Local West

At the Local Cafe, cool people and great food come together in a spectacular indoor and outdoor setting.

6 / 10
356
ratings
  • Phone

    (212) 629-7070

  • Website

    localcafenyc.com

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  • Type

    Pub

Address

1 Penn Plaza (at 33rd St & 8th Ave) New York , NY 10119 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Dinner
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 80


Keywords:

rooftop madison square garden beer cucumber cooler scenic views penn station good for singles good for groups concerts good for dates great value casual TVs popovers organic coffee calamari people watching bacon meats trains
Jean Carlos

Impressive selection of beers . The food was good. There’s a rooftop with a nice view , me and my friends hung out for like 3 hours, it was great. Nice staff and very professional bartenders .

Velvet Lerange

Great bar to hang out before a concert or game at Madison Square Garden . The rooftop bar is great to hang out. Good variety of beer and drinks, and the staff is very friendly and helpful.

The Corcoran Group

A great spot to enjoy rooftop drinks before or after a game, or to sit and watch a game on one of their countless TVs . The French Onion Burger is our go to food here.

FranCisco Vegas

The roof is great. The cocktail are nice. The Philly cheese steak was so delicious. I was so shocked by just how clean the men's restroom was.

DoubleDeuce

Excellent spot for outdoor drinks. Mostly a crowd waiting to head out of the City on the train so a good chance to meet new people as well .

Trae F

Good place for drinks outside. Great happy hour specials for those of you shleps who have to commute out of the city . Ha ha ha!

Luis Javier Robles

Local beer , wine and awesome view of Madison Square Garden and Midtown Manhattan ! Gardens and cool staff .

Virgilio Rodriguez Moya

I went for a few drinks and stayed all night, good hosts and excellent service, recommended

Scott H

The drinks are great and so is the food. Nice staff and outdoor seating !

Amanda Lee

Grab a reasonably priced drink and lounge on the rooftop for some great people watching !

Karl With A "K"

Great rooftop bar and outdoor beer garden ! A must during the summer.

Abiola Abrams

This is a hidden gem in an unlikely area! The rooftop is a great place to have a party. Great service!

Ryan

Sit outside and get a huge beer !

Michael Fox-Rabinovitz

Great burgers and fries , solid beer selection , good calamari

carolina Hartley

Get outside! While the weather is nice! Great heaters to keep you going, once the sun goes down ;)

West Virginia University

Official football headquarters of the NY-NJ Metro Chapter of the WVU Alumni Association. Wear your gold and blue and watch the game with fellow Mountaineers ! Read more

Ashley Velazquez

Great spot for drinks after work. Summer time favorite.

BTay

Loved their rooftop bar & cucumber cooler ! Great chill bar that was clean , had great music & good service !

Daniel W

They have decent daily specials and a few craft beer options (delerium)

Allie Lemco

Yummy food and good selection of beers but the service just doesn't exist. Reasonably priced too... Just never saw our waitress .

Jonathan Discount

Great location; If you like buffalo sauce , even better, everything is covered in it!

Anna Frenkel

hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey !

Ben Fortney

Midtown bar , nothing special besides location next to the station. Sometimes there are Knick/Rangers promotions going on.

Daniel W

Roof top bar . Decent beer selection . Overpriced. Fun to yell at friends that are exiting Penn Station from atop the roof.

Jennifer Griola

We left without getting a drink- not crowded and servers moving like they were living in the deeeep South...next!

Deltra Coyne

There's a new (as in barely open) beer garden . Nice atmosphere, will be great when they get the kinks worked out.

Ashley Rose

Penn Station bar - with a rooftop and beer garden !

Brooks Wood

Def one of the better beer gardens in the city

Andrew Lowe

The disco fries are prepared in such a way that they are truly elevated to gourmet. Simply delicious

eric bornemann

Good for a rooftop drink before catching a train .

Alex Fish

Rooftop bar in the summer is a must. Weird location but somehow works

Brandy Trummer

Cool atmosphere but extremely slow service every time I have been here...even in the middle of the week and not during lunch rush we had to wait about 10 minutes before someone would serve us.

Kevin Vail

What a horrible place

Abby Finkel

Good selection nice atmosphere

Rahul Dharaiya

Nice beer garden on a hot summer day

Fiona Baptiste

Seriously! They take you Cc b/c people just leave... Yea! We've been waiting 30mins for our waitress to check us out. It's NOT busy!

Geoff Reinhardt

Bars around Penn Station generally suck. This one is def worth going to. I'd rather be in another neighborhood but this is the best around here.

Tom Ternquist

RIght next to penn station and a great view . Just super pricey !

Betsy Kent

on Sullivan St betw Houston & Prince. Wonderful organic coffee and the most amazing, wonderful, gigantic, delicious Popovers in NYC!

Sarah S

Nice outdoor space . Staff is as dumb as bricks.

Jenn Gambrill

Try the Local Lemonade if you want a strong drink !

Billy Salts

My favorite is the grilled cheese with bacon . They also make a kick ass burger here!

Aimee

if you are willing to put up with all the old usher songs, decent place to get wrecked.

DJ ShortyLove

Cucumber Cooler Tastes Great!

✨#IamRomdelacrème✨

Only bar in Manhattan that has Berry Acaí flavored vodka !... Now, cheers!

Stephanie Arrindell

Drinks are nice ????????????

casey penney

Pre-Depeche Mode concert drinks. Short walk to MSG. Beautiful Monday night. Rooftop bustling. See ya there!

Tiniko Tereladze

Rasai vgavart

Vinnie Daboul

The outside patio .

Eclipse

Good drinks :-)

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