Motor City Bar

127 Ludlow St. · btwn Rivington & Delancey
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Dulce

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

A Bar as ode to the automobile. The Detroit natives who own this bar have created a remarkably comfortable bar despite the fact its bedecked in auto paraphernalia.

History

Parked on Ludlow for nearly seventeen years

We called Motor City an ode to the automobile, and remarkably comfortable for a bar bedecked in auto paraphernalia. Two partners opened it on Ludlow Street in July 1996¹.

It ran for nearly 17 years^{1, 2}. In February 2013 the landlord didn't give the owners the option to renew their lease, and the bar closed at the end of June².

By July 2015 a bar called SET had replaced it at 127 Ludlow Street³. Today the address is home to Dulce, a Dominican restaurant⁴.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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