Neighborhood
213 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Neighborhood” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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119 BarPick
119 E. 15th St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
Closed; now The High Note
Cheap beers, dim lights, beat up sofas, wood paneling, and a pool table - this could almost be a frat basement, except it's the kind of bar where frat boys get kidney punched.
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192 2nd Ave. · East Village
Still pouring
A little personality, and less charm, make it hard to imagine what will draw people into the plasma TV infested corner bar when there's no game on. Beer pong?
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27 Ave. A · East Village
Still pouring
Two floors of wall to wall windows give a unique feel to this corner bar. The cozy sofas and the window view upstairs make for a great date place, while the downstairs is always convivial.
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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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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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85 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Drom
The Rook has a new name, but little else has changed. The beer selection is still great, and you're pretty much guaranteed to have the place to yourself most any night of the week.
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AssenzioPickRestaurant
205 E. 4th St. · East Village
Closed
Wild game, rich sauces and dramatic flavors make this rustic, candlelit Sardinian restaurant a place to fill your belly and warm your soul.
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300 E. 89th St. · Upper East Side
Still pouring
An oasis among the cookie cutter bars of the UES, The Auction House is warm, cozy and laid-back. It makes a great place to take a date, or just have a relaxed pint without annoyance of TVs and frat boys exchanging high-fives after every round of shots.
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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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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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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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1720 2nd Ave · Upper East Side
No license found in 2026
Who would have guesses that a bar named for a conversation on the merits of blondes vis-à-vis read heads and brunettes would attract a bud drinking backward baseball cap crowd?
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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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Black and WhitePick
86 E. 10th St. · NoHo
Closed; now Pure Wine
Solid, standard bar that's never overcrowded.
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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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79 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
An enormously popular East Village dive. Comfortable and lively during the week, packed to capacity on the weekend. Always cheap.
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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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297 10th Ave. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
A sleek bar with a mixed crowd, views of the Empire State Building and impressively flattering lighting. Most notable for the surprising amount of press it got following a flame war with 42 Below Vodka in 2005.
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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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Cafe CharbonPick
168 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Hair of the Dog
A relaxed and attractive crowd occupy this seductive bar/lounge. They're drawn here by the excellent DJs, comfortable leather couches, tall ceilings, and low key ambience.
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Cherry TavernPick
441 E. 6th St. · East Village
Still pouring
An unpresuming dive, but the Cherry Tavern is that rare Manhattan bar where strangers interact.
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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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359 W. 54th St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed; now Cocktail Test Kitchen
There are smaller bars but they're made out of legos.
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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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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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Cubby HolePick
281 W. 12th St. · West Village
Still pouring
A lesbian bar so friendly, comfortable and homey that even your straight male friends will feel welcome.
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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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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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1394 York Ave. · Upper East Side
Closed
The home of real beer in New York City.
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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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Ding Dong LoungePick
929 Columbus Ave. · Upper West Side
Closed; now Bob's Your Uncle
An uptown bar with a downtown vibe, a dimly lit punk bar, a beer and a shot type of place, and that rare Columbia bar where 30 year olds don't feel ancient.
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Duke'sRestaurant
99 E. 19th St. · Grammercy
Closed
The owner's of City Crab introduce Grammercy to the concept of low key quality by serving up delicious, inexpensive Southern food.
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308 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
Spending some time pregaming at the Emerald Pub before you hit the nearby clubs may convince you to abandon your plans and make a whole night of it here.
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179 Essex St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
The former 12 inch Bar has a brand new name and a new beer selection ranging from PBR to Belgian Ales. *Note re-opened in 2008
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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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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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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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Fried DumplingPickRestaurant
99 Allen St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Shelly's
Five tasty dumplings or four pork buns for a $1 dollar. A can of coke for $.75. One of the last true bargains left in this city.
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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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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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Home Sweet HomePick
131 Chrystie St · Chinatown
Still pouring
This unmarked bar with a garage sale design ethic is remincent of the LES that existed ten years ago. A grungy bar for the unselfconsciously hip.
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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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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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206 W. 23rd St · Chelsea
Licensed here under the same name
Popular sports bar most notable for a location near Madison Square Garden.
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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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90 Greenwich Ave. · West Village
Still pouring
Tiny little hole in the wall in Little Britain that's popular with the Tea and Sympathy lads.
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366 W. 46th St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Bareburger Hells Kitchen
This West Side outpost of the growing Joshua Tree/Mercury Bar partnership draws an odd mix of theatre goers looking for a quiet drink and Hells Kitchen locals out to get f-ed up.
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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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999 Columbus Ave. · Morningside Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Homemade Taqueria IX
The defacto neighborhood bar on Columbus Avenue serves a decent coffee and offers free WiFi during the day, and once the sun falls it becomes a fullbar drawing an eclectic crowd that varies wildly depending on the night. Wednesdays is trivia night, Mondays there's live music, and Saturdays ladies drinks are half off.
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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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102 1st Ave. · East Village
Closed; now International Bar
This dark and quiet Irish bar remains oddly unmolested by the drinking crowds of 1st Avenue and therein lies its charm.
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Local 138Pick
138 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
Moved to 181 Orchard Street
No-frills neighborhood bar brings in a crowd free of the pretensions (be they hipster or UES) that plague many other bars in this area.
