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Libation, photographed for New York on Tap
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Libation

137 Ludlow St. · btwn Stanton & Rivington
Lower East Side, Manhattan

In 2026

No license found in 2026

No active NYS liquor license at this address or under this name nearby

Last licensed here under this name: 2018–20.

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

Overview

Almost indistinguishable from any number of bars that have come to the LES with velvet rope ambitions and an uptown formula. But, who knows with the wealth of new doorman condos sprouting up, and the clientele that comes with them, perhaps this will be the one that sticks.

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