Sherman’s Tavern

Cooperstown, United States

3.9

Open now

9 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 607-547-4000
Website:
hotelpratt.com
Address:
50 Pioneer St, Cooperstown, NY, 13326
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Divey
Noise Level
Average
Music
Juke Box
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
No
Best Nights
Fri, Sat
Coat Check
No
Smoking
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Open now
Local time (Cooperstown) 13:14 Sunday, 29 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Thursday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Friday 12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday 12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am

Description

Specialties

Specialty Drinks, Cold Local Beer, Good Food. Fun place to hang out and watch the game (s).

History

Established in 1788.

Restored in 1862 after the great fire destroyed most of Cooperstown this establishment has been a tavern/​hotel since before the 1800s. While the fire took most of the original structure, the basement complete with tunnels dug during prohibition era remains intact, including trap doors to get down.

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9 reviews of Sherman’s Tavern

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Place rating: 4
Glen Ridge, NJ
We are in town for a wedding, looking for a place to eat with three hungry kids the night before. We stumbled upon The Sherman Tavern. The lack of ambiance was made up by the food and service! Adrienne was playing both bartender AND waitress and was amazing! So sweet and attentive. The food was surprisingly awesome! Great wings, toasty bun in the burger, yummy sausage and pepper on a roll, etc. If you’re in Coop town — give Sherman a try, you won’t regret it!
Place rating: 5
Clifton, NJ
I stopped in into this bar for lunch during my visit to the Base ball hall of fame, kinda by coincidence .
It was such a nice and pleasant lunch, the bartender «Adrienne» was so kind and helpful and super nice, the bar itself is simple and clean and the food was pretty good.
I would recommend this place if you’re an out of towner on a visit to the BBHOF.
Place rating: 5
West Palm Beach, FL
Spent the weekend in town for a friend’s 50th. Ended up at Sherman’s and were treated warmly right away. We spent several hours there and were driven home by the bartender. Now that’s customer service. Of course we went back the next day too and, again, had a fun time. Pool table, darts, juke box and cheap drinks on top of friendly locals make this place worth a visit if you are in town.
Place rating: 5
Omaha, NE
The Who on the jukebox. Ommegang in my glass. Sherman’s Tavern is my kind of place. It’s a great bar to get away from the touristy mêlée going on outside on Main Street. You’ll probably even run into a few locals sitting behind a pint glass. While you can grab a booth and order some pub grub with your kids in tow, this place is just dingy enough (in a good way) to steer most families down the street to the Hardball Café.
I bet karaōke night is a blast. The bartender, who has been working here for 12 years, is amazing and could serve a full house with ease. If I lived in Cooperstown, this would be my watering hole of choice.
Place rating: 5
Cleveland, OH
Only real sports bar in Cooperstown. Super friendly staff, good food and great prices on drinks. Pretty roomy for a Cooperstown bar, most others are pretty tiny by comparison. Definitely the place to go for football in town. Had the chicken parm sandwich and loaded fries, both were generous in portion and well made. Beers on tap isn’t huge but features a lot of local brews, most of which are great.
Only complaint was the men’s room was VERY cramped, so if you need your space for your business, I’d look somewhere else.
Place rating: 3
Abington, PA
Surprisingly delightful food — grilled three cheese was tasty. Tavern chips were well seasoned, but lacked some good crisp and crunch. We were there on the early side of happy hour, and it was not very busy. The service was friendly (perhaps a bit too much so.), but definitely knowledgeable and attentive. It’s got a local sportsty bar sort of vibe, with a pool table.
Place rating: 3
Wantagh, NY
As a visitor, this place was alright. Never go too crowded, but that can also be a downside as a visitor. We were not treated differently, but me and one of my friends realized we were kinda labeled as not from here as the ‘out of towners’ got slightly different drinks. We came back here though, so if in town, it’s here, or the place across the street. Worth checking out for a drink.
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
3.5 stars really. Sherman’s one of the two bars in Cooperstown. No offense to Kristy, but it’s not really fair to judge a bar in a small town on its Thursday night scene.
Sherman’s is best on Friday and Saturday, usually 11 – 11:30pm is when the party’s popping. Okay, by party, I mean the locals are out, it’s more dudes than girls, and maybe max of 30 people will be in here.
Don’t be so quick to discount Sherman’s. The alcohol is cheap (especially beer pitchers), Ommegang is on tap, there’s no credit card minimum, there’s a pool table, dart board and plenty of space for your group to relax. The music is usually (and predictably) usually classic rock, but stick some money in the jukebox and you can get your top 40s going.
So if you find yourself stuck in Cooperstown on a weekend night, don’t be afraid of coming down to Sherman’s to have a relaxed drink or two. Maybe even shoot a game of pool.
Place rating: 2
Strafford, NH
There is another bar in Cooperstown. Right across from Cooley’s actually. Went on a Thurs and it was exceptionally quiet. Not much interest in the TV. Didn’t appear to serve food. Just another bar option folks should be aware of