Board Games
19 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Board Games” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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79 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
An enormously popular East Village dive. Comfortable and lively during the week, packed to capacity on the weekend. Always cheap.
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Common GroundPick
206 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Waiting on a Friend
A strange, but successful mix of men's club and Alphabet City dive. There's the dark wood, chandeliers, and the dates wrapped in bacon. And then there's the board games, $2 Yuengling happy hour(5-8pm), and trivia nights. Who says you can't mix classy with cheap and low key?
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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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Duke'sRestaurant
99 E. 19th St. · Grammercy
Closed
The owner's of City Crab introduce Grammercy to the concept of low key quality by serving up delicious, inexpensive Southern food.
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146 Beekman St · Financial district
Still pouring
Taking it's name from the faded advertisement painted on the façade of 146 Beekman this bar quickly became a local favorite and garned a crowd of afficianados as disparate as the neighborhood itself.
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126 1st Ave. · East Village
Same bar, now The Grafton
This big, clean, well lit Irish bar has one of the best pints of Guinness in the city. A good place for big groups, for watching the footie or rugby, or just to just relax with a friend and play a game of Jenga.
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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.
Brooklyn
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428 Bergen St · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: North Pole Pub
Aiming for a position as a neighborhood fixture this pub has taken pains to create a sense a community. There's a pub quiz night, board games, a jukebox with patrons mix CDs, and a huge projection screen for the big games.
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BoatPick
175 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Still pouring
Comfy couches, a fireplace, attentive service, and an attractive crowd make Boat a top choice on Smith Street.
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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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179 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Closed; now Smith Deli and Grill Juice Bar
The theme is summer camp, which granted is more than a little camp itself. The bar's popularity rests in the fact that rather than attempting to capture camp kitsch, they've instead pretty successfully captured the feeling of warmth and camaraderie topped off with some smores for dessert.
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497 12th St. · South Slope
Still pouring
Warm lighting and a killer jukebox help will help make Commonwealth a Park Slope fixture.
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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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709 Lorimer St. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
This former candy store draws crowds with a variety of fun nightly events - a trivia night, backyard BBQ, a Spelling Bee…
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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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Stain Wine BarPick
766 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Brooklyn Standard
Just far enough from Bedford Ave to have retained its soul, Stain is a low key art bar supporting local artists and hosting a popular craft night - PAINTstain "talent optional".
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Zombie HutPick
273 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Still pouring
A tiny tiki bar with friendly bartenders and stiff drinks. Unfortunately on weekends those stiff drinks seem to bring out a surprisingly aggro-frat crowd.