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Boss Tweed's Saloon, photographed for New York on Tap
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Boss Tweed's Saloon

115 Essex St. · btwn Rivington & Delancey
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Wabi Nori Hand Roll Bar

Last licensed here under this name: 2016–18. Later here: Clucks (licensed 2020–22).

Checked October 15, 2026.

Overview

All the right ingrediants for a lasting student hangout: Flip cup, beer pong, pool, darts, and cheap beer. On Fridays they serve free wings from 5-7pm.

History

Two-dollar pints and free spicy wings

Boss Tweed's Saloon was a cheap Lower East Side barroom, with $2 Bud pints and free spicy wings, plus, as we noted at the time, flip cup, beer pong, pool and darts1. In July 2017 the bar was issued four violations and seized, and it closed2, 3. Wabi Nori Hand Roll Bar has the address now4.

Sources

  1. timeout.com
  2. dnainfo.com
  3. bedfordandbowery.com
  4. reviews.birdeye.com

Researched October 2026.

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