Beer Selection
130 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Beer Selection” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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124 MacDougal St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Head downstairs to the unmarked black door and ring the little white buzzer to gain entry to a this cozy beer lovers bar in the former Bourgeois Pig West space. There's a unique selection of bottle beers (weighted heavily with Belgian Ales) and a small but thoughtful wine selection.
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620 6th St · East Village
Closed; now Bar Miller
This beer and wine bar features a small but unusual selection of beers on tap and an atmosphere which ranges from cozy to claustrophobic depending on the time of night.
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249 W. Broadway · TriBeCa
Closed
A candlelit wine bar that also boasts a good selection of craft beers. For such a low key environment it frequently has a bustling scene particularly afterwork.
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85 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Drom
The Rook has a new name, but little else has changed. The beer selection is still great, and you're pretty much guaranteed to have the place to yourself most any night of the week.
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20 W. 38th St. · Chelsea
Closed; now The Westbury
Walking inside it's as if you've suddenly been magically transported around the world to a bog standard, always a bit too crowded, dull as you like pub in midtown Sydney.
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190 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now Ama Raw Bar
A wine bar and restaurant emphasizing fresh seasonal and local cuisine has taken over the former coke den Radio Perfecto.
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136 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Brasserie Saint Marc
This warm and comfortable bar has the makings of a truly great neighborhood haunt. Couches make it a nice place to take over with friends and a pool table makes for a good place to make new ones.
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170 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Rabbit Books and Bar
Sometimes referred to as Barona or BOA, this relaxed dive across from Thompkins Park manages to remain low-key and neighborhoody despite snakeskin bar stools and ruby red lighting.
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15 Barrow St. · West Village
Still pouring
Bi-level dive bar draws students and neighborhood locals with its 16 taps, high tops, and dank basement pool table.
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533 Hudson St. · West Village
Still pouring
This warm and worn new arrival has the look and feel of a pub far older than its years. Twenty beers on tap and a solid bar menu will hopefully ensure longevity to match its appearance.
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125 St. Marks · East Village
Closed
A more relaxed alternative to the Hop Devil Grill (attached) next door, this beer lovers bar has fantastic selection of Belgian ales and microbrews, and a four dollar happy hour.
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Blind TigerPick
281 Bleecker St. · West Village
Still pouring
Fans of Blind Tiger's 20 taps and 2 handpumps rejoiced when it reopened at this Bleeker Street location in the Spring of 2007. The beer selection remains second to none attracting raucous after work crowds.
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55 Little W. 12th St. · MeatPacking District
Still pouring
A comfortable pub for a pint on a Sunday afternoon or a Tuesday night. On weekend nights the place packs with a fairly typical young Meatpacking crowd of UES and UWS out for a night on the town. Music tends to be a selection of 80s and 90s top 40 dance hits.
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41 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A monk themed bar inviting you to worship at the altar of beer - specifically the great Belgian ale.
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Pier 59 Chelsea Piers · Chelsea
Closed; now Current at Pier 59
A bi-level, indoor outdoor bar that serves up 30 beers brewed on site. Go after work to catch the amazing sunset over the Hudson.
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44 W. 54th St. · Midtown West
No license found in 2026
Chain bar/restaurant with plenty of space, but litte in the way of atmosphere.
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108 W. 40th St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
This upscale restaurant and tavern is a popular after-work destination thanks to its happy hour specials and above par bar menu.
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28 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now The Hairy Lemon
So successful in Long Island they opened one in the E. Village. Luckily, the otherwordly sweet potato fries alone provide a solid raison d'être.
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41 1st Ave. · East Village
Still pouring
With over 150 beers, 130 scotches, and 60 tequilas you might be surprised to discover that the hardest part of placing an order isn't choosing the right drink, but finding a bartender who isn't too busy ignoring you to take your order.
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1394 York Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The home of real beer in New York City.
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101 W. 75th St. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
It's hard to come up with a better place to watch the game, when there's free wings during Monday night football and TV sets right at your table. And when the game's not on there's always Connect Four.
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236 W. 54th St. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
Tapas and wine bar with a roof top and a good selection of craft and Belgian beer in bottles.
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211 Avenue A · East Village
Still pouring
This formery laundromat has 19 beers on tap and serves imperial pints (20 oz). Small booths and tables are good for taking over with a few friends and the happy hour wins big points with $3 pints from 5-8pm.
