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Easter, arguably the best of all the brunch holidays, is this Sunday, April 20. These Lower Manhattan restaurants are rising to the occasion with special holiday menus — think champagne buffets and lobster scramble and French macarons in every pastel hue imaginable.

At the link in our bio, find more details on these festive offerings, as well as simple links to secure your coveted Sunday reservations. Enjoy! 🐣🌸🥂

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You’re guaranteed a warm welcome when walking into @thecorkerynyc, Joanna Preuninger’s wine shop on Bridge Street.

With its tall, dark wood shelves generously stocked with bottles, rich chocolate walls and seasonal decorations, the store is inviting in itself. But quickly it becomes clear that the staff – enthusiastic, knowledgeable and clearly passionate about wine – is what has kept people coming back for the near-decade the Corkery has been open in Lower Manhattan.

We talked to Preuninger, the woman at the helm of it all, about her background in wine, her experience owning a small business, and what it’s been like building a community of friends and neighbors downtown. Head to the link in our bio to read the full story, along with other profiles of women-owned businesses in Lower Manhattan.

It may be 5 o’clock somewhere, but on #NationalCocktailDay, it’s 5 o’clock everywhere.

To celebrate this (decidedly made-up but still fun) holiday, we checked out three of the neighborhood’s most impressive, inventive cocktail bars to see what was on the menu.

Our first stop was the crown jewel of 70 Pine Street, @overstory. The @kenthospitalitygroup spot was ranked the 15th best bar in the world by @theworlds50best, and between the delicious drinks, breathtaking views and lovely service, it’s clear why. Everything here is impressive, from the Art Deco building itself, all the way down to the hand-harvested Fort Tilden salt that garnishes their take on an Old Fashioned.

Next, we headed to a new(er) kid on the block, @thebedfordstonestreet. Here, spirits like rum, mezcal, clairin and cachaça take center stage to support the bar’s retro, nautical vibe. According to @eater_ny, the mole (which features in one of our chosen cocktails), is “made by an employee’s mother, with rum from Mexico, and atole made in-house from corn from the southern state of Chiapas.”

We ended the night with an N/A nightcap at the Bar Room in the @thebeekmanny, which was busy and bustling on a Friday evening. Going spirit-free was the right choice for the big finale, since the Beekman’s mocktail offerings leave nothing to be desired, except a second round.

At the link in our bio, read more Lower Manhattan’s cocktail bar scene and our suggestions of where to go for your next night out. Drink responsibly!

It’s all in the details.

Colors and textures of @printempsnewyork, officially opening tomorrow at One Wall Street in Lower Manhattan! 🇫🇷🗽

Happy first day of spring! Looking forward to all of the life and color (and outdoor dining) that lies ahead 🌸🌿🌤️🥂

We like to say that Lower Manhattan holds the world in one square mile, but that’s especially true when it comes to Ireland. In just a handful of blocks, the neighborhood boasts over a dozen Irish pubs, hosts the largest annual St. Patrick’s Day party in NYC on Stone Street, and is home to at least two important pieces of Irish cultural history: the Irish Hunger Memorial, and the James Watson House at 7 State Street.

If you’re celebrating St. Paddy’s with a pint, finding a good Irish watering hole downtown is no chore. You have one of the city’s last standing Blarney Stone pubs on Trinity Street, a family-owned, low-frills relic whose affordable fare and drinks make it, as food critic Robert Sistema once wrote, “a museum of the way working class New Yorkers ate in pubs 50 years ago.”

A few blocks away, O’Hara’s Pub slings traditional Irish bar food in an environment honoring first responders, a reminder of its status as a haven for firefighters and other essential personnel after September 11. For a more modern vibe, there’s the Dead Rabbit on Water Street, where you can find delectable Irish coffees, or Stone Street, where the St. Patrick’s festivities last for days.

If Irish history is your focus, take a stroll westward to the Irish Hunger Memorial, a peaceful, grassy hill in Rockefeller Park. The memorial’s reconstructed stone cottage was made with materials brought in from the old country, and stands as a tribute to the one million lost to famine in Ireland.

Nearby, the James Watson House at 7 State Street serves as a kind of companion piece to the Hunger Memorial. In the decades following the famine, an influx of Irish immigrants arrived in New York, many of which were women under the age of 40. The Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary for the Protection of Irish Immigrant Girls at 7 State Street provided a safe haven for over 70,000 girls who came to America alone. The Mission helped these young Irish women find permanent homes and jobs, and provided spiritual support.

From pubs to parties to pieces of rich history, Lower Manhattan truly is an Irish neighborhood. We hope you enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day downtown, however you’re celebrating.