Trivia Night Murray Hill | Tuesdays at Tara Rose NYC
Looking for something to do this Tuesday? Tara Rose's weekly trivia night takes place in the Back Bar at 384 3rd Ave in Murray Hill. Teams are capped at eight, the first question hits the board at 7pm every Tuesday, and a spot is booked ahead on Resy. Tara Rose is an all day cocktail bar known locally for its bottomless brunch and no fee private event spaces. Tuesday trivia has become one of the steadier weekly draws for people who work nearby or live in the neighbourhood.
How Trivia Tuesday Works
Teams of up to eight book a spot on Resy for the Tuesday date they want. They show up by 7pm, when the questions start in the Back Bar. There is no entry fee once a team is booked. The top team leaves with a $100 Tara Rose gift card. The next two are not sent home empty handed either. A bottle of wine goes to whoever finishes second, and a round of shots goes to third. Because the format resets weekly, a few regular teams already treat it as a standing plan, booking the same Tuesday slot most weeks.
The Back Bar, Not the Main Room
Trivia is set in the Back Bar, the smaller, semi enclosed space at Tara Rose rather than the open front bar facing 3rd Ave. It gives a team room to actually hear each other and compare answers. There's no competing with the noise of a regular Tuesday crowd out front. The main bar stays open as normal for anyone with a table who is not playing.
Murray Hill's Favourite Trivia Night
Weekly trivia is not common on this stretch of 3rd Ave. Most neighbourhood bars treat a Tuesday as a quiet night rather than a fixed weekly draw. Tara Rose has kept the same Back Bar format going long enough that it has its own regulars. Some teams book the same slot most weeks rather than treating it as a one off. It sits a short walk from Grand Central and directly on the 6 train at 33rd Street. That means it pulls from Kips Bay and Midtown East as easily as from Murray Hill itself. The Resy booking adds to that, a team knows its spot is held before it even leaves the office. That combination of a dedicated room and an easy commute home is what keeps it the neighbourhood's default Tuesday plan.
What People Are Saying
Guests coming in after work keep pointing to the same thing, the staff set the tone for the night. In a recent five star Google review, Palmer O. described coming in with a group after a long shift. The bartender's energy won the group over, and Palmer named it as the reason for the five stars. That same after work energy is what carries into the Back Bar on a Tuesday, trivia team or not.
Happy hour is on Monday to Friday from 3 to 7pm, right up until trivia begins. The Aperol Spritz and the Paloma are among the pours. It gives a booked team a reason to arrive well before 7pm rather than right on time. The shareables menu covers the Irish Spice Bag and Classic Wings, both suited to a table splitting plates before the questions start.
Booking a Spot
A team spot is booked through Resy. It is listed as its own Trivia Tuesday event rather than a standard table booking, with a fresh date posted each week.
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Full happy hour details and the rest of the weekly lineup are on the Tara Rose weekly specials page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to book Trivia Tuesday in advance?
Yes. A team spot is booked through Resy under the Trivia Tuesday event listing, not a walk in table.
How many people can be on a team?
Teams can have up to eight players. Smaller groups are welcome too.
What do the winning teams get?
First place gets a $100 Tara Rose gift card. Second place gets a bottle of wine, and third gets a round of shots.
The Rest of the Family
Tara Rose is one of four sister venues across the city, each with its own identity rather than a copy of the others.
Closest in spirit for a mid week night out is Tara Mor at 150 West 30th Street. It is an Irish sports bar with GAA and match day programming, a two minute walk from Penn Station for anyone based nearer there.
The Red Lion at 151 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village is the live music and sports side of the group. Three bands a night, walk ins only.
Uptown, The Ellington at 2745 Broadway holds the year round room on the Upper West Side. Ellington in the Park takes the same crowd outdoors to Riverside Park at West 105th Street through the warmer months.
Between the four, most of Manhattan has a version of this group within a short ride.