No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Snafu

127 E. 47th St. · btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave
Midtown East, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

A location just blocks from JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse helps create an atmosphere so debauched that some patrons have been known to not just loosen the knot of their ties, but even take them off completely.

History

Where the ties came off

Our old review said its spot, blocks from JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, made for an atmosphere so debauched that some patrons took their ties off entirely. In 2025 SNAFU was still doing business at 127 East 47th Street¹. Whether the ties stay on these days, the record doesn't say.

Sources

cbsix.org

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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