2014he was the first college grad in the family\u2014he sought out other restaurant experiences, though he realized the pub would eventually be his destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI always knew I would have a piece of me here, no matter what,\u201d he says, \u201cdepending on how much it needed my attention and TLC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McManus spent several years at restaurants like Tabla and the upscale Rosa Mexicano chain before taking a break in 2006 to backpack around Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following year, he was cast in the YES Network\u2019s reality show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0784953\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ultimate Road Trip<\/a>,\u201d and followed his beloved Yankees throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Justin McManus, at left, with two fellow castmates at Yankee Stadium during the 2007 season of the reality show \u201cUltimate Road Trip\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-68449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-768x432.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IMG_5059-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">McManus (left) on the reality show \u201cUltimate Road Trip.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Returning home, he took on weekly bartending shifts at McManus Caf\u00e9 while launching his own nearby sports bar with two partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJay-Z was the first person to walk into our place, the very first night we opened,\u201d McManus recalls with a laugh, \u201cbut he was looking for the club next door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After six years, McManus returned to the family business full time, as his dad began to step back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He kept most things as they were, though he did upgrade its three TVs to high-def flatscreens and began accepting credit cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I always knew I would have a piece of me here, no matter what, depending on how much it needed my attention and TLC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>His one major improvement was updating the bar\u2019s ancient draught beer system\u2014which chilled the lines with ice packed around copper coils and powered the taps via air compressor\u2014to a modern one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new system finally allowed the pub to offer Guinness on tap\u2014giving it, he says, \u201cthe proper blend and creamy head of a fresh-pulled pint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McManus Caf\u00e9 had a viral moment in late January 2026, when actor Will Arnett gave it a shout-out on the YouTube series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I6YTmTUntL8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hot Ones<\/a>\u201d\u2014mentioning that he\u2019d frequented it in the \u201990s and held one of the high scores on the bar\u2019s golf arcade game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Justin McManus as a child at a neighborhood St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade hangs in the bar's interior\" class=\"wp-image-68443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/DSCF3405-A-152x85.jpg 152w, 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