Long before The Spotted Pig, and long before the current New York City gastropub craze, there was Maggie's.This midtown institution has always been one the very best Irish pubs in Manhattan. And ever since Mark Whelan, son of the original owners, Teddy and Maggie Whelan, took over the kitchen after culinary school almost fifteen years ago, it has served outstanding, high-quality food.
The menu has plenty of steaks, pasta, and fish specialties, but I usually stick to the pub grub: steak and mushroom pie, fish and chips, lamb stew, shepherd's pie (all around $15). Best of all are the killer slow-roasted baby back ribs, which puts Blue Smoke and many other NYC BBQ imposters to shame. Another dish that I love that occasionally appears as a special is beef stroganov. The bar also has its own menu as as well, with fried oysters, potstickers, calamari, flatbread pizzas, and min-burgers.
Fair warning: Maggie's Place is a very popular after-work spot for the midtown office crowd. If you're going during the week anytime between 4-7pm, be prepared to meet a small army of suits, jostling around the bar, and talking loudly. I love Maggie's on the weekends, or after 8pm, where you can sit at the bar and enjoy proper pint.
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