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Stillwater Bar & Grill, photographed for New York on Tap
Photo from the 2008 site

Stillwater Bar & Grill

78 E. 4th St · btwn 1st & 2nd St
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Ella Funt

Last licensed here under this name: 2018–19.

Checked October 15, 2026.

Overview

Straight forward neighborhood bar with a pool table and decent bar food.

History

Fifteen years on the block

Stillwater opened on East Fourth Street in August 20041, 2. From 2008 the neighborhood sports bar was also home to the NYC Cowboys1, 2.

We called it a straightforward neighborhood bar with a pool table and decent bar food, a modest pitch that turned out to be a durable one. It closed on March 31, 2019, after 15 years on the block1, 2, and at least one regular put the closing down to a landlord dispute1, 2.

In late May 2023 Ella Funt, a restaurant, debuted at 78-80 East Fourth Street3. It was still there in the summer of 20264.

Sources

  1. evgrieve.com
  2. evgrieve.com
  3. evgrieve.com
  4. restaurantji.com

Researched October 2026.

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