Fools Gold NYC

"If you’re in the mood for a terrific sit-down dinner after all that driving, Great Gold will do the trick. Former Flour + Water chef de cuisine Brandon Kirksey opened this Italian American restaurant, serving seasonal pasta and pizzas with locally sourced ingredients. Celebrate the end of your drive — and the official start of your vacation — with a warming plate of bucatini or a slice of the hot salami pizza topped with coppa and salami picante, with a dash of heat from Calabrian chile." - Dianne de Guzman, Paolo Bicchieri

"Fools Gold is a long, narrow room on the Lower East Side, and it has both an excellent beer selection and enough food to soak up said beer. There are also some televisions, and if you come in the daytime and tip the bartender extra, you might be able to get them to turn on The Price Is Right or a soap opera. Probably not, but either way this is a good place to hang out on a cool winter day." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"If there were ever a time to have a whole liter of margaritas or Moscow Mule, it’s now. Order both for delivery or pickup online from Fools Gold." - nikko duren

"Opened by the same team as The Jeffrey, you can also count on Fools Gold for an excellent beer and whiskey selection, as well as some bar food that’s much better than it needs to be. Use Fools Gold to please everyone from beer nerds to the two friends in your group who still feel the need to go to Piano’s every weekend. For everyone else, Fools Gold is in that perfect spot on the border of the LES and the East Village, so your crawl possibilities are endless." - bryan kim, katherine lewin, neha talreja, kenny yang

"The Deal: $60 For Three Hours Of Select Beer/House Wine/House Mixed Drinks, $19 For An Additional Hour; $72 For Three Hours Of Select Craft Beer/Select Wine/Mid-Tier Mixed Drinks, $24 For An Additional Hour; $90 For Three Hours Of Select Craft Beer/All Wine/Premium Mixed Drinks, $30 For An Additional Hour Are you friends with a bunch of beer nerds who ask about the tap list as soon they walk into a bar? If so, have your party at Fools Gold on the Lower East Side. A big sports bar with a rustic-cabin feel, this place serves a rotating lineup of various hard-to-find craft beers in addition to wine and cocktails." - Hannah Albertine, Bryan Kim