Fairfax: The West Village Living Room That Turns Into a Wine Bar
Fairfax is Gabriel Stulman’s all-day corner room — café by morning, wine bar by night, furnished like the apartment you wish you kept: leather couches, bookshelves, low lamps. No happy hour currently posted; the daily 3-5pm snack menu is the closest thing to a window, and the burger is the reason you stay.
Fairfax doesn’t currently post a happy hour — wines run $15-19 a glass and cocktails about $19, with a daily snack menu bridging 3-5pm (3:30-5 weekends).
Older write-ups mention a wine-and-snack deal from a previous era; nothing discounted is published now. If Fairfax posts a happy hour, we’ll update this page.
About Fairfax
From Happy Cooking Hospitality (Joseph Leonard, Jeffrey’s Grocery, Sailor), Fairfax runs 9:30am to close as whatever you need it to be — flat whites and laptops in the morning, orange wine and deviled eggs at night. The room is the pitch: worn leather, bookshelves, succulents, and a corner of W 4th Street framed in the windows.
What to Expect at the Bar
No posted happy hour, so set expectations accordingly: glasses run $15-19 with a list that leans natural and orange, cocktails sit around $19, and the 3-5pm snack menu (3:30-5 on weekends) is the quiet-afternoon move rather than a discount window. The play here is the off-hours themselves — at 3:30pm on a Tuesday the couches are yours, which in the West Village is its own kind of deal.
What to Order
The Burger ($21) — inherited from the much-missed Bar Sardine — with mussels and fries ($31) as the two-person alternative. The deviled eggs ($13) earn their permanence. Wine-wise, tell the bartender what you like and let the list’s weirder corners work.
The Space & Vibe
A midcentury living room that happens to serve dinner: couches, tchotchkes, warm lamps, sidewalk tables, and winter yurts when the season demands. Mornings are laptops and regulars; nights are dates who want to talk. No house phone, which tells you the pace.
The West Village Angle
234 W 4th St sits at the Village’s famous corner-of-confusion where W 4th crosses W 10th — the 1 at Christopher St-Sheridan Sq and the W 4th St hub are both minutes away. Doors 9:30am-10pm early week, to 11:30pm Wed-Sat, with brunch until 3:30 on weekends.
Who It’s For
| Best for | Why |
|---|---|
| Slow afternoons | the 3-5pm snack window and an empty couch — the Village at its calmest |
| First dates that need furniture | couches and lamplight beat barstools for conversation |
| Natural-wine curious | a smart by-the-glass list with orange and low-intervention leanings |
| Burger pilgrims | the Bar Sardine burger lives here — $21 and worth it |
FAQ
Does Fairfax have a happy hour?
Not currently — no discounted window is posted. The daily snack menu runs 3-5pm (3:30-5 weekends) at regular prices.
Where is Fairfax?
234 W 4th St at the W 4th/W 10th corner in the West Village, minutes from the 1 at Christopher St-Sheridan Sq.
Who is behind Fairfax?
Gabriel Stulman’s Happy Cooking Hospitality — the group behind Joseph Leonard, Jeffrey’s Grocery, and Sailor.
Is Fairfax open during the day?
Yes — from 9:30am daily: café service in the morning, lunch, snacks 3-5pm, dinner from 5pm.
Details checked July 2026. If Fairfax posts a happy hour, we’ll update this page — confirm with the venue.