Fraunces Tavern is a place of superlatives: open since 1762, George Washington bid farewell to his troops here after the Revolutionary War. That's reason enough to visit the museum here, have a drink and some meat or seafood dishes. Steeped in tradition and filled with tasteful antiques and oil paintings, you can't help but be captivated by history when at Fraunces Tavern. Billed as "New York's premier historic dining experience," you'll find it's a nice place for happy hour, a weekend meal, or for a visit during a walking tour of lower Manhattan.

The restaurant and bar spaces are managed by Porterhouse Brewing Co., Ireland's largest independent Irish Brewery. The Porterhouse Bar offers a large range of small batch and specialty beers, serving traditional American food with a strong Irish influence. In the Tallmadge dining room you can enjoy a unique dining experience where wide plank floors and a blazing fire invoke the feeling of being back to the days of Revere, Jones, and Washington. The fare though, is a modern spin on American and Irish classics that will leave you full, satisfied, and reminded of times when the world was larger, and perhaps a bit simpler.