Pebble Bar is a three-floor bar and restaurant from Authentic Hospitality, located inside one of Rockefeller Center’s two remaining historic townhouses. Launched in February 2022, Pebble Bar was created by longtime New Yorkers Matt Kliegman, Carlos Quirarte and Matthew Charles, the team behind Ray’s, Jac’s on Bond, Georgia Room, Bar Calico, The Jane Ballroom, The Smile and Black Seed Bagels.
The townhouse was formerly home to Hurley’s, a legendary New York watering hole that occupied the space from 1892 to 2000. Over the decades, Hurley’s became a favorite of the writers, performers and creatives working next door at 30 Rock, with regulars including Johnny Carson, Jack Kerouac and David Letterman, as well as generations of Saturday Night Live cast and staff, who dubbed the bar “Studio 1-H.” Kerouac’s writing about Hurley’s would later inspire the Pebble Bar name.
Today, Pebble Bar carries that spirit forward across three distinct floors. The second floor is home to a lively 50-person cocktail bar; the third houses an intimate, 30-seat restaurant; and the fourth floor serves as a private bar and events space. The menu centers on classic cocktails and light bites, with the beverage program led by Tim Sweeney, Head Bartender at Authentic Hospitality and Bar Manager at Pebble Bar.
