Peter McManus Cafe

Peter McManus Cafe is among the oldest family owned and operated bars in New York City. Located in the heart of Chelsea, Manhattan at 152 Seventh Avenue at 19th Street this bar has been Zagat rated and written in numerous article and received several awards. It was written about in the book, "The Hundred Best Bars in NYC" and placed very highly.----The newspaper clipping on the wall is headlined PETER MCMANUS AND SONS: TAVERNMEN FOR MANY YEARS. The date? August 23, 1948 -- when the bar had already been in business for twelve years. This explains McManus's Tiffany glass, wooden phone booths, and overall time-capsule atmosphere. These days, neighborhood workers from bike messengers and electricians to lawyers and musicians drop in to chat with James "Jamo" McManus, the founder's grandson, who is on hand nearly every night.

When Peter and Mary (Gorman) McManus left Ballinamuck, Longford, back in 1906, they could hardly have imagined that a century later, "Peter McManus" would appear in the films of Woody Allen and TV shows like Seinfeld, and be a part of New York City lore. But that's the case with The Peter McManus Cafe, the famous watering hole located at 19th Street and Seventh Avenue since 1936, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E6DF103FF932A35757C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=] following a move from an East Side location which opened in 1911.

The bar had been passed down through generations. The current proprioter is James Justin McManus. His son Justin, who graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. His Daughter Katie Eileen McManus has plans to attend The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

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Highlander,Radio Days,Keeping the Faith,Seinfeld,Law and Order,Saturday Night Live [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E6DF103FF932A35757C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=]