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308 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
Spending some time pregaming at the Emerald Pub before you hit the nearby clubs may convince you to abandon your plans and make a whole night of it here.
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179 Essex St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
The former 12 inch Bar has a brand new name and a new beer selection ranging from PBR to Belgian Ales. *Note re-opened in 2008
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1465 3rd Ave · Upper East Side
Closed; now NYU Langone Care on Demand
Friendly Irish pub hosts a popular quiz night on Tuesday nights.
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270 W. 45th St. · Midtown West
A bar by this name is licensed at 206 W 41st St
A convenient location, above average food for the area, and 18 beers on tap ensure that the many tourists and theatre goes who pass through are more than satisfied.
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11 E. 36th St. · Murray Hill
Closed
It's big, it's crowded and there's no better bar for blocks in any direction. If you have to go to this area, this is the place you'll want to drink.
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100 Forsyth St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Little Wayla / Wayla
The nautical themed Italian Restaurant and bar formerly known as Nautilus has a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea vibe.
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76 W. 3rd St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Beer lovers tend to fall into two groups connousiers and frat boys. The beer selection here is excellent (including cask conditioned ale), but thanks to an NYU location and giant beer towers for the tables the crowd leans far into backward baseball cap land.
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93 South St. · Financial district
No license found in 2026
This micro-brewery chain offers a platters of 5 sample size beers for $8.
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1285 6th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed; now Mastro's Steakhouse
This micro-brewery chain offers a platters of 5 sample size beers for $8.
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35 Union Sq. · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Barn Joo
This micro-brewery chain offers a platters of 5 sample size beers for $8.
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Hop Devil GrillPick
129 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Closed; now Starbucks
A bar that prides itself on its beer, Hop Devil pours the perfect pint, and leaves you to puzzle out the complexity of the Belgian Ale vis-à-vis the straight forward sincerity of the German Lager.
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363 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Lady Blue
A long narrow low ceilinged bar with 20 taps and over 80 bottle beers. The layout is amost exactly the same as its identically named sister bar 8th & 51st.
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302 W. 51st St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Dolly's
There's 20 beers on draft, but it lacks the impressive beer selection of its identically named sibling 5 blocks away on 46th.
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430 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Loud and raucous, the student crowd here's the same as the other big frat bars on this block, but at least Jake's has a backroom that's free of TVs, so you can try and score digits without the sickly plasma palor.
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228 Front St. · Financial district
Still pouring
At Jeremey's there are 21 beers on tap, but from 8am to 10am Coors is the only one anyone's drinking. The morning special, a 32oz styrofoam cup of Coors brings in a crowd of fishmongers and a few stockbrokers looking to kick start the day. If you opt to avoid the morning crowds and have dinner the kitchen serves some unsurprisingly exceptional seafood.
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43 E. 7th St. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address
Easily missed, this basement restaurant and bar, has a relaxed vibe and a warm welcoming atmosphere. Their's a rich selection of Belgian Ales and microbrews on draft to compliment a shifting seasonal menu.
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11 Waverly Place · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Not just a student bar. Josie Wood's is the NYU student bar. It's basement environs might as well be annexed considering the amount of financial aid dollars spent here. And while anyone over 23 will feel like a dinosaur, for the kids with shiny new fake ids this is the place to head after class on a Thursday.
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1672 3rd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now East End Bar & Grill
An honest to god Irish pub in the land of sparkling shamrock cutouts. There's over 30 beers on tap, a proper Irish breakfast on the menu, and every international footie match on the TV.
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77 E. 7th St. · East Village
Same bar, now B Lounge NYC
Communal seating at picnic tables and a swinging garage door inspire an indoor a beer garden vibe at this Polish bar. Better yet the selection of Eastern European lagers on hand will give the Bohemian Beer Garden in Queens a run for its money.
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599 10th Ave · Hells Kitchen
Closed
Tall ceilings, plasma TVs and that certain clean, polished look that makes you feel like you're in an upscale strip mall in the suburbs. The bars primary novelty is an ice line running down the center of the bar to keep your drinks cool - it works like a charm.
