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The Village Tavern, photographed for New York on Tap
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The Village Tavern

46 Bedford St. · at 7th Ave. S
West Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

Overview

Your beer- Coors. Your tunes - Def Leopard, Bon Jovi, and Motley Crue. Your TV - big and plasma. Your bar - The Village Tavern.

History

Drinking consultants, still on retainer

We once summed it up as Coors, Def Leppard and a big plasma TV. The bar's own line is "drinking consultants since 1998"1. It's still at 46 Bedford Street, and seven days a week the consultations run until 4 in the morning1.

Sources

  1. thevillagetavern.nyc

Researched October 2026.

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