Bua, photographed for New York on Tap — Photo from the 2008 site

Bua

122-126 St. Marks Pl. · btwn 1st & A
East Village, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

Like most bars on St. Marks this casual, comfortable Irish bar transforms into a heaving cauldron of humanity on weekends.

History

Still on St. Marks, open till four

When we listed Bua, we called it a casual, comfortable Irish bar that, like most bars on St. Marks, turned into a heaving cauldron of humanity on weekends. It's still on St. Marks Place, at number 122, open Monday through Thursday from 4pm to 4am, with the kitchen going until 2am every day¹.

Sources

buabar.com

Researched October 2026.

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