Hospitality Group Crew Debuts its New Sailor’s Choice Boat Bar
Alex and Miles Pincus’ hospitality group, Crew has added a new “nautical-themed” concept to their growing roster of New York City offerings. Sitting on a plaza in Hudson Yards at 350 Eleventh Avenue, the Sailor’s Choice 200-seat bar, named after the Pincus brothers’ “post-sailing ritual: a cold beer poured over ice with lime,” is on a vintage Hinkley fishing vessel that has been “transformed into a full-service bar surrounded by a sunny deck with yellow-and-white striped umbrellas.” A second bar is tucked inside a retrofitted Airstream trailer, offering a mix of “spritzes and other breezy cocktails.” Having “practically defined the city’s waterfront drinking scene,” Crew currently operates the “New York boat bar Grand Banks near Tribeca, West Village waterfront Drift In, boat bar Pilot near Brooklyn Bridge, Island Oyster at Governors Island, and land-based Holywater; and there’s also High Tide in Dumbo and Fairweather in the High Line Hotel.” The Sailor’s Choice seafood menu features a “polished” Manhattan twist, such as lobster BLT’s and caviar-topped tater tots, offering a “a fresh new reason to eat and drink near the Hudson Yards Vessel.
Source: https://ny.eater.com/2025/6/9/24446001/sailors-choice-nyc-boat-bar-open-hudson-yards