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| The Gaf | ||
| Address:
401 W 48th St. Phone: 212/472-8176 |
Neighborhood:
Hell's Kitchen/Clinton |
Bar/Club Type: Neighborhood Bar |
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Yes, The Gaf is a different
joint than Gaf
Bar--but barely. The only real difference is about 35 streets,
six avenues and a little lower decibel level. The Hell's Kitchen crowd
seems amazingly similar to the UES folks, but seems to avoid the kiddies
that all UES bars sometimes attract. The bar is your typical small
Irish pub, wood-style deal with a long bar opposite the door, TVs
in the corners, a mini-bowling game, darts, a lot of smoke and mix
of classic rock and U2 to put you in that drinking mood. The only
break from the norm is the space downstairs that attempts the lounge
thing, complete with couches and the like. (We never would have noticed
it was there hadn't the bathroom been downstairs.) The atmosphere
here is low-key and tends to cater to a less rambunctious clientele,
but we may have been there on a slow weekend. We're sure that once
the underage, bridge-and-tunnel crowd comes to the realization that
Hell's Kitchen isn't quite as scary as it sounds, places like The
Gaf will be packed with the same spandex and glitter lovin' teens
that tend to invade all the UES bars during the warmer months and
school vacations. [MF] |
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