Thursday, August 10, 2023

The Whiskey Ward set to close next month on Essex Street

On the Lower East Side, the Whiskey Ward will close in the middle of September — three months shy of its 24th anniversary, according to co-owner Sandee Wright.

As for a reason for the closure, Sandee said simply in an Instagram message that "it's time."

The no-frills neighborhood bar with a pool table, free peanuts, and an extensive menu of whiskeys has been a solid, low-key hangout through the years at 121 Essex between Rivington and Delancey. They will be missed.  

3 comments:

John Penley said...

Sandee and her hubby Max are some of the nicest people that ever lived in the LES and their sweet doggie who died I loved because she would actually sit on a barstool next to me when I drank there. I wish them all the best and hope their retirement is a happy one.

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Jessie said...

Some of my best memories of New York were Sandee, Max and Betty Page. The staff were welcoming and real and the customers became family ❤️