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425 W. St. New York, NY 10007

212-645-5668

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Cuisine(s): Seafood
Hours: Sun, Sat 12pm-4am, Mon-Fri 4pm-4am
Features: Wheelchair Accessible

Description

The team behind the Spotted Pig opened this nautical-themed bar in 2008, an oasis in an area of the West Village by the Westside Highway that badly needed a casual watering hole. Imagine a cross between someone's sweet '70s basement bachelor pad and grizzled sailor's hangout and you'll have an idea of what this place looks like. Take a seat at one of the cushy vinyl seats looking out onto the Hudson River or cozy up to the small bar and order a tropical drink off of the blackboard. The food is several notches above standard pub fare thanks to Sue Torres, chef of the acclaimed Mexican joint Suenos in Chelsea. The bar's classic pretzel dog is listed on the menu next to Mexican fare like al pastor tacos and crabmeat tostadas. If you're going to eat, it's best to show up early, as scarfing down tacos can be difficult when the classic rock starts bumping and the place gets insanely crowded.—Keith Wagstaff

2008 | Best Bait-and-Switch

Everyone loves to mention that charming detail about the recently opened Rusty Knot serving 99-cent beer and $3 cans. Owners Taavo Somer (Freemans) and Ken Friedman (Spotted Pig) like to think of their nautically themed bar as a beer place, and we actually showed up the first time with the intention of ordering one of those affordable ales--until we saw the plastic totem glasses. Reminded of the all-time best episode of The Brady Bunch, we had to have one; instead, we had four. The homemade... More »
2008 | Wine Coolers

We may never recover from viewing, at an early age, the 1986 Seagram's commercial in which a lecherous Bruce Willis intones: "It's wet . . . it's dry." Two decades later, over on the West Side Highway, the Rusty Knot is single-handedly trying to pluck the wine cooler out of history's dust bin. But the best wine cooler is always the one you make at home. More »

You Could Be Gone Fishin' With Sue Torres of Rusty Knot This Sunday

By Chantal Martineau | Wed, June 2, 2010

This Sunday, you could have your dinner with the Rusty Knot's Sue Torres and catch it, too. Tasting Table is offering you the chance to go fishing with Torres on a day-long excursion off the coast of... More »
Sue Torres Will Revamp the Menu at the Rusty Knot

By Rebecca Marx | Thu, April 15, 2010

Perhaps weary of being known more for its wino bus than its food, the Rusty Knot has hired Sue Torres to revamp its bar foods menu. Eater brings word that Torres, who owns Sueños in Chelsea and... More »
Signature Foods of the 1980’s

By Robert Sietsema, Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, October 15, 2008

Before the Age of Foodism descended on us like manna from heaven—bringing with it a concern for food excellence rather than just novelty (or so we hope)—we were willing guinea pigs for a succession of food fads, many of them quite weird. Some, lik... More »
The Rusty Knot Has No Clothes, But Long Straws That Prompt Blowjob Jokes

By Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, July 02, 2008

In front of me sits a $17 shepherd's pie that is hopelessly oversalted and a glass of crushed ice that tastes vaguely of rum and nothing else. Around the packed room, hipsters of every stripe—along with some obvious out-of-towners—are playing pool... More »

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The Rusty Knot

425 W. St. New York, NY 10007

212-645-5668

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2008 | Best Bait-and-Switch

2008 | Wine Coolers

By Chantal Martineau | Wed, June 2, 2010

By Rebecca Marx | Thu, April 15, 2010

By Robert Sietsema, Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, October 15, 2008

By Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, July 02, 2008