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A New York on Tap pick

Pioneer Bar-B-Q

318 Van Brunt St. · btwn Pioneer St. & Visitation Place
Red Hook, Brooklyn

Already closed by 2009

In 2026

Closed; now Brooklyn Ice House

Later here: Brooklyn Ice House, Down Under Pubs (licensed 2024–26).

Checked October 20, 2026.

Overview

*Closed by the department of health in November 2007. Reopening under new ownership in Feb 2008* A friendly and comfortable neighborhood bar. Serves up first rate BBQ in a back garden where you can sit at picnic table down a few beers and play a little horshoes. And there's a scrabble night every Tuesday.

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