Game Nights
34 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Game Nights” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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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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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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61 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Bar Monto
Solid Irish pub. Never too crowded, rarely empty - a good place for conversing with friends over an excellent pint of Guinness.
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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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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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132 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
An anachronism in the newly self-conciously hip LES, Iggy's is a bar where people go to get trashed and have fun.
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729 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
Closed; now Rosie Dunn's
There's live traditional Irish music every Saturday and Sunday night at this midtown pub. Best yet you can bring your kid brother or jailbait girlfriend because they card at the bar.
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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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8 Christopher St. · West Village
Still pouring
There's a new theme for every night of the week at this tiny, friendly and unpretentious West Village gay bar.
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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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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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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.
Brooklyn
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428 Bergen St · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: North Pole Pub
Aiming for a position as a neighborhood fixture this pub has taken pains to create a sense a community. There's a pub quiz night, board games, a jukebox with patrons mix CDs, and a huge projection screen for the big games.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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8121 5th Ave. · Bay Ridge
No license found in 2026
With a pool table, dart boards, an enormous selection of beers, and deals on pitchers that are cheap even by Brooklyn standards Bullshots has the makings of a nieghborhood standyby.
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249 4th Ave · Gowanus
Closed
Sexy bi-level lesbian bar and dance club from the former owner of Meow Mix.
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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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618 St. John's Pl · Crown Heights
Still pouring
This former mechanic's garage has been transformed into a beautiful and welcoming bar with all the makings of a neighborhood classic. There's a dozen beers on tap and a great outdoor space to enjoy them in.
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Last ExitPick
136 Atlantic Ave. · Brooklyn Heights
Closed; now Elsa
A perfect neighborhood bar, Last Exit is a comfortable and friendly local favorite. The scene is cool without being too trendy, and the dim lighting and cozy seating frequently conspire to turn your last drink on the way home into a whole new session.
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1025 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Wenwen
A high-ceilinged neighborhood dive bar with 50+ bottled beers, game nights, skeeball, free popcorn and board games. When you go to a bar as fun as this one, you can't help but wonder why there aren't more like it.
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Pacific StandardPick
82 4th Ave. · North Slope
Closed
Half bar, half living room this spacious and attractive bar serves as spiritual home for West Coast expats in NYC. And a well stocked home it is. There are 16 tap beers, including 2 cask conditioned ales, and 6 West Coast drafts.
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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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90 S. 4th St. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now My Friend Duke
Friendly and neighborhoody café by day craft beer bar by night.
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477 5th Ave · South Slope
Closed; now Skylark Bar
There are dives and then there are dives where you can smell the history soaked into the stains on the floor. This blue collar bar is one of the latter. Since 1969 Timboo's has been serving beer to neighborhood residents, although it's not exactly the type of place you'd want to hang out soaking in the history.
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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.
Queens
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Hell Gate SocialPick
12-21 Astoria Blvd · Astoria
A different business is licensed at this address: Arcadia
Enjoy the serentity of the peaceful back garden or move inside for one of the coolest scenes this side of Manhattan. Check out their outdoor film festival Hell on Reels .
Bronx
Staten Island
Already closed by 2009
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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.