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Photos courtesy of the Wolfhound
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The Wolfhound
Joseph Byrne, co-owner of The Wolfhound
off 30th Avenue, bartended at The
Quays until he opened his bar with three
other partners in 2016.
“We’re a modern Irish neighborhood bar,”
Byrne said. “We’re trying to create a traditional
pub atmosphere but still be contemporary
to Astoria, but not closed off.”
More contemporary elements include jazz on
Tuesdays, trivia on Wednesdays, happy hour, a
cocktail menu with winter drinks like Cadbury
hot chocolate and a honey hot toddy, and local
beers on tap in addition to the usual Guinness.
Since the owners, all Irishmen under 35 that
have worked in the neighborhood, are musicians,
live music is an important aspect of the
bar’s feel. There is live music on Sunday and
Monday nights, and they just hosted their nowannual
“Trad Week” where they bring over musicians
from Ireland and celebrate eight straight
nights of traditional Irish music performances.
The Wolfhound will host more musical events
St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The bar also taps into
their more traditional roots with a historical
photo exhibition on Easter weekend, to commemorate
the Irish uprising against England, and
celebrates Arthur’s Day in September, the birthdate
of the founder of Guinness.
They also started an Irish football team (a traditional
Irish sport that’s a combination of soccer
and rugby) with the New York Gaelic Athletic Association,
and represent Astoria all summer long
when they play in Gaelic Park in the Bronx.
“Astoria became booming with the young
Irish a few years ago,” co-owner Rory Murphy
said of opening the space, “so it happened to
be really great timing.”
THE WOLFHOUND
38-14 30TH AVE., ASTORIA
WOLFHOUNDNYC.COM
718-204-2111
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