No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

The Abbey

536 Driggs Ave. · btwn N. 7th and N. 8th Sts.
Williamsburg North Side, Brooklyn

In 2026

Closed; now Bis Bas

Last licensed here under this name: 2018–20.

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

A low key locals hang out. Sundays are gay nights, but the crowd is always fairly mixed.

History

Twenty-two low-key years on Driggs

The long, narrow room at 536 Driggs Avenue had been a bar since 1937, and The Abbey opened there in 1997¹. The building's owner planned to fully renovate it, and on February 27, 2019, Bedford and Bowery reported that The Abbey would shutter that Thursday¹. Bis Bas, a Mediterranean grill, is at 536 Driggs now².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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