Welcome to Bar of the Week, a running series from TV and City that highlights New York’s best spots for drinks, vibes, and just the right amount of chaos.
Each week, we spotlight one bar. Sometimes it’s a cozy cocktail lounge. Sometimes it’s a sprawling beer hall. Sometimes it’s a barely-marked door behind a fake hardware store. We don’t try to cover every bar in the city. Just the ones we actually go to. The ones we’d take a friend, a first date, or someone visiting who asks, “So where do you usually hang out?”
These aren’t curated for algorithms or chasing clout. They’re the bars that make up New York. One week at a time.
🍻 Bar of the Week: Treadwell Park
📍 Location: 301 South End Avenue, Battery Park City
🚇 Nearest Subway: Rector St (1), World Trade Center (E), or a breezy walk from Brookfield Place
Vibe: A roomy, tucked-away beer hall where you can play ping pong, nurse a mini keg, and forget—just briefly—that you’re still in Manhattan.
🕰️ Why We Love It
Treadwell Park is about as close as you’ll get to a hidden gem in a part of the city where everything usually feels branded and bank-owned. Sitting just below Brookfield Place, near the edge of the water in Battery Park City, it’s not quite Tribeca and not quite the Financial District. Which makes it feel like its own little pocket of casual bliss.
This is the kind of spot where you walk in and go, “Wait, why don’t I come here more often?” It’s massive by New York standards, with high ceilings, long tables, and an actual sense of airiness that most bars in the city only dream of. There’s ping pong. There are pinball machines. There’s even a good-sized outdoor patio when the weather cooperates. It’s the type of place that feels equally great for a chill night out or a “sneak out of the office during lunch for a beer” kind of vibe. Not that we’re endorsing that—but we’re also not not endorsing that.
There’s something communal and relaxed about Treadwell. It’s ideal for a round of drinks and shared appetizers with your friends. And unlike so many “group-friendly” bars in NYC, it doesn’t feel like it’s built for influencers or bachelorette parties. It’s just… fun. In a clean, low-key, no-attitude kind of way.
🍺 What to Order
This place takes its beer seriously. Treadwell Park offers 20 rotating draft beers and ciders, plus a few cask options and creative cocktails. But the real move is the mini keg, which is 160 ounces of your chosen brew, tapped right at your table. It’s theatrical, it’s shareable, and it’s very on brand for a bar that wants you to settle in and stay a while.
The food menu is classic beer hall fare, but it’s executed well. Think soft pretzels, nachos, sliders, and other easy-to-share picks that go down easy with a pint. It’s the type of place where splitting a few apps with the fellas while you sip something hoppy just feels right.
🗽 Why It’s a TV and City Pick
Treadwell Park is for people who like to relax. It’s for the coworker who suggests “one drink” at lunch and actually means it. It’s for the friend group that shows up in baseball caps, not blazers. And it’s for anyone who values space in a city that rarely gives you any.
This is a beer hall with soul. You’re not elbowing your way through a Midtown happy hour crowd or shouting over a playlist curated for TikTok. You’re just here, in a surprisingly quiet pocket of downtown Manhattan, hanging out at long wooden tables with good beer and good people. And really, what more do you need?
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