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

Heathers

506 13th St. · btwn A & B
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Sushi W

Checked October 19, 2026.

Overview

Behind the frosted glass of its unmarked entrance is the coolest bar you've never been to. Subway tile walls, bare bulbs, tin ceilings and exposed brick create a comfortable, worn in ambience. But the real draw here is a crowd that reminds you of how cool the East Village once was…if you can remember that far back.

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