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LederhosenPick
39 Grove St. · West Village
Closed; now Emmett's on Grove
Festive German bar with a brilliant $50 five liter mini-keg and sausage special.
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LoreleyPick
7 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
Not an American adaptation of a beer garden, but a genuine biergarten - efficient service, humorless waiters, crisp beer, and lots and lots of Germans.
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66 Rivington St · Lower East Side
Still pouring
A clean, attractive, and sophisticated hard rock den makes about as much sense as an overmastered punk song, and a night out here will serve as an object lesson in why the LES can't keep continue its current trajectory to UES land without imploding.
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425 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed; now The Wolfe
An Upper West Side staple for over fifty years, this laid back Irish pub attracts a diverse neighborhood and student crowd from brunch to closing time.
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63 Carmine St. · West Village
Closed; now Jajaja Plantas Mexicana
A prime location near Chelsea Piers and a small but charming garden makes this otherwise generic Irish bar a popular stop for post-game pints.
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143 Perry St. · West Village
Still pouring
Dim lighting, candles, exposed brick and an extensive wine and beer list make for a great place to stop in for a pre-dinner drink with your date, or a glass of wine with friends before you hit the Meatpacking District.
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Peculier PubPick
145 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
A student bar that serves over 500 beers, improves dramatically when NYU isn't in session.
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27 W. 35 St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Sure it's a chain, but you've got to respect any bar that has OTB kiosks and a betting counter. And no less than 36 flat screen TVs mean that you'll never have to actually look at any of the bars other patrons.
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219 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Little Rebel
Seven TVs blight this otherwise handsome pub with a great beer selection.
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Puck FairPick
298 Lafayette St. · NoLita
Closed; now 300 Lafayette
A central location, a big room with tall ceilings, and decent crowd every night of the week, make this one of the best places in NYC to kick off a night.
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667 9th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
No license found in 2026
A rare find in Hell's Kitchen this cozy Italian wine bar provides a welcome respite from cookie cutter pubs and tourist traps.
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182 W. 4th St. · West Village
Closed; now The Parkgate
Theme bar based on An American Werewolf in London . The beer is decent, although the crowd can be pretty touristy especially on weekends.
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480 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed; now Florentin Bistro and Bar
Eight 50" plasma TVs, 20 beers on tap, and a standard bar food menu, make this large corner bar a slightly better place to watch the game than the other half dozen sports bars nearby.
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101 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Pretty Ricky's
A corner location with garage door windows and interior lined on every surface with natural wood creates the perfect ambience for pork fat popcorn eating, oyster swallowing, and Belgian ale swilling.
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43 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
This friendly little sports bar has 12 crafts beers on tap and over 50 in bottles. They keep a chalkboard paintstakingly updated with current team standings and the bar fills to capacity whenever there's a UC game on.
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17 Stanton St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Bonnie Vee
Formerly the Villedge Publick House, this pallatable sports bar has a decent beer selection, reasonable prices and a useful without being overbearing three plasma TVs.
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Stout NYCPick
133 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Moved to 215 West 35th St.
16,000 square foot mega-pub has 20 beers on tap including UK micro-brews and cask conditioned ales.
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214 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now The Dermatology Specialists - Greenwich Village
400 capacity live music venue popular among NYU students.
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34 E. 4th St. · NoHo
Still pouring
An Irish alehouse that feels older than its years, draws a crowd of expats and NYU students to indulge in their superb Guinness.
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1629 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Ethyl's
A prototypical Upper East Side bar. Reasonable, clean, attractive and vaguely soulless.
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V BarPick
225 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now All'Antico Vinaio
Tiny, but friendly and warm NYU grad student and actor hangout serving Belgian ales and carafes of wine.
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815 9th Ave · Hells Kitchen
Still pouring
The draw here is the beer not the nordic theme. 24 taps and 50 bottles including many unusual brews and a good selection of Belgian ales.
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64 3rd Ave. · NoHo
Closed
The giant Times Square style ticker outside insures that everyone who passes through knows what to expect. This is a bar for the NYU frat pack, a place to get drunk on Bud Light, watch the game, and if the stars are aligned have a drunken hook-up with that hot kid in your Bussiness and Marketing class.
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VintagePick
753 9th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Atlas Social Club
Perhaps the only martini bar in New York with almost 100 bottle beers on hand.
