Food Served
438 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Food Served” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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'inotecaPick
98 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Cactus Wren
A corner location that opens wide to the summer air, a relaxed atmosphere, and reasonable priced bottles make this LES wine bar a popular destination every night of the week.
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105 Rivington · Lower East Side
Closed; now Tigre
Jet black leather couches, lava red carpets, an illuminated bar, and a stripper pole set the vibe at this ultra-trendy DJ lounge in the Hotel Rivington. Head to the right from the lobby or failing that the steel grey doors outside.
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735 10th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now HaSalon NYC
Low key hotel bar attracts a crowd almost as diverse as New York itself.
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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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28 W. 8th St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
An attractive, but surprisingly low-key and inexpensive wine bar. A wine cellar ensures a good selection.
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800 2nd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now Chai Urgent Care
Lacking personality or location the next best thing is a gimmick. They've come up with two number themed ones. No men under 25 are allowed in, and the number 925 in the name refers not to the address, but to the fact everything on the menu is $9, $2 or $5.
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99 MacDougal St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Greenwich Village Comedy Club
A small, low key, relaxed, and comfortable basement bar with better than average food.
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32 Cliff St. · Financial district
No license found in 2026
The only beer pong table in the Financial District is at this popular Pace student hangout.
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1683 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The theme is wild west, but the scene is waitresses in mini skirts pushing jello shots and frat boys playing beer pong and Big Buck Hunter.
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9 Great Jones St. · NoHo
A different business is licensed at this address: Acme Bar & Grill & The Nines
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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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252 W. 38th St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
Taqueria by day. Taxi dance club by night.
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8 Stuyvesant St. · East Village
Moved to 45 Grove Street
Visitors who uncover this gem tucked away behind a curtain on the second floor of a Japanese restaurant, are rewarded with a chill atmosphere, exactingly prepared cocktails, and a big window overlooking the square below.
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356 Bowery · NoHo
Closed; now Yawning Cobra
The low-key lounge space attached to Marion's Continental has abandoned the name Marquee Lounge and now goes by Antik.
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Ara Wine BarPick
24 9th Ave. · MeatPacking District
Closed; now Kobrick Coffee Co.
Forget the front room and bring your friends straight to the back where you'll find a warm and comfy pillowfilled space that makes a welcome place to enjoy a glass of wine and the respite from the Meatpacking "be seen" scene.
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52 8th Ave. · West Village
Still pouring
A surprisingly low key bar in a location which is fast becoming anything but. The booths here are big comfortable and wrap around into almost a complete circle, there's couches in the back, and a wood burning fireplace. Service at the bar is hit and miss, but you're hear to sit down with friends anyway.
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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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733 Washington St. · West Village
Still pouring
Burger joint by day turns to frat boy playground by night. Women dance on the bar in high heels and feel empowered. Men feed them shot after shot to remind them that real power is a function of body weight and liver fortitude.
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137 E. 55th St. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
The space is almost above reproach. A restaurant, bar, lounge all decked to the nines with Arabian flair. There's even a game room with a pool table, poker board, and a PS3. Unfortunately enjoyment of it requires the mental exercise of blocking out the Hamptons mate or die crowd, and forgeting you're drinking a $9 Corona.
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B BarPick
40 E. 4th St. · NoHo
Closed
Although its moment in the sun has past, the B Bar and Grill remains an E. Village fixture thanks to an outstanding outdoor space and clean and classic décor.
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277 Church St. · TriBeCa
Closed; now Prevz
This drinking den from the founding bartenders of Angel's Share maintains the same dedication to the craft of cocktails without the rules barring parties of more than four.
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44 W. 44th St. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: Mcr Opportunity Fund Property Management
Swanky leatherbound alcove makes a great place to pass the time while you wait for your table to open up at Brasserie 44.
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191 7th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Kei
The focus here is on Southern Italian wines. They've got a pricey piece of kit called a cruvinet which keeps open bottles fresh and enables a wine list with over 40 bottles by the glass.
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175 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Kanoyama
This tiny Spanish wine bar has an excellent selection of unusual tapas at very reasonable prices.
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Bar Carrera (Greenwich Village)
146 W. Houston St. · Greenwich Village
Same bar, now Bar Veloce
This outpost of the popular East Village wine bar features the same successful recipe, small but tasty dishes in a swank, but comfortable setting.
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126 E. 17th St. · Grammercy
Still pouring
It's tiny and often crowded, but the light makes the crowd look as delicious as the tapas, and the wine list is both thoughtful and reasonable.
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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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Bar VelocePick
176 2nd Ave. · East Village
Still pouring
In 2002 Steve Johnson heard a voice in his head that told him to kill white people. He ended up taking 15 people hostage in Bar Veloce.
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216 W. 50th St. · Midtown West
Closed
Inexpensive, multi-ethnic midtown topless bar. $10 cover, $10 dances, $6 drinks.
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Barrio ChinoPick
253 Broome St. · Chinatown
Still pouring
This tapas and tequila bar is adorned with Chinese lanterns and tapestries merging influences from the two vibrant communities it is perched between.
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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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1069 2nd Ave. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
There are two distinct spaces at this wine bar. A standup area serving cheese and wine and adjoining DJ lounge. Skip the sparse lounge with an odd $2 fee to sit down, and head straight for the wine bar where you can size up the real draw here, the huge selection of Artisanal cheeses on display.
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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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220 Front St. · Financial district
No license found in 2026
A historic restoration of Front Street has has yielded this attractive Italian wine bar. Exposed brick and iron-work create a chic downtown ambience just far enough away from the tourist crush.
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218 E. 53rd St. · Midtown East
Closed; now Hudson Malone
A bi-level sports, beer, and miserbale DJ bar. A decent place to watch the game - drinks are reasonably priced and booths have personal flat screens. On weekend nights the scene is ugly. We're talking clasic Bon Jovi and Apple Pucker shots ugly.
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Blarney Stone (Midtown East)Pick
710 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
Closed
Efficient Irish bar keeps, absurdly cheap and tasty food, and $4 for 22oz beers draws everyone from day laborers to traders to this half deli half dive bar.
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340 9th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Maggie Reilly's
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233 E. 14th St. · East Village
Closed; now Coyote Ugly
There was a time not too long ago when bars like this confined themselves to the Upper East Side. This sharp counterpoint to Beauty Bar next door features giant plasma TVs, wings and burgers, and standing room only crowds.
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233 E. 14th St. · East Village
Closed; now Coyote Ugly
There was a time not too long ago when bars like this confined themselves to the Upper East Side. This sharp counterpoint to Beauty Bar next door features giant plasma TVs, wings and burgers, and standing room only crowds.
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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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212 W. 79th St. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Covered from wall to wall with plasma TVs this sports bar is always packed on game days. The name, shared with its crosstown twin comes from the hair color of the co-owners one of whom is a former playboy playmate.
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Blondies Sports Bar (East Side)
1770 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The king of sports bars in sports bar land.
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Blue Donkey BarPick
489 Amsterdam Ave · Upper West Side
Closed; now King Food
An adult offshoot of Homer's Malt Shop next door, the Blue Donkey Bar attracts a neighborhood crowd with a décor a notch warmer than the many nearby beer and shots joints.
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34 Downing St. · West Village
Closed; now Blue Ribbon Sushi & Sake
Walls of windows and a simple sophisticated atmosphere make for an attractive waiting place for those about to dine at Blue Ribbon Bakery across the street.
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Boat Basin CafePick
W. 79th St. and the Hudson · Upper West Side
Closed
With grand vaulted stone ceilings and spectacular sunsets over the Hudson its no surprise this venue draws a huge after work crowd.
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111 E. 7th St. · East Village
Same bar, now Ladybird
Inexpensive, amiable, and as comfortable as a favorite pair of worn in jeans this wine, spirit and fondue bar has recently moved down the street and into much bigger and fancier digs. But thanks to a loyal following of regulars the low-key and sexy vibe will likely remain the same as always.
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13 E. 1st St. · East Village
Closed; now Baar Baar
The homogenity craving residents of the Avalon Chrystie building finally have a wine bar to call their own. Plasma TVs, track lighting, and high top tables create an atmosphere as reassuringly generic as a Starbucks Coffee.
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141 E. 45th St. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
Sushi and Sapporo at one of the few Japanese spots in the city where Westerners are in the minority.
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Broadway Bar and Sky Deck (Novotel)
226 W. 52nd St. · Midtown West
Closed; now Beast & Butterflies
The view of Broadway from the 10th floor terrace combined with reasonably priced beers makes up for the fact that the bar itself could best be described as adequate.
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10 E. 21st St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Society Billiards And Bar
Inexpensive basement billiard hall won't win any beauty prizes, with exposed pipes and low ceiling, but late night the place positively buzzes with an edgey vibe missing altogether from most New York billiard halls.
