No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Nurse Bettie

106 Norfolk St. · btwn 7th & 8th Ave
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

By Chris Lukic

This shoebox sized pinup themed bar hosts frequent burlesque shows which you can enjoy with steak frittes thanks to delivery from nearby Schillers.

History

The pinups are still on duty

Nurse Bettie opened in 2006, after Stephen Schuler snatched up an empty space on Norfolk Street and went with a 1950s pinup theme^{1, 2}. The name stuck after a drawing by the artist Olivia of Bettie Page dressed in a nurse's uniform². When we listed it, we called it a shoebox-sized pinup bar with frequent burlesque, which you could enjoy with steak frites delivered from Schiller's nearby. The burlesque is still on: in 2024 the shows started at 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and in October 2026 it was listing one every week^{3, 4}.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

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The Back Room under 0.1 mi Still pouring
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Welcome to the Johnsons under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Essex 0.1 mi Moved to 124 Rivington Street
La Caverna 0.1 mi Still pouring
Boss Tweed's Saloon 0.1 mi Closed; now Wabi Nori Hand Roll Bar
The Magician 0.1 mi Still pouring
Whiskey Ward 0.1 mi Closed; now Sadie's Ward
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