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Vol de NuitPick
148 W. 4th St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
A treasure just off 4th St, a European style tavern serving Pomme Frites and Belgian ales.
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Walker'sPick
16 N. Moore · TriBeCa
Still pouring
Historic neighborhood tavern as comfortable and worn in as a favorite pair of old tennis shoes.
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540 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Crooked Knife
The Manhattan outpost of the Brooklyn Heights Waterfront Ale House preserves the same ingredients to success, a neighborhood feel, a great kitchen, and huge beer selection.
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107 Ave. C · East Village
Closed
An indoor biergarten complete with trees crammed into this corner bar where the drinks come in 3 sizes big, bigger, and way too big.
Brooklyn
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76 4th Ave · North Slope
Still pouring
Like Cherry Tree across the street this bar has a large and unique beer selection, an attractive space, and a killer garden. What it's missing is the beer pong frat crowd.
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Bar Great HarryPick
280 Smith St · Carroll Gardens
Still pouring
The bar formerly known as just Bar has become Bar Great Harry and added 50 bottles to the lineup and constantly rotating drafts with an emphasis on local and domestic brews and cask conditioned ale.
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BarcadePick
388 Union Ave. · East Williamsburg
Still pouring
The perfect marriage of bar and arcade, this huge industrial space houses dozen of 80's era video games and serves up a truly impressive range of brews including cask conditioned ale.
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Beer TablePick
427 7th Ave. · South Slope
Closed
Instead of wine served to accent your meal, the food here is served to accent your beer. A menu of constantly changing rare and special draft beers are accompanied by charcuterie, cheeses, and sausages.
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Black RabbitPick
91 Greenpoint Ave. · Greenpoint
Still pouring
A country pub atmosphere, a cocktail list that changes nightly, $3 drafts of Brooklyn Lager, good food, and a back garden. Take over one of the huge booths with a group of friends and hit the service button whenever you need to place a drink order.
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Brazen HeadPick
228 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
Still pouring
A truly great neighborhood pub. Friendly atmosphere, attentive bar staff, a great selection of single-malts, over 20 taps, and two hand pumps for cask conditioned ales.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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577 5th Ave. · South Slope
Still pouring
This is the Windsor Terrace neighborhood bar and what a bar it is. The space is comfortable. The jukebox is killer. The happy hour is long. And every broke indie kid in the hood comes here to be reminded of how lucky they were to be priced out of North Slope.
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428 Bergen St. · North Slope
Closed
This rustic Spanish wine and tapas bar has a surprisingly good selection of craft beers and Belgian ales.
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43 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
Closed; now The Mallard Drake
The simple, almost austere, environs of this Belgian beer bar serve to keep the focus on their truly impressive beer menu and the company your with. If you want ambience you can always head to their attractive 40 seat back garden.
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160 Court St. · Cobble Hill
No license found in 2026
Expect Manhattan prices at this Cobble Hill sports bar that is if you can manage to get served.
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618 St. John's Pl · Crown Heights
Still pouring
This former mechanic's garage has been transformed into a beautiful and welcoming bar with all the makings of a neighborhood classic. There's a dozen beers on tap and a great outdoor space to enjoy them in.
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The GatePick
321 5th Ave. · North Slope
Still pouring
This Park Slope fixture remains true to its Brooklyn roots whilst accommodating the Slopes Manhattan expats. A bustling backyard, a well lit dart room, and a great selection of draft bars ensures that there's always a good crowd.
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The GutterPick
200 N. 14th St. · Greenpoint
Still pouring
The first bowling alley to open in Brooklyn in over 50 years was built to look like it opened 30 years ago. More bar with a bowling alley than the other way around.
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62 Henry St. · Brooklyn Heights
Still pouring
Good food, an enormous beer selection, and an old Brooklyn atmosphere that's at once comfotable and refined.
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130 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
A different business is licensed at this address: Little Rascal Bar
A warm and comfortable Irish pub with a solid beer selection, tasty sangria, and a back garden.
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225 N. 8th St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Roebling Sporting Club
This former pierogi factory now a hip and friendly Williamsburg bar still serves up fried or steamed pierogis alongside an excellent and diverse beer selection.
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303 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now Lucky Dog
There's over 100 bottled beers available at this airy, brick lined bar. Grab a seat at a window facing Bedford Avenue after work and enjoy the view.