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Broadway Lounge (Marriott Marquis)Pick
1535 Broadway · Midtown West
Still pouring
A large prototypical hotel bar where you easily imagine you were in any city in the US were it not for the floor to ceiling windows overlooking Times Square.But that in and of itself is reason enough to go.
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363 W. Broadway · SoHo/Little Italy
Still pouring
Solid food and a lively after work crowd has helped keep this neighborhood bar going for the last 25 years.
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122-126 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Still pouring
Like most bars on St. Marks this casual, comfortable Irish bar transforms into a heaving cauldron of humanity on weekends.
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354 W. 44th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Tatsuda Omakase
A low key sports dive and Time's Square refuge.
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1626 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Fumo Upper East Side
A sleek and trendy wine bar has replaced the UES's beloved DT UT coffee shop. Not wanting to lose out on the previous incarnations stroller set business they're still serving coffee. But those looking for relaxed, comfort of DT UT will be in for a surprise.
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15 Vanderbilt Ave. · Midtown East
Closed; now The Campbell
The kind of place where you get something more with your $14 martini than an olive - a dash of 50's glamour and a garnish of genuine honest to goodness class.
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1626 Broadway · Midtown West
Closed; now SPIN Midtown
If you can handle the tourists this 300 seat Times Square comedy club attracts some of the biggest names in the biz.
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219 E. 59th Street, · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
A popular and unobjectionable after work destination. 8 Flat screens, pool, darts, bar food and imperial pints.
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Casellula Cheese and Wine Cafe
401 W. 52nd St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now The Red Stache
A jeans and Tshirt wine bar and restaurant with a small but strong collection of craft ales that are worked on the menu as well as the draft. Don't miss the Otis Oatmeal Stout bread.
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Casellula Cheese and Wine Cafe
401 W. 52nd St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now The Red Stache
A jeans and Tshirt wine bar and restaurant with a small but strong collection of craft ales that are worked on the menu as well as the draft. Don't miss the Otis Oatmeal Stout bread.
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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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329 Lexington Ave. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: The Junction
Votive candles, exposed brick, leather couches, and a working fireplace creates a rustic, living room aesthetic. Throw in stunning European waitresses and a vast selection of single malt scotches and you've got one of the best lounges in Murray Hill.
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Circa TabacPick
32 Watts St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Same bar, now Soho Cigar Bar
This sophisticated wine and cigarette bar is one of only 5 places in the city exempt from the 2003 smoking ban.
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Club MidwayPick
25 Ave. B · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Eastpoint
Developed instanta scene after taking over Rated X Panty Party from the now defunct Opaline, and launching exclusive guest DJ nights - like the 2nd Monday of every month when Georgia and Ira from Yo La Tengo wreck the place.
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21 Clinton St · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address
The idea behind this Park Slope export is superb - coffee, truffles, and cakes by day, and wine and dessert by night. Unfortunately the execution leaves much to be desired.
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The Coffee ShopPick
29 Union Sq W. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now a Chase bank branch
A huge open bar/restaurant with a low key lounge below, The Coffee Shop has become an NYC fixture not for its food, diner decor, or moonlighting model waitstaff comprised, but its prime location -- but what a location it is.
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246A Columbus Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed
There's only one cabaret license on the Upper West Side, and it's home is at this otherwise unremarkable nightclub.
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353 W. 14th St · West Village
No license found in 2026
Huge upscale comedy club has a $25 cover, but no drink minimum. Unfortunately with 320 seats the place frequently can feel half empty which can dampen the vibe.
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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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Congee VillageRestaurant
100 Allen St. · Chinatown
Still pouring
A huge multi-level Chinese restaurant with a Karaoke bar frequented by Asian businessman, their American counterparts, and the occasional hipster.
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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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35 Cooper Sq. · NoHo
Closed
Cheap drinks and food draw NYU students and Village Voice writers living hand to mouth.
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126 E. 28th St. · Rose Hill
Closed
The second floor lounge above the Copper Chimney Indian restaurant is a sexy place to retire for a cocktail or two after enjoying some of the better curry in the city.
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Corner BistroPick
331 W. 4th St. · West Village
Still pouring
Always a great time, always cheap, always too crowded to stand. Boasts some of the cheapest and best burgers in the city, but order them at the bar and save yourself the queue.
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Cozy CafePick
43 E. 1st St. · East Village
Still pouring
The low key basement lounge feels more like the kind of Morrocan café you might actually stumble into in the South of France rather than the NYC idealized creation of one. There's only bottled beer, the food is just passable, and the average age of the clientel is what you'd expect in a country with no drinking age.
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310 Bowery · NoHo
Closed; now 310 Bowery Bar
A beer, shots, and bottle service joint with a convenient location near Houston Street for those driving in from Long Island and New Jersey.
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325 14th St. · East Village
Closed
East Village outpost of Williamsburg's Alligator lounge offering a free pizza with every beer.
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1804 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
Fairly standard Upper East side Irish Pub. Sports, bar food, backwards baseball caps, the steady glow of plasma TVs. Decent pint of Guinness.
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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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351 W. 57th St. · Hells Kitchen
Still pouring
A straight-forward Irish bar in the Theatre District where finding a decent Irish bar can be anything but straight-forward.
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44 Bedford St. · West Village
Closed; now Bar Etienne
A mixed gay/straight crowd, a corner location with windows for people watching, and one of the best burger's in the city.
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611 9th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
Still pouring
A long, narrow sports bar with an average plasma tv to customer ratio averaging about 1 to 1.
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1118 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Rodney's Comedy Club
Founded by Rodney Dangerfield in 1969 this comedy venue is the oldest in the country, and the only one in the city without a drink minimum.
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1394 York Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The home of real beer in New York City.
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Death & CoPick
433 E 6th St · East Village
Still pouring
Anyone with a love for classic mixology will find themselves moved by the spirits in this tomb-like temple to tippling.
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DecibelPick
240 E. 9th St. · East Village
Still pouring
Subterranean sake bar sure to impress your friends.
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54 Prince St. · NoLita
No license found in 2026
Giant garage doors swing open and let the summer into this restaurant providing great street views, but the best people watching is downstairs in the lounge.
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349 E. 13th St. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Hermana
One of the great East Village jazz bars closed after 11 years and reopened under new management. This tiny bar is now one of the most boring and nondescript bars in NYC.
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179 W. 4th St. · West Village
Still pouring
Basement bar with cheap food and even cheaper beer. The name says it all.
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DromPick
85 Ave. A. · East Village
Still pouring
The former Opaline space has been transformed into a giant dinner and world music venue.
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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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326 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Still pouring
More than a landmark it's just a great place for a drink. On summer afternoons the crowd spill out onto the sidewalk and the setting sun and cobblestone streets can't help but make you fall in love with New York all over again.
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1589 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Horn's Hook Tavern
The former Snapper Creek is now East End Tavern. There's no shortage of Plasma TVs, and the food's pretty reasonable.
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163 E. 86th St. · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
Clean and well lit with straight cues and flat tables and about as much personality as you might expect in this section of town.
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Eight Mile CreekPick
240 Mulberry St. · NoLita
Closed; now The Mulberry
An Australian basement bar that's comfortable and warm, and manages to attract an over 20 crowd without being trendy or expensive.
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265 Elizabeth St. · NoLita
Closed; now The Musket Room
A black leather and white marble martini bar and restaurant. On summer evenings the back garden is the real draw.
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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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435 Hudson St. · West Village
Closed; now Humm
This sophisticated bar adjoining the restaurant EN Brasserie Japanese features 21 varieties of Shochu.
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82 Stanton St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now 82 Stanton
The patio here is one of the best people watching spots in the city. Go with a friend on a Sunday from 4-11pm and get two seriously tasty burgers for $5.
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90 Fulton St. · Financial district
Closed
Thanks to $2 well drinks for women all night every night the stripper pull at this "upscale lounge" gets plenty of use.
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161 W. 54th St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
A good afterwork option. Friendlier and less touristy then most options in the area.
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531 2nd Ave. · Rose Hill
Still pouring
Second avenue is lined with cookie cutter Irish pubs that serve more Bud than Guinness. This is not one of them. A solid pint of Guinness, a wood beam ceiling, and a roaring fireplace ensure Failte's place head and shoulders above the rest.
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54 Spring St · NoLita
Closed; now Genkiya Mart
A sports bar plain and simple. If there's a good game on the wall to wall projection screens there are few better places in the neighborhood to watch it. But failing that there's little to recommend.
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687 Lexington Ave. · Midtown East
Still pouring
New renovations at this 44 seat lounge and bar have spruced things up at the Fitzpatrick Hotel. It's now a perfectly sufficient place to have a nightcap before returning to your room.
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127 4th Ave · NoHo
Closed; now Nomé
Sure, the faux Roman columns at this popular after work spot help lend it a certain classical feel, but it's when you try and vie for the attentions of the bartender at the fifty foot long bar that you really feel like you're at the Roman forum.
