No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

The Tonic Bar (Times Square)

727 7th Ave. · btwn 48th & 49th St.
Midtown West, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Lagos TSQ

Last licensed here under this name: 2020–22.

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

History

Three floors near Times Square, twice over

Tonic was a tri-level bar and restaurant near Times Square, at 727 Seventh Avenue^{1, 2}. It has since closed^{1, 2}. By March 2022 Lagos had moved in at 727 Seventh Avenue, trading up to a more prominent spot at the north end of Times Square^{3, 4}. Lagos kept the three floors: in 2023 Eater called it a trilevel clubstaurant that seats 200 or so^{1, 3}.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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