Garden
88 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Garden” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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310 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Closed; now Lazy Point
When a publicist opens a bar you can expect a bit of hype. They've dingied up the entrance of the old Sly to give it a speakeasy feel and set the word out that celebrities frequent the place and yet there's no doorman. The result is expected, people packed in like sardines each wondering why they're here.
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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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204 Ave. B · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: B-Cup Cafe
The bartenders' Ipods work as DJ and tend to do a pretty fantastic job. A good bar for regulars and those who come with friends to take over the garden or the back room.
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BarbonePick
186 Avenue B · East Village
Closed; now The York
You wouldn't know it from the outside but one of the best gardens in the E. Village belongs to this Italian Restaurant and wine bar.
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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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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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115 Essex St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Wabi Nori Hand Roll Bar
All the right ingrediants for a lasting student hangout: Flip cup, beer pong, pool, darts, and cheap beer. On Fridays they serve free wings from 5-7pm.
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232 8th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Spicy Moon
Four words: drag queen puppet bingo. Fridays 7:30-10:30pm.
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29 St. Marks Pl · East Village
Still pouring
There's a crashed plane in the backyard. The bartenders' are Irish and the crowds' mostly expat.
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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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1643 1st Ave. · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
UES paint by numbers bar. Assemble pool, darts, gold tee, digital jukebox, plasma TVs. Add jagermeister, screeching girls, and high-fiving guys. Remove cash from wallets. Clean puke from bathroom. Rinse. Repeat.
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232 W. 14th St. · West Village
Closed
One of the few margarita bar's in the city where the crowd tends to be relaxed and over thirty. You'll feel like a King of the Sun sitting in the back garden with a pitcher of some of the best fruit margaritas in the city.
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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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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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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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611 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
No license found in 2026
Owned and operated by New York's bravest, this is the go to bar for girls looking to land themselves a fireman. On Saturday nights ladies drink for free, and by 2am quite a few of them find themselves in need ofa little rescuing.
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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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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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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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335 Bowery · East Village
Still pouring
Carved wood panels, persian rugs, candelabras and a sandstone fireplace all collaborate to create a regal Victorian atmosphere. Too bad this bar's technically for hotel guests only.
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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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Madame XPick
94 W. Houston St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
A seductive dimly lit basement lounge, where the decor is red on red on red.
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The Mermaid InnPickRestaurant
96 2nd Ave. · East Village
Moved to 335 Columbus Avenue
Unpretentious yet refined, it's hard to imagine a better rendition of the New England seafood shack.
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241 W. 14th St. · West Village
Closed
A members only club situated in the $12 million dollar Norwood mansion.
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221 E. 58th St. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
Named for Oscar Wilde the decor of this midtown gay bar leans more heavily toward the 1980's than 1880's. No matter a friendly vibe and an outdoor patio space make OW an oasis in East 50's.
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115 Ave. C · East Village
Closed
The Porch lays rightful claim to the best garden in the East Village as the summer crowds here attest. But during the winter the dark woods and warm lighting creates an indoor atmosphere every bit as appealing. (Just reopened Sept 2007)
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369 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
Still pouring
This bi-level gay bar is a slightly more low key option than Vlada Lounge. It's equally easy to have a conversation with friends or make new ones depending on your fancy. And if you feel like doing both your friends can take over one of the couches lining the wall near the bar and lure in passing hotties.
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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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627 9th Ave. · Hells Kitchen
Still pouring
With free hot dogs, $3 pints of Rudy's Red (ie Michelob Red), giant banquets upholstered almost entirely from duct tape, and a huge garden is it any wonder Rudy's has been packing them in every night since it opened in the 1930's.
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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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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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St. Dymphna'sPick
118 St. Marks Pl. · East Village
Moved to 117 Avenue A
A perfect pint of Guinness, a backyard garden, and efficient and friendly service has earned St. Dymphna's a following of loyal regulars.
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5 Spring St. · NoLita
Closed; now Delta Charlie Tavern
Depending on night and time changes from a chill lounge to a packed pick up joint, but then depending on the night and time maybe your preferences change as well.
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Uncle Charlie'sPick
139 E. 45th St. · Midtown East
Still pouring
An after work gay bar in midtown? Although the second floor location and masked windows look seedy from the outside, the bar within is clean and attractive. There's the ubiquitous piano lounge, a separate bar area, and even a plant filled back garden.
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613 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
No license found in 2026
Low-key, low-ceilinged, low-priced bar. $1 drafts for happy hour and they've got a back (concrete) garden.
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613 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
No license found in 2026
Low-key, low-ceilinged, low-priced bar. $1 drafts for happy hour and they've got a back (concrete) garden.
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232 8th Ave. · Chelsea
Closed; now Spicy Moon Chelsea
Four words: drag queen puppet bingo. Fridays 7:30-10:30pm.
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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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Vol de NuitPick
148 W. 4th St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
A treasure just off 4th St, a European style tavern serving Pomme Frites and Belgian ales.
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West 25th Lounge (Four Points Hotel)
160 W. 25th St. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: The Rose; FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON
A good bar for watching TV and drinking a Bud, while rehashing the latest from your business conference and distractedly peruse the back pages of the Village Voice.