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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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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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GalleryBarPick
120 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Cowboy Tom's
What looks from the outside to be exclusively a gallery space is actually a bi-level bar within a gallery and not a bad bar at all at that.
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7 E. 36th St. · Murray Hill
Closed; now 5th & Mad
Named for a type of sailing boat used in Galway Bay, this massive bi-level Irish pub has 36 taps, pool tables, a dart board, projection screen TV, and enough space to accommodate the entire fixed income department at Merrill Lynch.
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18 W. 13th St. · MeatPacking District
Closed; now the Gansevoort Meatpacking hotel
Equal parts Miami and Japan this exquisite cabana garden still attracts the famous and beautiful but the door policy has relaxed.
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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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20 Prince St. · NoLita
No license found in 2026
A small Morrocan lounge beneath the bistro Jacques.
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442 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
This huge bar is the flagship of the Amsterdam Avenue college scene. To call it frattish isn't quite accurate, better perhaps to call Columbia and Fordham frat parties Gin Millish.
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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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389 Broome St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Broome St. Project
GoldBar does oppulence rather well. Gold ceilings, gold chandeliers, gold tables, gold curtains, gold walls covered in tiny gold skulls all add up to a significant wow factor. Unfortunatly they also add up to an environment about as comfortable and welcoming as a bank vault. A standard cocktail will run $14, and the door policy can be brutal.
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52 Greenwich Ave · West Village
No license found in 2026
Fifty Italian wines grace the shelves at this new wine bar from Morandi Chef Jody Williams. It's the small bites menu served here that really separates it from the pack, and it should become a second home among neighborhood locals faster than you can say beef carpaccio with black truffles .
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The GrandPick
41 E. 58th St · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
You can't help but feel like a rockstar dining at 4am in this sexy 8,000 square-foot subterannean lair. Just be careful not to drink like one or those $20 cocktails could make for a very expensive night.
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620 6th St · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Rosella Bar Miller
Wood floors, brick walls, pressed tin ceilings and candlit tables create a warm and relaxing ambience for light tapas and a reasonable priced wine selection.
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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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337 3rd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now AWOL Bar & Grill
Its status as one of the few Red Sox bars in the area either redeems an otherwise mediocre bar or dooms it, depending on your particular persuasion.
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505 W. 23rd St. · Chelsea
Closed; now Wildflower
A lit-pub in an art-bar hood hosts frequent readings and has attracted a loyal contingent of writers, readers and neighborhood regulars.
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115 Christopher St. · West Village
Closed; now Dandelion
This dimly lit Christopher Street bar packs with a hugely diverse crowd of tourists and locals of all ages and ethnicities.
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302 Broome St. · Chinatown
Closed
The palpable sexuality of this spot, may make you wonder if the environs have somehow been imbued with the spiritual essense of the thousands of orgasms experienced in this former Chinatown massage parlor.
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HeathersPick
506 13th St. · East Village
Closed; now Sushi W
Behind the frosted glass of its unmarked entrance is the coolest bar you've never been to. Subway tile walls, bare bulbs, tin ceilings and exposed brick create a comfortable, worn in ambience. But the real draw here is a crowd that reminds you of how cool the East Village once was…if you can remember that far back.
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121 E. 17th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now Martiny's
This three story carriage house never made the city's landmarks list and so it became the extraordinarily elegant setting for this wine bar and restaurant. A seat at the bar provides a comfortable vantage to explore the 150 bottle wine menu.
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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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Riverside Park · Upper West Side
Closed; now Ellington in the Park
Enjoy burgers and frosty drinks at this bi-level Riverside Park café.
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511 E. 6th St. · East Village
Closed
UESers stranded downtown will be happy to know there's a felt lined button-down home away from home.
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190 E. 2nd St. · East Village
Still pouring
Small and unpretentious this enoteca serves wine by the glass or carafe and tasty Italian tapas.
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1202 St. Nicholas Ave. · Washington Heights
No license found in 2026
It's hard to imagine a more low key wine bar than this one. The enormous selection, inexpensive small plates, and friendly atmosphere seal its position as a hidden gem.
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356 W. 44th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now The Brazen Tavern
Shoot straight past the half dozen giant plasma screens and comically inept DJs on the ground floor and head upstairs where you'll find a relaxed lounge and pool table.
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9 E. 13th St. · Greenwich Village
No license found in 2026
Popular with NYU students and boasting a Thai menu, Izu may not be the most authentic Izakaya, but the raucous crowd could care less. They flock here in droves to eat, drink and sing their hearts out.
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36 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Next time there's a big fight on at The Garden stop by this midtown sports bar and you'll likely find yourself in similar company.
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147 W. 40th St. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: The Independent
With a location like this a bar/restaurant such as Jack's can aspire to serving quality food and keeping the prices down, and that's about it. Jack does a fine job on both accounts. If you're in a hotel in Times Square and feel like nipping out for a quick low key pint and a spot of grub Jack's is a solid choice.
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JadisPick
42 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
A beautiful rustic wine bar frequently all but ruined by obscenely loud music that's so bad, and ill-befitting that it succesfully kills the ambience. Sadly this alone is probably responsible for an older post-frat crowd sharing a common disdain for sophistication.
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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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1409 6th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed
Restaurant as theme park. Don't come here for the food, come here to scare your 12 year old, or come here because you and your girlfriend are cornballs, or come here because you and your friends just ate a batch of pot brownies.
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91 7th Ave S. · West Village
No license found in 2026
The lower key downtown version of the uptown tourist trap. The staff stays in character, and the bathroom's hidden behind a bookshelf.
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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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812 W. 181st St. · Washington Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: 888 Hudson Trail
A friendly neighborhood latin bar and Italian restaurant with a nice back garden.
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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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Joe's PubPick
425 Lafayette St. · NoHo
Still pouring
The intimacy, ambience and accoustics of Joe's Pub is such that missing your favorite artist here is a tragedy.
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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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30 W. 52nd St. · Midtown West
No license found in 2026
Like Madame X this Indian themed lounge manages to walk the narrow line between cheesy and sexy, and somehow manages to be both at the same time. Burning incence, red on red décor, pillows everywhere, waitresses in slinky silk sarongs, and Bollywood flicks on the TV all contribute to a laughably tacky, but actually quite sultry environ.
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303-305 E. 53rd St. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
This polyglot karaoke bar has a library of 20,000 English songs, 20,000 Chinese songs, 6,000 Spanish songs, and 30,000 Japanese songs. It also boasts 3 private rooms, 33 TVs, and your typical midtown bar acrylic and accent light aesthetic.
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KatwalkPick
2 W. 35th St. · Murray Hill
Closed
The vibe is similar to most it this area, a bit corporate a bit frattish, but there's a few more women and a more attractive crowd than most other places nearby.
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36 E. 20th St. · Grammercy
A different business is licensed at this address: Passerine
This sexy lounge lies just below the Greek restaurant Parea. A selection of ouzos, tapas, and Greek and Turkish beers ensures the large banquettes remain full of moneyed Mediterraneans.
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Kimono LoungePick
62 Thomas St. · TriBeCa
Closed; now 62 Thomas St event venue
Just above the ulta-expensive restaurant Megu this lounge is every bit as oppulent, but at a mere $12 a cocktail the financial barriers to entry are considerably lower.
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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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509 E. 6th St. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: The Pineapple Club
If you're in just the right mood the raw bar and 2 for 1 happy hour at this restaurant can be a nice way to start off your evening.
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409 W. 13th St. · MeatPacking District
Closed
Boasts the first smoking section since 2001, a private elevator VIP lounge, and DJs who love pop.
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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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88 9th Ave. · Chelsea
Closed; now Tao Downtown
An indoor / outdoor trattoria that turns into a velvet rope scene to be seen on summer weekends. On other occassions it's a perfectly relaxed albeit somewhat pricey spot to enjoy some goat cheese pizza with the smoking hot European tourists staying at the hotel.
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122 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
The reasonable Italian fare at this bat cave, is overshadowed by an enormously popular late night dancing scene where the sonic stylings of Justin Timberlake seem to be always on heavy rotation.
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La EsquinaPick
106 Kenmare St. · NoLita
Still pouring
It's hard not to feel like a secret agent as you lead your friends into the unasssuming taqueria on the corner of Kenmare and Cleveland, through the dingy grey employees only door in the back, down through the kitchen and into the catacomb like space that is La Esquina.
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LabelPick
174 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Joey Roses
A music focused DJ bar hidden behind the façade of a take-out empanadas joint. The space is far from ideal (too long and narrow) but the top notch sound system does well with it.
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161 Lafayette St. · Chinatown
Closed; now 161 Lafayette
When a bar is this small the people are the atmosphere. And the atmosphere here is usually great. Drinks specials vary nightly, but there's always a two for one deal from 12pm to 1am.
