Galway Hooker: The West Village’s Multi-Floor Irish Sports Pub
Galway Hooker is the West Village’s big Irish room — multiple floors on 7th Avenue South with sports on every one, a fireplace, billiards, and a kitchen run by an actual chef. No posted happy hour at the moment (the old $4-5 lists floating around online are ancient history), but for match days below 14th Street, this is the building.
Galway Hooker doesn’t currently post a happy hour — nothing on its site or menu, and the $4-5 drink lists still circulating online are years out of date.
Current pricing runs $9-10 drafts and $17 espresso martinis. If the pub brings a happy hour back, we’ll update this page; ask at the bar, since Irish pubs have a habit of unadvertised kindness.
About Galway Hooker
Named for the Galway hooker — the red-sailed fishing boat, settle down — this 2009-vintage pub stacks its program vertically: first-floor sports bar, a livelier second floor, semi-private rooms, a fireplace, and billiards. Exec chef Jeremy Spector runs the kitchen, which is why the burger gets written about.
What to Expect at the Bar
No verified happy hour right now — we checked the site and the current menu, and the aggregator listings promising $4 house wine belong to a previous decade (and partly to the closed Murray Hill location). What you actually get: Guinness at $10, drafts around $9-10, and enough screens that no seat misses a goal. Deal-hunters should aim two blocks south at Barrow Street Ale House; match-day crowds should be here.
What to Order
The Galway Burger ($21) is the kitchen’s calling card, with the Nashville hot chicken sandwich ($19) close behind and a cast-iron pizza ($17) for the table. Guinness ($10) is poured properly. The espresso martini ($17) exists for the second half.
The Space & Vibe
Big, airy, and built for volume — post-work crews on the ground floor, shots-with-strangers energy upstairs, and sidewalk spill on game days. It eats like a restaurant early and drinks like a pub late (2am most nights, 4am Fri-Sat).
The West Village Angle
133 7th Avenue South between Charles and W 10th puts you in the Christopher St-Sheridan Sq corridor — the 1 is two blocks away, Stonewall three. Doors: Mon-Tue 5pm-2am, Wed-Thu 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-4am, Sat noon-4am, Sun noon-2am.
Who It’s For
| Best for | Why |
|---|---|
| Match days | multiple floors of screens — Premier League mornings to Sunday NFL |
| Big groups | semi-private rooms and floor space no Village bar can match |
| Pub food skeptics | a chef-run kitchen; the Galway Burger converts people |
| Late weekend nights | 4am closes Friday and Saturday on 7th Ave South |
FAQ
Does Galway Hooker have a happy hour?
Not currently — nothing is posted on the pub’s site or menu, and old $4-5 listings online are out of date. Ask at the bar; we’ll update if one returns.
Where is Galway Hooker?
133 7th Ave South between Charles and W 10th Sts in the West Village, two blocks from the 1 at Christopher St-Sheridan Sq.
Does Galway Hooker show sports?
Yes — every floor has screens, and it’s one of the biggest match-day rooms below 14th Street.
Is the Midtown Galway Hooker still open?
No — the old E 36th St location has closed; the West Village pub is the one.
Details checked July 2026. If Galway Hooker posts a happy hour, we’ll update this page — confirm with the venue.