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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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310 W. Broadway · SoHo/Little Italy
Closed; now Gilligan's
Trees, an outdoor grill, and Bermuda grass are placed to evoke a friends backyard. While not exactly successful, The Yard is nevertheless an unusual and kind of fun place to pass the night.
Brooklyn
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76 4th Ave · North Slope
Still pouring
Like Cherry Tree across the street this bar has a large and unique beer selection, an attractive space, and a killer garden. What it's missing is the beer pong frat crowd.
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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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138 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Closed; now Ruta Oaxaca
A cute but otherwise unremarkable bar with hit and miss service is partly redeemed by an unheard of $10 patio brunch that includes a drink.
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609 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Blinky’s
Grungy low key atmosphere + second furniture + back garden + pool table + live jazz - hipsters = A solid neighborhood bar.
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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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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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31 3rd Ave. · Boerum Hill
Closed; now Claw Daddy's
Low key watering hole offers refuge to locals avoiding Smith Street's Saturday night crowds.
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885 4th Ave. · Sunset Park
A different business is licensed at this address: Minnie's
A uniquely Sunset Park kind of place. The place is big but the rooms are tight. The door policy on weekends is simultaneously too restrictive and not restrictive enough. And the theme is too tiki to be cool, but not tiki enough to be hip.
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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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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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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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618 St. John's Pl · Crown Heights
Still pouring
This former mechanic's garage has been transformed into a beautiful and welcoming bar with all the makings of a neighborhood classic. There's a dozen beers on tap and a great outdoor space to enjoy them in.
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The GatePick
321 5th Ave. · North Slope
Still pouring
This Park Slope fixture remains true to its Brooklyn roots whilst accommodating the Slopes Manhattan expats. A bustling backyard, a well lit dart room, and a great selection of draft bars ensures that there's always a good crowd.
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323 Smith St. · Carroll Gardens
Licensed here under the same name
An all outdoor space, Black Angus hot dogs, and $2 cans of Pabst create a recipe for summertime success.
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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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130 Franklin St. · Greenpoint
A different business is licensed at this address: Little Rascal Bar
A warm and comfortable Irish pub with a solid beer selection, tasty sangria, and a back garden.
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225 N. 8th St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Roebling Sporting Club
This former pierogi factory now a hip and friendly Williamsburg bar still serves up fried or steamed pierogis alongside an excellent and diverse beer selection.
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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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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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559 Lorimer St. · East Williamsburg
Still pouring
A beautiful backyard garden for the summer and two fireplaces for the winter make Metropolitan Williamsburg's gay bar for all seasons.
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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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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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Radegast Hall & BiergartenPick
113 N. 3rd St · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
This enormous 4500SF Czech/Slovak biergarten has a retractable roof for year round festivities, 13 beers on tap, and a menu ranging from quail to rabbit. (Opens Friday November 30th)
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225 Wythe Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed
Everything that everyone loves and hates about Williamsburg all packed into a shiny diner car.
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345 Grand St. · Williamsburg South Side
A different business is licensed at this address: St Mazie
Rather than worshiping at the alter of rock like every other live music venue in the Williamsburg, Rose Live Music delivers one of the most eclectic world music line ups to be found anywhere in the city.
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Spuyten DuyvilPick
359 Metropolitan Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Rude Mouth
A warm and cozy atmosphere, a spectacular garden, and most notably the best selection of Belgian Ale's in the city
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Stain Wine BarPick
766 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Brooklyn Standard
Just far enough from Bedford Ave to have retained its soul, Stain is a low key art bar supporting local artists and hosting a popular craft night - PAINTstain "talent optional".
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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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351 Broadway · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now Masquerade
Under the J train and past the BQE this bar is far from condo Williamsburg and well into artist's Williamsburg. A gramophone chandelier, subway tile walls and a 50s era juke box set the tone, and a relaxed effortlessly cool crowd completes the scene.
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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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484 Union Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
Although anyone who's lived in Williamsburg more than a year will claim the scene is far past its sell by date, Union Pool remains an attractive and popular space. On a weeknight in the fall a spot by the firepit in the back garden is nothing short of a treasure.
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400 Carroll St. · Gowanus
Closed
A huge outdoor space by the Gowanus canal hosts a range of dance friendly live music and DJ events that attract hipsters, neighborhood locals, families, gays, straights, and every in between.
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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10-93 Jackson Ave. · Long Island City
Moved to 611 E 7th St, Austin, TX
This bi-level Mexican spot has pool tables, live music, and a backyard patio. In the summer a small crowd comes here following PS1 Warm-Up and are rewarded with a free PBR by showing their wrist-bands.
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48-17 Vernon Blvd. · Long Island City
Still pouring
Friendly bar tenders and low-key cool result in a picture perfect neighborhood bar.
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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.
Already closed by 2009
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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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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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Dragon LoungeClosed by 2009
145 Atlantic Ave. · Cobble Hill
No license found in 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch meets Diesel at Chinatown meets Brooklyn Lounge.
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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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MundialPickClosed by 2009
505 E. 12th St. · East Village
Closed; now Poppy
A chic sports bar. That's right chic -- Exposed brick, comfortable couches, expert cocktails, plasma screens, and projectors.
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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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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.