Bar near MoMA

How to Get Here from MoMA

From the main entrance of the Museum of Modern Art on 53rd Street, walk east toward Fifth Avenue, then turn right and head south to 49th Street. Turn right again, and Pebble Bar is on the right at 67 West 49th Street. The walk is roughly three to five minutes depending on the Midtown foot traffic.

Hours: Monday–Tuesday 4pm–12am | Wednesday–Saturday 4pm–1am | Sunday 4pm–11pm

The Perfect Drink After MoMA Is Closer Than You Think

You've just spent the afternoon inside one of the greatest museums on earth. The Picassos, the Warhols, the Cindy Shermans — your mind is full, your feet have earned a rest, and the city outside feels particularly alive. What you need now is a drink worth the moment.

Pebble Bar is a five-minute walk from the Museum of Modern Art. That's it. Head east on 53rd Street, cross Sixth Avenue, and you'll find us at 67 West 49th Street — three floors of classic cocktails, warm lighting, and a room that has its own story to tell.

Right for Solo Travelers, Dates, and Groups

The multi-floor layout — floors two, three, and four of the townhouse — means Pebble Bar works for almost any configuration. Solo travelers who've just finished a self-directed afternoon at MoMA settle in easily here; there's a quality to the room that makes sitting alone with a good drink feel like a deliberate choice rather than an awkward one. Dates find the setting does some of the work for them — the history, the design, the low lighting handle the atmosphere. Groups, especially those looking to book private space, have Johnny's on the fourth floor: Pebble Bar's dedicated event room, available for everything from post-work cocktail hours to late-night afterparties.

For larger groups or special occasions, private event inquiries can be directed to the team directly.

Making a Reservation

Pebble Bar takes reservations through Resy. For a weekend evening or a larger group, booking ahead is the move — the bar draws a consistent crowd and the best seats go. Walk-ins are welcome when space allows.

Reserve your table at pebblebarnyc.com or search Pebble Bar on Resy.

For private events, reach the team at reservations@pebblebarnyc.com.

The Right End to a Day Like That

MoMA asks something of you — real attention, real presence. The payoff is that specific kind of satisfied mental fullness you carry out onto the street. Pebble Bar is the natural next chapter: a room built on its own history, drinks made with its own point of view, and a five-minute walk that feels like the city planned it this way.

A Historic Setting That Earns Its Place 

Long before Pebble Bar opened in 2022, this townhouse was Hurley's — a beloved Midtown institution that ran from 1892 to 2000. Johnny Carson kept a private back entrance here that connected directly to 30 Rock (it still exists). Jack Kerouac was a regular, and his writing about the space gave Pebble Bar its name. David Letterman filmed segments on the third floor. For decades, the Saturday Night Live cast called it Studio 1-H.

The bones of all that history are still here. The space was reimagined by AD100 design firm Gachot Studios — the team behind Glossier's Soho flagship and Detroit's Shinola Hotel — and the result is a room that feels both anchored in New York's past and entirely of the present. Dark wood, considered lighting, a sense that the walls have heard things.

If you've just come from an afternoon surrounded by objects with deep histories, this is the right kind of place to land.

Cocktails Built Around the Classics 

The bar program at Pebble Bar isn't chasing trends. Led by partner and beverage director, Tim Sweeney, the philosophy is rooted in the classics — well-executed, thoughtfully sourced, served without ceremony but with real attention. The kind of drinks that reward people who know what they're ordering, and satisfy people who simply ask the bartender what they should have.

The menu is tight and intentional. Light bites round it out. It's a program designed for people who want to drink well, not wade through a novel to do it.

Where to get the Best Pre & Post-Show Drinks Near Broadway

Your New Pre (and Post) Show Ritual

The best Broadway drinks are already waiting for you — steps from the stage.

Most people treat the drink before a show as an afterthought. A rushed glass at whatever bar has a free seat near the theater. Pebble Bar disagrees.

Tucked inside a restored 1830s townhouse at 67 West 49th Street — steps from Rockefeller Center and squarely in the middle of NYC's Theatre District — Pebble Bar is built exactly for this. Three floors, a cocktail program crafted by Tim Sweeney (the mind behind Grand Army and The Jane), and a menu of oysters, wagyu sliders, and lobster rolls that holds its own against any pre-show prix fixe in Midtown. Walk-ins welcome on the second floor. Reservations on the third.

The curtain time is yours to manage. We'll handle everything before and after.

Radio City Music Hall

1260 6th Avenue — practically next door

You could walk here in under two minutes. Which means there's no excuse not to arrive properly. Come early, grab a table on the third floor, and open with the Rockefeller Lemonade (it's named for a reason). Oysters with a Petrossian caviar add-on if you're feeling it. This is the move for any Radio City show — Christmas Spectacular, a concert, a corporate event. The building is iconic. The pre-show should match.

Post-show, Pebble Bar is open until midnight Sunday through Wednesday and 2am Thursday through Saturday. The night doesn't have to end at the final bow.

Broadway Theatre

1681 Broadway — 6-minute walk

Six minutes from Broadway Theatre to a proper cocktail. The walk north on 7th takes you through the heart of the Theatre District, and landing at Pebble Bar feels like exhaling. A strong classic cocktail is the right post-show order — whether you want whiskey-forward or lean more towards a martini-we’ve got exactly the kind of thing you want to talk about the performance over. Second floor is walk-in, no reservation required.

Lyceum Theatre

149 W 45th St — 6-minute walk

The Lyceum is the oldest continuously operating Broadway theater in New York. It deserves a bar that takes history as seriously as it does. Pebble Bar sits inside a building that predates most of Midtown — the bones of the old Hurley's bar are still in the walls. That kind of continuity is rare. Come for the cocktail, glass of wine, beer, and bites before the show. Come back after and compare notes.

Imperial Theatre

249 W 45th St — 8-minute walk

Eight minutes is two songs from whatever cast recording you've been playing on the way in. The Imperial has housed some of the biggest musicals in Broadway history — the crowd that comes here comes to feel something. Match the energy. Start with a round of Pebble Sliders and a cocktail at the bar, walk over, and let the show do its work. After, Pebble Bar is the natural debrief.

Majestic Theatre

247 W 44th St — 8-minute walk

Home to The Phantom of the Opera for 35 years. Currently the longest-running Broadway house in history. Whatever is playing at the Majestic or if you just want to stop by and see where the classic played, you're in for something substantial. Give yourself time — book the third floor, do the full Pebble experience (oysters, a tarte flambée, a cocktail or two). The 2pm show on a Saturday afternoon and a proper lunch at Pebble Bar is one of the great underrated New York afternoons.

The Details

Pebble Bar 67 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10020 Mon–Wed: 5pm–12am | Thu–Sun: 5pm–2am Walk-ins welcome on the 2nd floor. Reservations via Resy. Private events and group bookings: [inquire here]

A few things to note on the angle here — the Lyceum history hook (oldest operating Broadway theater / Hurley's history on Pebble's side) is a genuinely strong editorial thread if you want to build it out further. Also, the Saturday matinee angle on Majestic might be worth a separate social post on its own.