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The Dawson
american, alcoholic beverage bar, bar, pub, irish pub, irish · bar · 23 West 45th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0370-23-161247, valid until 2027-11-30). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-04-15). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-11-17.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-04-15; last inspected 2025-04-15, 2 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- yes
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- $$
- Phone
- (646) 496-3262
- Website
- http://www.thedawsonnyc.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- happy hour
- yes [business claim, website]
- brunch
- yes [business claim, website]
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | schema.org BarOrPub/Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Food & Beverage Business license 0370-23-161247 (THE DAWSON), expires 11/30/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-11-17 valid until 2027-11-30 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| brunch | True | business claim | …a family-owned Irish bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. Join us for lunch, weekend brunch, dinner, happy hour, live sports, and our Sunday roast in a lively bi-level setting near… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "alcoholic_beverage_venue", "bar", "pub", "irish_pub"], "primary": "irish_pub"} | directory category | Overture place f90e3c0f-86fb-4c39-a470-7d83399ec18e (The Dawson), match score 1.00, 23m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | American | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine website | ["Irish", "American"] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| happy hour | True | business claim | …Irish bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. Join us for lunch, weekend brunch, dinner, happy hour, live sports, and our Sunday roast in a lively bi-level setting near Rockefeller Center,… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-04-15 | dohmh | source date 2025-04-15 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2025-04-15", "last_score": 12, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-04-15"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-04-15, score 12; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-04-15; critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F. | dohmh | source date 2025-04-15 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.thedawsonnyc.com/#menus | business claim | Link 'Menus' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| opening hours | [{"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "01:00", "dayOfWeek": ["https://schema.org/Monday", "https://schema.org/Tuesday", "https://schema.org/Wednesday", "https://schema.org/Thursday", "https://schema.org/Friday"], "opens": "11:30"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "01:00", "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Saturday", "opens": "11:00"}, {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "23:00", "dayOfWeek": "https://schema.org/Sunday", "opens": "11:30"}] | business claim | schema.org BarOrPub/Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| price range | $$ | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | …t is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Available October 4th Home About Menus Private Events Gallery Contact Connect with us Business Hours Monday to Friday 11:30 am till 1 am Saturd… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://www.thedawsonnyc.com/ | directory category | Overture place f90e3c0f-86fb-4c39-a470-7d83399ec18e (The Dawson), match score 1.00, 23m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0370-23-161247 originally issued 2025-11-17 | nys_sla |
| 2022-05-24 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2022-05-24 | dohmh |
| 2022-04-26 | Establishment appeared First pre-permit inspection on 2022-04-26 (new establishment) | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-11-17 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50116471 · JSON