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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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170 W. 4th St · West Village
Closed; now Burgers & Beer
Tiny tapas restaurant and wine bar serves sangria three ways: red pear, white peach, and sparkling strawberry. They also will serve wine in the Catalon tradition of a porron - a spiggoted vessel that when used properly opens up the wine as it flows, but in unskilled hands can warrant a trip to the dry cleaners.
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158 Bleeker St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
This live music venue, performance space and restaurant offers an upmarket alternative to Bleeker Street's many music dives.
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Le TrapezePick
17 E. 27th St. · Rose Hill
Closed; now Dominique Ansel Workshop
Traditional English country pub where couples have the option of going upstairs and getting lucky with one another.
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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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422 Hudson St. · West Village
Still pouring
Upmarket neighborhood wine bar has a selection of 150 world vintages.
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Lenox LoungePick
288 Lenox Ave. · Central Harlem
Closed; now Wells Fargo
Opened in the 30's and recently renovated this Harlem institution has hosted all of the cities greats from Davis to Coltrane. The ribs are to die for and the jazz is still some of the best in the city. Attracts a mix of students, tourists, and neighborhood locals.
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1020 Lexington Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Melody's Piano Bar
This old school/old men's cigar bar has all the elements of a classic mens club: a strict jacket policy, a 25 and over door policy, waitresses in cocktail dresses, and a glowing fireplace.
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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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13 1st Ave. · East Village
Still pouring
Tiny French restaurant and bar draws in neigborhood crowds with its top notch filet mignon and bouillabaisse.
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1442 3rd Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Tang by Mr. Sun
A mecca for the frat boys at heart. Start off the night with a little beer pong, then a few rounds of shots, and when your buzz gets going work your way to the dance floor and find someone's hip to hump arrhythmically to the sweet beats of Abba.
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Makor CafePick
35 W. 67th St. · Upper West Side
Closed
Hidden away in the basement of the Steinhardt MakorJewish Cultural Center is this relaxed live music venue. While it welcomes all religious and cultural affiliations bear in mind it's closed Friday nights.
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MarktPick
676 6th Ave. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed
Enjoying a pot of mussels and a pint of Duvel at this Flatiron Belgian brasserie is a singular pleasure. Service is swift, drinks are exactingly prepared, the food is excellent, and the bar staff are hot as hell.
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Mars 2112Pick
1633 Broadway · Midtown West
Closed; now Din Tai Fung
It's a bar and it's a restaurant, and it's on Mars. What more do you need to know? If you haven’t been and think you can manage to eat and drink with your tongue in your cheek then it's time you paid it a visit.
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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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11 W. 32nd St · Chelsea
Still pouring
It's 2001 a Space Odyssey meets K-town. Acrylic floors, cylindrical spaces, high-tech lighting and a scene as trendy as any bar in Seoul.
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133 Essex St. · Lower East Side
Closed
A country and western bar from the owners of Spitzer's and Fat Baby. The draw here is the mechanical bull (only the 2nd in the city).
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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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365 3rd Avenue · Rose Hill
Closed; now Coletta
The owner Barry McCormack, a one time star Irish footballer, ensures that no big soccer games are missed at this rock solid Irish bar. A decent kitchen attracts a relaxed neighborhood crowd that's missing from most other 3rd avenue offerings.
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240 W. 55th St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
Standard Irish bar and restaurant in touristville.
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15 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
Tourist trap, New York landmark, or the quintessential drinking man’s saloon, take your pick.
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266 W. 47th St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
This Irish pub once home to the infamous gay bar Stella's, is trying to achieve a more familty friendly brand of debauched night - the kind that ends in the whole bar singing off key to The Wild Rover.
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1125 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Treadwell Park
This Manhattan chain of restaurant/bars has been successful for good reason - consistency. The service, the food, even the crowd is almost always slightly better than just good enough. There's a lot to be said for a sure thing.
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112 7th Ave. · Chelsea
Closed
This Manhattan chain of restaurant/bars has been successful for good reason - consistency. The service, the food, even the crowd is almost always slightly better than just good enough. There's a lot to be said for a sure thing.
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493 3rd Ave. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Blue Haven
On a section of street lined with frat bars, this is the most palatable.
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3 Madison St · Financial district
No license found in 2026
New York's best bar to pick up a cop. Just across the street from police HQ and well behind the security barrier. You'd need to head to the ocean to find more blue.
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84 7th Ave. S. · West Village
Closed
The mixx . One part Abba cranked to 11. Two parts groups of Hobokinites here for a Shecky's organized birthday party. Serve straight and garnish with a cover charge.
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The Monday RoomPick
210 Elizabeth St. · NoLita
Closed; now Dante Elizabeth Street
A varied and interesting wine list make up for the little varied or interesting clientele at this dimly lit wine bar attached to the restaurant Public.
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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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241 E. 24th St. · Rose Hill
Still pouring
For the easily amused this venue can be a cheap alternative, but then again the same can be said for Saturday morning cartoons.
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Next Door at La Lanterna di VittorioPick
129 MacDougal St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Head to the back and down the stairs of La Lanterna di Vittorio to find a wine and jazz bar that's about as warm and romantic a location as you could imagine.
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5 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Bar Bianchi
A corner dive bar with an unexpectedly good kitchen. Grab a booth with some friends on a Saturday after get a few cheap beers and some beer battered catfish fingers, and watch the world go by out the bay view windows overlooking Houston street.
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132 W. 45th St. · Midtown West
No license found in 2026
Nestled inside New York's only modern gothic German hotel, the Night Lounge is a sleek black and green windowless restaurant and lounge. Waitresses in backless dresses serve burgers with cheese fondue dipping sauce to French men in dark suits on holiday with their mistresses.
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151 E. 50th St. · Midtown East
Closed; now Empire Steak House
Nikki's clubs have been successful in South Beach, St. Barts, and Cabo but will this white on white aesthetic and copacabana theme translate to NYC?
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106 Norfolk St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
This shoebox sized pinup themed bar hosts frequent burlesque shows which you can enjoy with steak frittes thanks to delivery from nearby Schillers.
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59 W. 44th St. · Midtown West
Closed; now The Blue Bar Restaurant and Lounge
There's no substitute for authenticity. Since 1938 the Oak Room has drawn a moneyed, older crowd to watch cabaret by the candle light. Cover can be upwards of $50.
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109 Macdougal St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
With cheap beer, wings, sliders, beer pong, and all the big games is it any surprise that Off the Wagon is the frat bar du jour for NYU backwards baseball cap set.
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45 E. 18th St. · Grammercy
Still pouring
Since 1892 this former speakeasy just north of Union Square has been pitching pints to punters of all stripes. Nightly a crowd spanning generations and socioenomics fills the booths and saddles up to the 50 foot mahogany bar.
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160 W. 54th St. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: Bartley Dunne's
If you need to catch a footie match in midtown just keep your out for this two story Irish castle.
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161 E. Houston St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
Corner restaurant and wine bar has a lively scene and frequent live music.
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318 W. 53rd St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Broadway Comedy Club
Intimate Times Square theatre hosts both improv and stand-up comedy.
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375 Broome St. · NoLita
A different business is licensed at this address: Quan Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Introducing the bakery bar: Coffee, quiches, sandwiches and baguettes by day beer, sake, and wine by night.
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225 E. 44th St. · Midtown East
Still pouring
As one of the few dive bars in an area ruthlessly homogenized by after work crowds this benign bar almost feels edgey in comparison. You can get a bucket of 5 Sam Adams for $15 and pount of wings for $10 and there are 22 TVs to catch the game on.
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345 East 12th St. · East Village
Closed; now Best Damn Breakfast Burrito
Spanish wine and small plates at this new bar from Rafael Mateo, the former manager of Ostia. Closed Mondays.
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497 3rd Ave. · Murray Hill
Closed; now The Flying Cock
Football means soccer at Kavanagh's and you can catch every game over a pint of Guinness and some bangers and mash.
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110 Chambers St. · TriBeCa
Closed; now Alto
At the last of the Tribeca dive bars a pitcher of PBR can be had for just $6. Which is good because you'll need to pound a half dozen or so to match the general level of sobriety.
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PDTPick
113 St. Marks Pl · East Village
Still pouring
Short for Please Don't Tell, the bar is accessed by heading down the stairs into Crif Dogs then into a phone booth. Press the intercom button and cross your fingers that they let you in because for all the nonsense it's actually a pretty decent bar.
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194 Elizabeth St. · NoLita
Still pouring
Dark and rustic Italian wine bar in the basement beneath the restaurant Peasant. Feels like a European wine cellar.
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Pegu ClubPick
77 W. Houston St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Closed; now Ayah
The cocktails at the Pegu club are second to none unfortunately all that craft takes time and getting your hands on one on a Friday night can quickly become a challenge.
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359 Bowery · East Village
Still pouring
Big corner bar/restaurant, with a half price 12AM-1AM happy hour Sun-Wed.
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922 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: The Naked Pig
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237 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Trionas
Simply appointed Irish bar serves up shepherd's pie and live accoustic sets.
