Archive · modern edition Every bar New York on Tap knew, as it stood around 2008, with a 2026 check on each one. This page in the 2008 edition

No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

A New York on Tap pick

Bouche Bar

540 E. 5th St. · btwn A & B
East Village, Manhattan

Already closed by 2009

In 2026

Closed; now LE Burger

Later here: Black Iron Burger (licensed 2018–19).

Checked October 19, 2026.

Overview

Tiny cocktail bar with really only one good spot to sit with friends and 6 solid bar stools. If they're occupied just keep walking.

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