No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Lion's Head Tavern

995 Amsterdam Ave. · at 109th St.
Morningside Heights, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

Divey sports bar with incredibly cheap drinks. $2 PBRS, $4 Smithwicks, $9 Pitchers of Yuengling, and a $17 12-5pm all you can drink, all the wings you can eat special.

History

Cheap beer, adjusted for inflation

In 2009 we sent you here for $2 PBRs; by 2013 Time Out was still calling the beer cheap, at $5 a brew, with Harpoon IPA a mainstay on one of its 12 taps¹. Columbia students and Upper West Side locals came for mixed drinks, beer, wings and Tater Tots in a neighborhood dive with a low-key vibe¹. As of August 2026 it was still listed at 995 Amsterdam Avenue, with hours that run to 4 am².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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