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Pocha 32Pick
15 W. 32nd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
A fantastically random 2nd floor Korean dive bar and restaurant. Enjoy soju (Korean rice wine) served in halved watermelons over tasty Korean bar food - think fish balls and spicy rice cakes.
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44 W. 63rd St. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Take a dip in the heated rooftop pool, and then relax with a cocktail under the retro-cool neon glow of the Empire Hotel sign.
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355 W. 41st St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Red Eye NY
Cheap pitchers, free hot dogs and free full sized pool tables. Oh, yeah, and randomly the bartenders wear bikinis. It might even be reason enough to go to Hell's Kitchen.
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St. Pauls Chapel · Morningside Heights
No license found in 2026
Enjoy a Pop-Tart with some coffee, mulled cider, or beer at this music venue in the basement of St. Paul's Chapel . Not only is the music all acoustic, it's also unamplified, which hasn't deterred the likes of Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, Lisa Loeb, and Suzanne Vega from playing here.
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281 Lafayette St. · NoLita
Closed; now Gospel
Although its days of being the hottest spot around have past, the sexy atmosphere ensures that you can't help but feel cool just being here.
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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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ProhibitionPick
503 Columbus Ave. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
Candle light, dark wood and crimson walls set the tone for this sexy spacious lounge. And with nightly live music, a consistent kitchen, and a full menu it's no surprise that Prohibition is one of the most popular lounges on the UWS.
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450 Park Ave. S. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address
PS 450 succeeds admirably in that it's hard to envision a bar more perfectly suited to the neighborhood in which it inhabits.
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140 E. 41st St. · Murray Hill
No license found in 2026
Excess is the word of the day as you contemplate the incongruity between what it is to be an American and what it is to be a New Yorker at this big, loud and shitty, red, white and blue bar.
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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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1457 Third Ave · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
Select from 100 bottles at this minimalist wine bar.
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200 Ave. A · East Village
No license found in 2026
A café, bookstore, gallery space, and full bar make for a lively and sorely needed day time gay hangout in the East Village. At night there's a busy schedule of readings, film screenings, and dance performances.
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51 W. 35th St. · Chelsea
Closed; now Hyo Dong Gak
Follow the stairs under the small black awning up to this funky Korea-town café, bar and karaoke joint. Try the signature cocktail The Tornado which involves hurling a wet napkin at the ceiling. Perfect.
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50 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Enjoy a $40 steak at this 3 floor upmarket gentlemen's club chain.
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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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50 W. 72nd St. · Upper West Side
A different business is licensed at this address
Branching out on the success of Riposo 46 in Hell's kitchen this large wine bar boasts over 100 bottles and serves over 50 of them by the glass.
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2 West St. · Financial district
Closed
Relatively small and perhaps a little dull, but the view is neither. Step out on the roof deck and have your breath taken away by one of the best views of the Statue of Liberty to be had this side of the Hudson.
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500 W. 43rd St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Nobody's Perfect
There's little indication from the neon signs and roughshod exterior that there's an attractive bar with a good wine selection within.
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375 3rd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now The Gem Saloon
Live country music, Tex-Mex and killer Margarhitas make this one of the best Murray Hill alternatives going. And if you're under 21 getting in is not a problem, you'll be carded at the bar.
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157 Avenue C · East Village
Still pouring
In the ongoing culture wars of the East Village bar scene, Royale is a huge strike for UESification. Between the plasma TVs, baseball caps, rounds of shots and the girls whose most comfortable mode of communication is via a series of high pitched squeels you can easily forget that not too long ago this used to be one of the best Jazz bars in New York.
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Rue BPick
188 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now Oddball
A seductive lounge that manages to be classy without being uptight. Attracts a diverse crowd spanning generations and continents with live music, an efficient bar, and a kitchen that could stands on its own.
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265 W. 52nd St. · Midtown West
Still pouring
Refined after work venue enormously popular with Russian expats be they cabbies or investment bankers.
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Rusty KnotPick
425 West St. · West Village
Closed
A co-owner of the Spotted Pig snapped up the former West spot, and created this velvet rope nautical themed dive bar. The beer is cheap and the food is low brow but shoots for the stars, and the sunset view is nothing short of spectacular.
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28 Cliff St. · Financial district
Still pouring
Well worth the hike from Wall Street this Irish pub is a strong choice for after work drinks. The kitchen is head and shoulders above pub par and the crowd is a nice mix of two disparate groups, those who work downtown and those who live there.
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350 E. 85th St. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
This friendly Irish pub is an oais on the Upper East Side. It's just far enough away from 2nd Avenue to maintain a neighborhood vibe. The service is efficient and personable. And they've got a basketball machine.
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151 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now The Copper Still
Add one part Irish bar, one part dive, and one part sports bar and you've got this popular 2nd Avenue NYU hangout. If that's not your scene grab a seat on the expansive patio and enjoy the ambience of Second Avenue.
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S.O.B.'sPick
204 Varick St. · West Village
Still pouring
A Brazilian music and dinner club that attracts top hip hop talent, DJs and world music acts.
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Sake Bar SatskoPick
202 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
An intimate Sake Bar that mantains a loyal following of neighborhood regulars thanks to warm and friendly service, a great sake selection, and delicious and reasonably priced food.
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89 Macdougal St. · Greenwich Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Jg Melon
Reserve free tickets online at this tiny but fun comedy venue.
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Salon De Ning (Peninsula Hotel)
700 5th Ave. · Midtown West
Same bar, now Pen Top
The roof deck at the Peninula Hotel shoots for 1930's Shanghai decadence and doesn't fall far from the mark. 23rd floor views of midtown and a
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SatskoPick
245 Eldridge St · Lower East Side
Closed; now Bar Goto
This Japanese restaurant and bar is your go to place for sake bombs. Except on Mondays when it's closed that is.
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197 2nd Ave · East Village
Closed
There's stained glass, a fireplace, and german beer, but there'll be no bratwurst until they sort it out with the department of health.
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333 E. 60th St. · Upper East Side
Closed; now Sapphire 60
Famed topless bar where you pay through the nose, but the women are immaculate in a carefully manicured, silicone, collagen sort of way. If that's your thing there's nowhere better.
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536 W. 28th St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
Famed topless bar where you pay through the nose, but the women are immaculate in a carefully manicured, silicone, collagen sort of way. If that's your thing there's nowhere better.
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27 2nd Ave. · East Village
No license found in 2026
One of the most popular Karaoke haunts in the East Village. There's a big boxy room up front and several private rooms you can rent by the hour in the back. Big groups of girls and smaller groups of gay men (from Urge and The Cock next door) flock to have a crack at the 30,000 song playlist.
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134 1st Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Good Night Sonny
The nearest thing to a genuine Parisian café that the East Village has to offer.
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Sin SinPick
85 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen
This bi-level bar and lounge has a low ceiling upstairs space for DJs and live music. The crowd varies as wildly by night as the music, but both tend to be hot.
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998 Amsterdam Ave. · Morningside Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: The Hamilton
Creative cocktails with an old school flair keep the Columbia set coming back to this coffee bar by day bar by night.
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191 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
Closed
A 1,500 SF year round Irish beer garden from the owners of 200 Orchard across the street. To ensure the perfect pint they flew in an expert from Ireland to calibrate the taps and achieve the perfect nitrogen levels in the Guinness. To ensure a Jersey crowd they blast G & R.
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102 MacDougal St. · Greenwich Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Maestro Pasta
The big attraction of this Irish in name and font only bar is the "Beat the Clock" happy hour. Weekdays from 12pm-8pm extremely generous specials vary every two hours. $1 well drinks kick it off from 12-2pm.
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SlatePick
54 W. 21st St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Still pouring
A big budget pool hall with all that entails.
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Smith & MillsPick
71 N. Moore St. · TriBeCa
Still pouring
There's little indication from the outside of the hidden treat that lies within. This cozy restaurant and bar has soft lighting, dirty silver mirrors, pressed tin tables, and a bathroom built from an old elevator that is practically a work of art.
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701 8th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed; now Elevation HQ
There's live music six nights a week at this Times Square landmark.
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62 Prince St. · NoLita
Closed; now Ray-Ban House
Named for the parking lot it replaced this bar and restaurant lays claim to one of the few outdoor spots in the area. The quality of the food and service is somewhere between TGIF and Olive Garden, but the people watching on Prince Street is top notch.
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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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103 1st Ave · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Hearty & Healthy
This French wine bar from the owners of the nearby Bar Veloce serves unusual varietals and baked fare ranging from quiche to tartes.
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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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Spotlight LivePick
1604 Broadway · Midtown West
Closed; now DRAMMA / Palma Verde / Broadway Pizza & Bites
A super-luxorious karoke restaurant and bar with one stage and as many as 800 eyes watching your next performance.
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The Spotted PigPick
314 W. 11th St. · West Village
Closed; now The Golden Swan
Simply appointed British gastro-pub serves bar food good enough to put many neighboring restaurants to shame.
