Aug 2, 2010 | Posted in Blog, Food, Life, Photography, Travel

Pier 66: The Frying Pan

I've been living in NYC for many years, but somehow I haven't come across this popular outdoor bar + grill on the Hudson called the Frying Pan. But what's so special about this place? Formally a lightship based off the coast of North Carolina between 1929 and 1964, it sank while docked in Maryland and spent three years underwater. Later it was salvaged and brought to New York in 1989. She is now a floating bar docked at Pier 66 Maritime by the Hudson. While the outside of the ship has been restored, the inside retains the sunken ship motif that speaks of her past.

(The Frying Pan at Pier 66 Maritime)

(Artwork by the entrance)

(In front Of The Frying Pan at Pier 66 Maritime)

(The Frying Pan Deck)

(The Frying Pan)

Also, the location of this pier is a former car float (railroad barge). It was used for Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad car floats. It was later purchased to be a permanent home for the historic lightship Frying Pan. And this is why I love this place, because of it's history.

I would say this is definitely a great place to go when the weather is good in New York. Just grab a bucket of beer, a crab cake and head to the upper deck to watch the sunset on the Hudson. What could be better then this?

(The Train)

(The Railroad Barge)

(The Lighthouse Passport History)

(The Frying Pan Crab Cake)

(The Frying Pan Beers)

(I'm enjoying my crab cake)

(The Frying Pan Crowd)

(The Frying Pan Crowd)

(I love how they have the "Bar" sign on the ship)

(It's past)

(My best friend trying to turn it...)

(Our Table view)

(Our Table View - watching people doing water sports)

(That is one big pan)

( The Water Sport Center's Pug, Adorable!)