Drinks in South Bronx / Melrose

The Stadium shadows this Gerard Avenue beer bar, open from noon every day of the week. There is a long draft list and a full kitchen. Weekday happy hour runs from four to eight. On a non-game afternoon it is quiet enough to sit and talk.

Sun to Thu, noon to midnight. Fri and Sat, noon to 2am. Happy hour Mon to Fri, 4pm to 8pm

A bar on East 161st that opened in 1927, the same year as the original Stadium across the street, and has been feeding and watering the same crowd since. It is a long wood bar with televisions and photographs everywhere. The menu starts with wings and burgers. Sandwiches fill out the rest. On game days it is packed solid and there is a line on the sidewalk. On any other day you walk in and sit down.

Daily, noon to midnight