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76 Orchard St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Skin Contact
After a run in with the makers of the beer of the same name the Jamaican bar Red Stripe has been redubbed Spur Tree. There's nightly DJs spinning reggae and dub, a big back garden, and tasty Jamaican food.
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974 2nd Ave · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
Named for the Guinness Brewery in Dublin this pub has 11 beers on tap and serves tradional Irish food.
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2 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Closed; now Ray's Pizza & Bagel Cafe
St Marks sports bar attracts a college crowd with it 24 beers on tap 7 TVs. For Monday night football here's where you want to be, but on Saturday night steer clear.
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99 Stanton St. · Lower East Side
Closed
A great place for people with more money than time to investigate better places. The crowd is attractive. The cocktails are competent. The tapas are tasty. The prices are absurd. The scene is overblown.
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140 E. 27th St. · Rose Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Ernie O'Malleys
Plasma TVs overpower the atmosphere at this midtown lounge with an UWS vibe.
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10 Columbus Circle · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address
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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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137 Ave C · East Village
Closed
On weekend nights this friendly Australian BBQ restaurant turned late night pick-up scene packs its railroad digs with teeming humanity. Depending on the individual the result is either a palpable sexuality of flesh pressed to flesh or a mild agoraphobia.
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163 W. 46th St. · Midtown West
Closed
If ever (god forbid) a series of circumstances conspire so that you find yourself in Times Square and also really quite totally stoned, than this dingey basement piano bar is so bad it just might be a really good time. Order a Coke and zone out as you watch the drunken businessmen sing along to Frank Sinatra. Otherwise under pretty much all other circumstances it's best avoided.
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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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15 E. 18th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Still pouring
This Italian café serves as bakery and tea shop by day, and a wine bar and restaurant by night.
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332 Lafayette St. · NoHo
Still pouring
A dimly lit bar with lots of dark wood and velvet specializes in strong but pricey cocktails ($12).
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Ten BellsPick
247 Broome St. · Chinatown
Still pouring
This Chinatown gem has tin ceilings, dim lights, and a unique selection of organic wines. Throw in small plates like wild boar sausage, sea bass ceviche, and prociutto and goat cheese cigars, and you have a near perfect date spot.
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121 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Still pouring
A large selection of bottles and a warm and inviting atmosphere have made this cheese and wine bar an instant neighborhood favorite.
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413 E. 12th St. · East Village
Closed; now Spes
The focus of this wine bar from the owners of Hearth is as the name suggests - terrior. The capacity of a wine to express it's origins in it's flavor. There's just 25 seats, but there's over 200 bottles to choose from.
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155 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now The Long Pour
Long, narrow and nondescript and usually quiet. The most remarkable feature is a happy hour with a free buffet starting at 5pm on weekdays, and $5 martinis and $3 beers from 2-8pm 7 days a week.
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169 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Super Burrito
If you're in the mood for a forty ounce bottled beer, a massive BBQ sauce soaked burger, and a flaming shot or five, then you've come to the right place.
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Tillman'sPick
165 W. 26th St · Chelsea
Closed; now Sid Gold's Request Room
Harlem in the 70's re-envisioned in this Chelsea lounge. Surprisingly it works rather well.
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349 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed; now Tessa
4,000 square feet, 30 TVs, a beer pong table and the hottest bartenders in the city. WooHoo! Shots of Jager for my boys and those aging delta deltas over there.
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134 W. 3rd · Greenwich Village
Closed; now 3 Sheets Saloon
Calling a bar a frat bar implies at least a partial college education. Failing such ready nomenclature this is a Drink too much, puke in the toilet, tip the bathroom attendant the change in your pocket, go back to the bar, sweat profusely, wait forever for a drink, get in a screaming match with your girlfriend and call her a slut, then cry on her shoulder on the cab ride back to Penn Station kind of place. It's also great for parties and fund-raisers.
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128 Elizabeth St. · Chinatown
No license found in 2026
A jungle themed Chinatown billiards hall with one of the few snooker tables in the city.
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196 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
Egyptian themed hookah bar destined to be even more short lived than its namesake.
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206 E. 34th St. · Murray Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Mira
If you're here to watch the game it's hard to top Bar 12's square footage to plasma TV ratio or it's 24 tap beers. If you're not here to watch the game perhaps you can marvel at the packed to capacity worst of Murray Hill crowd, or you know, slit you wrists in the bathroom.
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955 West End Ave. · Morningside Heights
Closed
There's hardly a tourist to be found at this comfortable comedy club/neighborhood bar. Drop in for one of the stand-up events every Friday and Saturday night.
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204 Park Ave. S. · Grammercy
No license found in 2026
An attractive suited after work crowd mingles aggresively all the while protecting their martini's from one another's jostling. The resultings late night scene is one of amorous PDAs and a Grey Goose slicked floor.
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138 W. 25th St. · Chelsea
Closed; now Smithfield Hall
Named for a type of wine made from a single variety of grape, this white on white lounge offers 75 different wines by the glass and food and desserts good enough to earn them a spot in the Conde Nast Traveler's list of the 95 most exciting new restaurants in the world.
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110 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
A carefully crafted vibe supported by good music, dim lighting, and unusual French-Vietnamese cocktails elevates Verlaine above its many loungey counterparts in this area.
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The View Lounge (Marriott Marquis)
1535 Broadway · Midtown West
Still pouring
Remarkable for one reason and one reason only, but man is it a doozy. This bar is on the 48th floor of the Marriott Marquis and it's smack dab in the middle of Times Square, and oh yeah, it rotates .
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119 E. 27th St. · Rose Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Turnmill
The music blares. The guys are all squares. If you're looking for a good time you're not going to find it here, because if you had a buck for every douchebag you'd be a millionaire.
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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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20 W 20th St · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Wonderland
Just above the Westside Rifle and Pistol range is this upscale gentlemen's club. It's pricey but the girls tend to be above par. On Sunday's it becomes Club 20 where boys dance for boys.
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125 E. 54th St. · Midtown East
Closed
Swank basment lounge draws an after work and pre-theatre suit and tie crowd to yell over 80's music and swill $13 cocktails.
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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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106 E. 19th St. · Grammercy
A different business is licensed at this address: Midnight Blue
The bar formerly known as Tracy Js has karaoke and little else to recommend it (if in fact karaoke is a reason to recommend it as all).
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587 3rd Ave. · Murray Hill
Closed; now Spoto Pizza & Gelato
On a street packed with Bud and wings bars Wharf has upped the ante with a huge outdoor patio, daily rotating $3.50 beer specials, a kitchen open til 2am, and a $7 Bud and a burger deal.
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Wheeltapper Pub (Fitzpatrick Hotel)
141 E. 44th St. · Midtown East
Still pouring
Upscale Irish pub in the Fitzpatrick Hotel serves consistent if somewhat pricey comfort food to an after work and tourist crowd.
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Whistlin' Dixie's Texas Tavern
714 W. 11th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Bartolo Bars
There's a particular type of good time to be had at a bar that boasts that exotic dancers drink for free on Sundays. Throw in some tequilla shots, a few frozen drinks, and a bunch of urban cowboys and things good and messy.
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Wined UpPick
913 Broadway · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Massara
Virtually a wine library this attractive wine bar takes great pains to cater to both the wine novice and conousier. The 3,000 bottles that line the shelves of the long narrow space have prices ranging from just $25-$50 a bottle and waiter's are always to help you choose just the right one to try.
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234 W. 14th St. · West Village
A different business is licensed at this address: The One Trick Pony
This basement bar is neighborhood fixture thanks to a perfect pint of Guinness and a winning Philly Cheese Steak.
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845 United Nations Plaza · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Un Plaza Grill
A strange place indeed. The one thing Trump can be counted on to delivet, conspicuos consumption, is surprisingly lacking. Sure, they serve a $50 cocktail topped with actual gold, but no one walking into this beige on beige bar would have any clue that it cost over 2 million dollars to build.
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XicalaPick
151 Elizabeth St. · NoLita
Closed; now Tashca
Warm and cozy wine and tapas bar, small enough and far enough off the beaten track that you feel like you've uncovered a hidden treasure.
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174 1st Ave. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Bonito Sushi & Lounge
An impressive array of authentic Spanish tapas and tasty sangria have made this laid back restaurant and bar an East Village staple.
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33 Crosby St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
The few seats in this tiny tapas bar seem to be perpetually occupied. Small wonder since ñ has some of the most amazing sangria in town.
Brooklyn
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507 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
A different business is licensed at this address: Carneval
Although it only opened in 2007, 507 is that rare type of neighborhood bar in Willliamsburg, one where the patrons actually grew up in the neighborhood.
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Alligator LoungePick
600 Metropolitan Ave. · East Williamsburg
Still pouring
Order a beer get a free brick oven pizza - not just a slice - a whole pizza.
