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.
