No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Kings Cross

Formerly M & R Bar

356 Bowery · btwn Great Jones & 4th St
NoHo, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Yawning Cobra

Last licensed here under this name: 2017–18.

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

An upscale British pub in the basement below Marion's Continental and Antik. It's warm, clean, and attractive and it's just far enough off the radar to make for a good place to take over with friends. And if you're party decides it wants something more lively they can always head up to Antik.

History

Downstairs from Antik, off the radar

Our old review liked Kings Cross, an upscale British pub in the basement below Marion's Continental and Antik, for being just far enough off the radar to take over with friends, with Antik upstairs if the party wanted more. Time Out saw it the same way in 2010: the more casual alternative to Antik's table service, reached through Antik or by its own outdoor entrance¹. In December 2012 it was still in the basement of 356 Bowery, under Salon Hecho². It turned out to be the last tenant down there before Yawning Cobra opened in the space in September 2024³.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

Antik under 0.1 mi Closed; now Yawning Cobra
B Bar under 0.1 mi Closed
Swift Hibernian Lounge under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Orange Valve under 0.1 mi Closed
Phebe's Tavern & Grill under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Scratcher 0.1 mi Still pouring
Serafina 0.1 mi Closed; now Astor Wines & Spirits
Cooper 35 0.1 mi Closed
Lobby Bar (Bowery Hotel) 0.1 mi Still pouring
Bowery Electric 0.1 mi Same bar, now Bowery Palace