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224 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Closed
This dog friendly sports bar is a second home for its neighborhood regulars, but can feel more like foreign territory for anyone else.
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BAM CaféPick
30 Lafayette Ave. · Fort Greene
A different business is licensed at this address: Brooklyn Academy Of Music Inc, The
Above the Brooklyn Academy of Music this enormous and surprisingly inexpensive café has nightly live music.
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234 Underhill Ave. · Prospect Heights
No license found in 2026
One of the few bars in the neighborhood. Good lighting, decent prices, a back patio and a friendly diverse crowd.
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457 3rd Ave. · Gowanus
Closed
Behind the huge glass windows of this corner bar is a warm and inviting space. Thirty bottles of wine are served by the glass, ten beers are on tap, and there's also a menu of small plates available.
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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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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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20 Broadway · South Williamsburg
No license found in 2026
A large industrial space in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge serves as both wine store and wine bar. Most interesting they've got plans to begin small scale winemaking on premises. Currently their license allows them to only sell New York State wines.
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318 Van Brunt St. · Red Hook
Still pouring
The low key spot replaced Pioneer BBQ. Same good food, same neighborhood crowd, but considerably less smellly.
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335 Smith St. · Carroll Gardens
Still pouring
Behind its incospicous Smith Street façade lies a former Italian social club turned hip bar. Sticking close to its roots it retains a feel of old world decadence.
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291 Grand St. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed
There's a little more breathing room and a full liquor license at this Williamsburg edition of the best little arepa bar in the city.
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191 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Shan
A simple, solid Irish bar. Good food, good service, live Irish music, and a relaxed neighborhood crowd.
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65 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
This sports pub is representative of the new Park Slope - a sort of Brooklyn Heights meets the Upper East Side. The jukebox is capable of blasting GN'R with an earnest exuberance rarely seen since the late Reagan era.
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210 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Still pouring
Carroll Gardens gets their very own pricey, high brow cocktail bar. At the moment the place feels more like a genre exercise than a good time, but it's anyone's guess how it will develop as it matures.
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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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378 Atlantic Ave. · Boerum Hill
No license found in 2026
Casual neighborhood wine bar has a pleasant back garden, but is marred by an unimpressive wine list, short hours, and most damning in this neighborhood, stingy portion sizes.
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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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339 9th St · Central Slope
Still pouring
This long saloon bar aims to be Park Slope's answer to the likes of cocktail focused bars like Pegu Club or Milk & Honey. Hopefully a fireplace, and dark wood interior will help it keep a cozy neighborhood vibe despite a location just down the street from a giant new condo development.
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Duff'sPick
28 N. 3rd St. · Williamsburg North Side
Moved to 168 Marcy Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Not just a bar, but a spiritual home for a long displaced and much maligned demographic, the working class metal head.
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390 5th Ave. · Central Slope
Closed; now 390 Social
A quiet and comfortable gay and lesbian bar, with a tight nit abd incestuously close crowd of regulars.
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Fette SauPick
354 Metropolitan Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed
The owners of Sputen Duyvil across the street have transformed an auto-body garage into New York's most unique BBQ spot. A far ranging selection of bourbons, several microbrews on tap, and a large patio space make it a popular space for drinks as well.
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988 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed
This low key watering hole has a prarie ranch aesthetic consisting of a reclaimed wood bar, a fence, and a full cabin façade. The menu (served til 10pm) features killer mac & chesse and waffle fries.
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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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10 Hope St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Ten Hope
Although the décor may look cut from a catalog the prices are good ($5 burgers, $3 happy hour pints) and the garden is big enough that you can find a seat there even on the sunniest days.
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Huckleberry BarPick
588 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
Closed; now The Last Call
Williamsburg is on its way to becoming the SoHo just east of the river. So a top-shelf cocktail and tapas bar like this is presumably quite safe from firebombing. However, the question still remains if the armies of gentrification have marched in enough numbers to keep them kitted out with home-made grenadine and goat cheese.
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HugsPick
108 N. 6th · Williamsburg North Side
Closed
Finally Williamsburg has something it desperately needed: good dancing. Hugs feels like a European underground club, sans the awkwardness of being nineteen and speaking no Slovak. With great seating, great lighting, and ski-ball, Hugs offers nothing more than a good time. The music can be hit or miss, but all else is delivered effortlessly.
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282 Smith St. · Carroll Gardens
Closed; now Atlantic Halal Meat
What better name for a new upscale wine and whisky bar in Carroll Gardens than JakeWalk - the semi-paralytic walk caused by imbibing bad bootleg booze. Boasting an impressive 50 wines by the glass, 120 varieties of whisky, and 20 cured meats this attractive and dimly lit bar is taking a shot at the title for Carroll Garden's go to date spot.
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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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15 Putnam Ave. · Clinton Hill
No license found in 2026
The best garden bar in Clinton Hill.
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Macri ParkPick
462 Union Ave · East Williamsburg
Closed
A 24 hour restaurant, bar, and coffee shop with a unique architecture - an outdoor garden is connected to the street by an open air pathway that serves as the bar. A Sunday DJ brunch currently draws a crowd, but it remains to be seen if the idea can hold through the cold winter.
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279 Grand St. · Williamsburg North Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Tstreet
The siren song of $2 pints have led many neighborhood denizens to find themselves crashed on the Rolling Rocks served here. At least they won't starve. The kitchen is well above par, and after 1am there's free poptarts and beef jerky.
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73 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
Still pouring
Opened in 1947, steeped in history and resolutely friendly, Montero's is a nautical themed reminder of the Brooklyn waterfront's working past and present.
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Mug's Ale HousePick
125 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
Williamsburg fixture keeps the beer ultra-cheep and its crowd drunk and happy.
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312 Grand St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Quarter Club
The ambience that might otherwise exist in this attractive space is obliterated by no fewer than 10 plasma TVs. If you're not hear to watch sports head to the cozy backyard garden insead, and enjoy a pint of Chimary on tap.
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193 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
No license found in 2026
Nestled in hipster central is this smoking hot lounge, dance and art space for black Brooklyn. Events run the gamut: live jazz, hip hop, poetry slam, and independent film screening.
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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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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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626 Vanderbilt Ave. · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Dilly Dally
A solid sports bar with decent food and a back garden.
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676 5th Ave · Sunset Park
A different business is licensed at this address: Mathilde
Brings NYC's cocktail craft craze to the masses. Top notch drinks, $3 High Life's and a solid juke box. Unfortunately, there's only about a dozen seats and you'll to fight for one on weekends.
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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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37 Greenpoint Ave. · Greenpoint
No license found in 2026
A big multi-level sports bar magically transported from the Upper East Side to Greenpoint. $6 pints, plasma TVs, and enough generic, comfortable, sameness to make any Midwest refugee feel right at home.
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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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1213 Boardwalk · Coney Island
Still pouring
Opened in 1975 Ruby's is one of only two remaining pubs on the boardwalk. Sitting on the patio overlooking the boardwalk with a $6 plastic cup of domestic draft remains a singular pleasure.
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471 Dekalb Ave. · Clinton Hill
Still pouring
Warm, spacious, and homey this new bar and restaurant already has that worn in neighborhood feel even though it only opened in February 2008. There's a couple dozen bottled beers and it’s the only bar for miles in any direction with Speckled Hen on tap.
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149 Fourth Ave. · Gowanus
Closed; now The Armory
Like a real Australian sheep station, this pub on a remote section of 4th avenue with nothing to keep it company but gas stations and auto body shops, provides warm and welcoming respite. There's a fireplace, a full aussie menu, and a friendly welcoming staff.
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Sidecar BrooklynPick
560 5th Ave. · South Slope
Same bar, now Rullo's
Reasonably prices comfort food and specialty cocktails in a classic space.
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110 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now The Bedford
The word Sound was added to the name of this coffee shop by day and lounge by night, and the chill atmosphere has been given a jolt courtesy of nightly live music acts.
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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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674 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
A different business is licensed at this address: Eavesdrop
This bar has Eastern European favorites Okacim, Zywiec and Warka on tap as well a decent selection of wine, champagne and a full bar. There's back room for parties and a nice sized garden.
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Bedford Ave & Oceanside · Manhattan Beach
Still pouring
Within the gated community of Breezy Point there's little to no public parking and no public transportation, so getting to this beach bar can be more than tricky. However, if you're black, hispanic, Italian or jewish it might just be worthwhile to have a friend drop you off. The residents of this 98% white (by the latest census) neighborhood don't often get a chance to experience the wonderful blending and mingling of cultures that so many other New Yorker's take for granted and they would surely appreciate the chance.
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126 Front St · DUMBO
Still pouring
The archteypal DUMBO venue, an enormous warehouse space that somehow feels cozy and neighborhoody. There's a pool table a wrap-around bar, and a large restaurant all in the same 20ft ceiling room.
