URBANDADDY.com - Ladies and gentleman, this is the Hog Pit.
No, seriously, it is.
Or at least it was.
All that Jack Daniel’s and the faint waft of old beer has been scrubbed clean and given a brand-new burger-loving lease on life. Which means the next time 3am rolls around, you’ll have a brand-new guiding light…
Welcome to Bill’s Bar & Burger, a diner-style comfort-food den dropped into one of the most strategically positioned spaces in the MPD, opening Friday night.
The spot’s still offering a raw brick chaser to the MPD glitz, but that’s where the similarities end. Bill’s is serving up burgers and shakes instead of shots (unless, you know, you want shots), and you’ll be able to make your way through it without a bodyguard. So when you stumble in for that 4am last call, you’ll find two rooms of diner-style black vinyl seats, pressed-tin ceilings and a scene almost as bustling as the one you just left.
As much as we are sad to see the Hog Pit go (I once couldn’t hold it and used the ladies bathroom…) we are glad to see a fresh face in this common Meatpacking hang out. The location is perfect to take breather from the club scene and get down and dirty on some BBQ and beer. I am now thrilled to see a burger joint take its place and offer up buns and suds (hamburger buns too!). I promise to only drop the kids of in the designated men’s powder room..promise. Gotta be Sly!
19th and 9th Ave (Meatpacking)