The Great Georgiana — Restaurant in New York

I've been on the lookout for COVID-safe bars, and The Great Georgiana certainly fit the bill. The tented outdoor seating area has heated lamps so you can huddle in your winter jacket and sip on vodka, Russian-style.

Somewhat unseasonably, I ignored the bartender's suggestion of the hot toddy and went with the Slim Fittins (Tito's vodka, basil, lemonade). Yeah, I was basically drinking lemonade in 40 F weather. Having sufficiently frozen my fingers, I replenished my blood circulation with the house red and kind of wish I just had two glasses of it and called it a night.

Nice place to catch up with friends or coworkers you've not seen since the dawn of face masks. My former colleague and I went on a Wednesday evening around 6:30, and it wasn't...

The bar seemed nice at first but after our group (about 10 ppl) got settled and was in the middle of talking, the music suddenly became very loud we couldn’t hear each other. We asked the bartender and was told that it’s a matter of policy - if there was a certain amount of ppl in the bar the music had to be loud. People just started leaving because there’s no sense in hanging around when you couldn’t hear anyone talk including yourself. I’m just confused why music volume has to be a rigid rule when there were only 20ppl in the bar and everyone was clearly uncomfortable with the...

Drinks good; the location awesome; the crowd cool; the prices right for cocktails, beer, and wine. The wine is actually very good, better than a lot of others in this lovely hood, especially for the price in a time where there's too many blah meh wines out there for 14 plus dollars. Mind you, the food is pub food except for the cheese plate that should satisfy most any appetite for its ample portion and quality cheeses. The service is relaxed; the mood, cozy. So don't be uptight about waiting when it's busy--so just the right snug for a...