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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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102 Smith St · Boerum Hill
Closed
This fair weather garden space has $2 PBRs and an aesthetic which transcends dive and ends up somewhere near trash heap. Oddly it's quite a relaxing and comfortable place to while away an afternoon.
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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.
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329 Flatbush Ave. · Prospect Heights
Closed; now Tenon Vegan Sushi
Upscale multi-ethnic lounge caters to a sophisticated, professional, neighborhood crowd.
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ZebulonPick
258 Wythe Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Moved to Frogtown, Los Angeles
In Williamsburg where what passes for Bohemia tends to be deintellectualized, unsubstantive and culturally barren, a night spent in Zebulon can be almost disorienting. Patrons emerge at the end of the night as if from a darkened theatre where they've been transported by some strange fiction to a world bereft of pop culture references or tedious irony.
Queens
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Bohemian Hall and Beer GardenPick
29-19 24th Ave. · Whitestone
Still pouring
There are few pleasures as singular as a crisp cold Czech lager and a kielbasa hot off the grill, enjoyed in this sun filled beer garden.
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27-00 Queens Plaza S · Long Island City
No license found in 2026
Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a strip club located right off the Queensboro Bridge.
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4319 37th St. · Long Island City
Still pouring
As Queens strip clubs go, Gallagher's is about as lavish as they come. Private rooms, $8 beers, $20 lap dances, and featured performers (porn stars) bi-weekly.
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Harry's at Water Taxi BeachPick
Borden and 2nd St. · Long Island City
Closed
Truckloads of sand trucked in from Jersey create a beach scene with views of Manhattan.
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Meridian Rd. at Grand Central Pkwy. · Corona
No license found in 2026
If you're watching the US Open this is the place to drink. Have a Heineken a hotdog and catch your favorite match you don't have tickets to on one of eighteen TVs that broadcast live from all the nearby courts.
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52-35 Metropolitan Ave. · Ridgewood
Closed; now La Parrillada Colombiana
Thursdays nights turn into a feeding frenzy here as the bartenders chum the waters with free booze to anyone who can show two X chromosones.
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45-06 Davis St. · Long Island City
Moved to 10-50 44th Drive, Long Island City
This low-key if somewhat gritty Irish bar serves a tasty burger to a local crowd that's learned to clear out on Saturday's when the nearby PS 1 "warm up" crowd takes over.
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49-09 25th Ave. · Astoria
A different business is licensed at this address: Starlets
An 8,000 SF club with bottle service, dancing and VIP lounges in Astoria?
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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.
Bronx
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6115 Broadway · Riverdale
A different business is licensed at this address: Tortoise & Hare
This Irish bar across the street from Van Cortlandt park is know for its traditional Irish music and friendly atmosphere.
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222 W. 238th St. · Riverdale
A different business is licensed at this address: Home The Bronx Steakhouse
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2520 Park Ave · Mott Haven
Closed
50-100 women take the stage every night at this steak and lobster gentlemen's club in the South Bronx.
Staten Island
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691 Bay St. · Staten Island
No license found in 2026
Grunge metal bar popular with a young crowd.
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Jade Island Polynesian Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
2845 Richmond Ave. · Staten Island
Still pouring
Already closed by 2009
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Absolutely 4thPickClosed by 2009
228 W. 4th St. · West Village
Closed; now Wilfie & Nell
*Closed December 2007 after lease went up to $19,500. Warm, attractive and low key. This small martini bar makes is an excellent option to catch up with an old friend, or to grab a drink after a dinner date.
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B1 Drink ClubClosed by 2009
139 E. 45th St. · Midtown East
A different business is licensed at this address: Uncle Charlies
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Bellevue BarClosed by 2009
538 9th Ave. · Central Harlem
A different business is licensed at this address: Blue Ruin
A once great dive bar driven into the ground by new ownership. But fear not former owner Jimmy Duff has opened a new bar in Williamsburg called, what else, Duff's.
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Big Six Bar and LoungePickClosed by 2009
97 Bowery · Chinatown
Closed; now 97 Happy KTV
Sexy, hidden Chinese lounge. Head through the restaurant and up the stairs.
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The Bourgeois Pig WestPickClosed by 2009
124 MacDougal St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now 124 Old Rabbit Club
Comfortable couches, good music, and a relaxed atmosphere make this small, narrow subteranean wine and fondue bar a standout in NYU beer and shots land.
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Chumley'sClosed by 2009
86 Bedford St. · West Village
Closed; now The Eighty Six
A well hidden former prohibition speakeasy where the drinks are still all microbrews. After a chimney collapse there are now only two walls standing. There's no ceiling. No floors. Although there are plans to rebuild by Fall 2008.
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Corner BilliardsClosed by 2009
110 E. 11th St. · NoHo
Closed; now Amsterdam Billiards & Bar
There's almost always a wait for one of the 30 tables at this popular downtown pool hall. There's a bar that can actually make a Mojito. The tables have decent surfaces, the sticks are almost all straight and there's plenty of space to work.
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CrudoClosed by 2009
54 Clinton St. · Lower East Side
Closed
This cozy former restaurant is a fine place for a quiet cocktail and tapas with a date, but in the summer the back garden can be a bustling scene.
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The Door LoungeClosed by 2009
508 9th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Scallywag's Irish Pub & Restuarant
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East Village Yacht ClubClosed by 2009
42 E. 1st St. · East Village
Closed
***Closed 1st Street location as of 2/14/08. Moving to Bowery and 2nd St.*** Finally a bar for the residents of all of the the soulless block wide doormen buildings that have opened up within three blocks of 1st & 1st. Flip up the colors of your pink polos, tie a plaid sweater over your shoulders, the new East Village has arrived!
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Gotham Comedy ClubPickClosed by 2009
34 W. 22nd St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Moved to 208 W 23rd St
There's not a bad seat in the house at this elegant comedy club.
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Ha! Comedy ClubClosed by 2009
369 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now The Ritz Bar & Lounge
Two rooms and 7 shows a night mean a lot of hits and a lot of misses. Get the online discount and cross your fingers you hit gold.
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Harrison TavernClosed by 2009
143 Chambers St. · TriBeCa
Closed; now Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish
This Red Sox bar recently moved from the Upper West Side to this downtown location.
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LinkClosed by 2009
120 E. 15th St · Union Square/ Flatiron
No license found in 2026
The Union Square location makes for a convenient place to meet up with friends, and a full circle island bar means that you can easily keep yourself occupied with the eye contact game while you wait for them to show up.
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Luna ParkClosed by 2009
N. Union Square Park 17th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed
The drinks are exorbitant and the place heaves with humanity on weekends, but you'll soon forget to care after a few cocktails surrounded by all the beautiful people on a crisp summer night.
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M & R BarClosed by 2009
356 Bowery · NoHo
Closed; now Yawning Cobra
A dimly lit wine and whiskey bar in the space that was formerly the popular gay speakeasy The Slide.
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M & R BarClosed by 2009
356 Bowery · NoHo
Closed; now Yawning Cobra
A dimly lit wine and whiskey bar in the space that was formerly the popular gay speakeasy The Slide.
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Mica 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
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Murray Street GrillPickClosed by 2009
6 Murray St · TriBeCa
No license found in 2026
Good food and lively blues help make the Murray Street Grill a popular downtown destination.
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OdeaPickClosed by 2009
389 Broome St. · Chinatown
A different business is licensed at this address: Broome St. Project
The aesthetic of a Meatpacking district bar without the wallet gouging.
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Pioneer Bar-B-QPickClosed by 2009
318 Van Brunt St. · Red Hook
Closed; now Brooklyn Ice House
*Closed by the department of health in November 2007. Reopening under new ownership in Feb 2008* A friendly and comfortable neighborhood bar. Serves up first rate BBQ in a back garden where you can sit at picnic table down a few beers and play a little horshoes. And there's a scrabble night every Tuesday.
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SnitchClosed by 2009
59 W. 21st St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Doux Supper Club
Open 24 hours on weekends this restaurant bar and live music venue fills a niche for rockers with deep pockets.
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Tonic (Lower East Side)Closed by 2009
107 Norfolk St. · Lower East Side
Closed
Great accoustics, all ages, and no drink minimum have secured Tonic a place among the cities top music venues since its opening in 1998.
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Vera CruzPickClosed by 2009
195 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
A long bar, back yard garden and a thriving happy hour scene make Vera Cruz and Bedford Avenue staple.
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Vin NoirClosed by 2009
228 Mott St. · NoLita
Closed; now The Elk on Mott
**Now a coffee shop called - Gimme Coffee.** Long, narrow wine bar with tin ceilings and exposed brick serves up small plates and a variety of spirits including Belgian ales, sherrys, ports, cocktails, and a selection of mostly French wines.
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The West EndPickClosed by 2009
2911 Broadway · Morningside Heights
Closed; now Hex & Co.
Not just a Morningside Heights bar, The West End is the Morningside Heights bar. The beat generation was born here, dizzy Gillespie played here, and virtually every student to ever attend Columbia has passed through here.