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212 Berry St. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
A Black Label and a shot of Evan Williams for $4 ensures that the Levee never runs dry. Add a Harley Davidson pinball machine at 3 games for $1 and you've got somebody's idea of heaven.
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243 5th Ave. · North Slope
A different business is licensed at this address: Highdive
With an outstanding beer selection (including cask conditioned ale), great Costa Rican bar food, a back garden, 4 TVs, a pool table and a dart board there's not many angles the Lighthouse Tavern doesn't have covered.
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1025 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Wenwen
A high-ceilinged neighborhood dive bar with 50+ bottled beers, game nights, skeeball, free popcorn and board games. When you go to a bar as fun as this one, you can't help but wonder why there aren't more like it.
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Pacific StandardPick
82 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
Half bar, half living room this spacious and attractive bar serves as spiritual home for West Coast expats in NYC. And a well stocked home it is. There are 16 tap beers, including 2 cask conditioned ales, and 6 West Coast drafts.
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Radegast Hall & BiergartenPick
113 N. 3rd St · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
This enormous 4500SF Czech/Slovak biergarten has a retractable roof for year round festivities, 13 beers on tap, and a menu ranging from quail to rabbit. (Opens Friday November 30th)
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147 Front St · DUMBO
Closed; now Pearl Street Raw Bar and Restaurant
An enormous loft space made intimate with soft couches warm light, stained glass, and accents of wrought iron.
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Rocky Sullivan'sPick
34 Van Dyke St · Red Hook
A different business is licensed at this address: Ad Catering + Events/ Maison Grey/ Bloom & Tonic
For 11 years Rocky Sullivan's was a Grammercy fixture. Now it's moved to this comfortable Red Hook space. Thanks to the craft ale, live music, frequent readings, brick over pizza, and a roof deck it might be even more popular in these new digs than it was in the old ones.
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7314 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
Sports bar with 50 beers and a thriving singles scene.
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629 Vanderbilt Ave. · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Autumn's Place
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90 S. 4th St. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now My Friend Duke
Friendly and neighborhoody café by day craft beer bar by night.
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Spuyten DuyvilPick
359 Metropolitan Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Rude Mouth
A warm and cozy atmosphere, a spectacular garden, and most notably the best selection of Belgian Ale's in the city
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224 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
Closed
Patrons are lured to this 2,500SF crisp, industrial space with comfort food, 12 tap beers, and a 6 crap beers for $15 special.
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Union HallPick
702 Union St. · North Slope
Still pouring
Opened in July 2006 and destined to be a neighborhood classic this enormous and truly grand space features not one but two indoor bocce courts.
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155 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Brado
There's good reason the Waterfront Ale House has been a Brooklyn Heights staple for over a decade. The food is consistently delicious and the 18 taps host a beer for every taste including cask conditioned ales.
Queens
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76-19 Roosevelt Ave. · Jackson Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Club Evolution
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35-02 35th St. · Long Island City
Still pouring
25 craft beers on tap sets this bar apart from nearly every other bar in Queens.
Already closed by 2009
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CB Six BarClosed by 2009
252 E. 51st St. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Napoleon's Pizza/The Stag's Head Cornerstone Taver
A dress shirt and tie after work crowd packs this modest sized bi-level bar with a truly enormous international beer selection.
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CrossroadsClosed by 2009
480 Amsterdam Ave · Upper West Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Avenue Bar And Kitchen
A loud and raucous crowd with a mean age somewhere just north of thirty fills this beer and shots joint. Thanks to an internet juke box you can expect to hear Bon Jovi at least a few times each night.
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HibernianClosed by 2009
641 Mclean Ave · Riverdale
A different business is licensed at this address: Whistlin' Donkey
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IkonClosed by 2009
610 W. 56th St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Spectrum Catering And Concessions
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The RookClosed by 2009
85 Ave. A. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address
Downstairs in the former Route 85a/Opaline space this craft beer bar has 7 rotating beers on tap and 50 international bottles including everything from Kenya's Tusker Lager to Porkslap.
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Wells Ales & LagersClosed by 2009
303 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now Lucky Dog
There's over 100 bottled beers available at this airy, brick lined bar. Grab a seat at a window facing Bedford Avenue after work and enjoy the view.