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Lolita BarPick
266 Broome St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Emma Peel Room
Comfortable and off the beaten track Lolita Bar is that rare Manhattan bar where you could almost imagine you were in Brooklyn.
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59 Grand St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Closed; now Straker's
Neighborhood bistro with lasting charm.
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The MagicianPick
118 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
Despite a brief trip to trendyland and back, the Magician remains a solid choice on the LES.
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25 E. 1st St. · East Village
Closed; now TD Bank
The diviest of the E. Village dives, and that's a pretty low bar to slide under.
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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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178 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Sweet Chick LES
A pool table, booths and a crowd that likes to drink. This place mantains the vibe of an LES which was swallowed up by skyrocketing rents years ago.
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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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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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393 2nd Ave. · Grammercy
A different business is licensed at this address: Clara's Gramercy
A perfectly average Grammercy dive boasting a rather extraordinary drink special. Wednesday night $10 buys you all you can drink from any of 16 taps.
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Momofuku Noodle BarPickRestaurant
163 1st Ave. · East Village
Moved to 171 1st Avenue
An enormously popular E. Village ramen bar with steamed buns to die for.
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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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448 E. 13th St. · East Village
Closed; now Davies Tang + Toews architect's office
Student apartment morrocan décor create a relaxed ambience at this wine and cocktail bar.
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159 E. Houston St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Two Doors Down
A rock and blues bar in the former Martignetti Liquors space owned by singer, songwriter, and TV cameo expert Gavin DeGraw.
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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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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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117 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now St. Dymphna's
Fantastic blintzes, borcht, latkes, and vodka tonics make this 24-hour diner and Avenue A old-timer a neighborhood favorite.
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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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129 Ave. C · East Village
No license found in 2026
AKA Duke's Bar. $3 daily happy hour specials 4-8pm.
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2021 7th Ave. · Central Harlem
Closed
This locals dive is one of the oldest bars in Harlem. It's not so much a destination as a place to end up. But it you find yourself here, there's a pool table, a game on the TV, and even a piano against the wall if you've got the chops.
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1701 2nd Ave. · Upper East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Red Grill Mexican Restaurant Inc, The
A long and narrow Red Sox sports bar. There's beer pong in the back. And you're looking at .25 beers for happy hour.
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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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405 W. 53rd St. · Hells Kitchen
Closed
Exposed brick, comfy couches, and subdued lighting give this laid back gay bar a warm and sexy vibe.
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218 Bowery · NoLita
Closed
Enormous frat bar, $6 pints, top 40 hip-hop, backwards baseball caps, polo shirts, shrieking girls roaming in packs. Sounds like a good time to you? Go there. And please stay the night.
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101 E. 119th St. · Spanish Harlem
No license found in 2026
There's no tap beers at this Harlem dive and of duty police hangout. But you can score a can of MGD just $1, there's free live jazz on Mondays, and ladies drink free on Saturday.
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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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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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209 E. 5th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A small, dimly lit, and friendly neighborhood bar.
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94 Ave. A · East Village
Closed; now Corner Bistro
Four rooms with remarkably different atmospheres combine to form the Sidewalk Café. There's a clean and comfortable cafe, a dive bar, a downstairs pool table area, and a live music room. Two of the four rooms are all ages, so it's not a bad place to take your little brother when he's in town.
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174 Orchard St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
This long thin dimly lit bar draws neighborhood regulars with cheap drinks and a relaxed vibe.
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127 E. 47th St. · Midtown East
Still pouring
A location just blocks from JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse helps create an atmosphere so debauched that some patrons have been known to not just loosen the knot of their ties, but even take them off completely.
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Spring LoungePick
48 Spring St. · NoLita
Still pouring
Always crowded, but rarely uncomfortable corner bar provides a welcome respite from the usual SoHo/NoLita pretense.
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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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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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43 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
This friendly little sports bar has 12 crafts beers on tap and over 50 in bottles. They keep a chalkboard paintstakingly updated with current team standings and the bar fills to capacity whenever there's a UC game on.
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78 E. 4th St · East Village
Closed; now Ella Funt
Straight forward neighborhood bar with a pool table and decent bar food.
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StonewallPick
53 Christopher St. · West Village
Still pouring
A landmark bar famous for it's important role in the gay rights movement. In 1969 it was raided by plainclothes police officers, but the patrons fought back sparking the Stonewall riots, a crucial turning point in the gay right movement. **Reopened and under new management**
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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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106 Norfolk St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address
This quiet and comfortable owner operated bar features a sophisticated cocktail menu prepared to exacting standards.
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SutraPick
16 1st Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Lydia's
Sexy candle lit lounge with a bar area upstairs and DJ space below. On weekends it can get so crowded you'll want to step outside for air.
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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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149 2nd Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Downtown Social
A large but otherwise unremarkable pub is at its best in the summer when the patio makes a great place to sip a pint and people watch.
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171 Ave. C · East Village
Closed; now Madeline's Martini
This neighborhood drinking den hosts a variety of arts events many of which are booked through craigs list ads.
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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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V BarPick
225 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now All'Antico Vinaio
Tiny, but friendly and warm NYU grad student and actor hangout serving Belgian ales and carafes of wine.
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80 E. 7th St. · East Village
Closed; now East Village Hats
The kind of place where a first time visitor is met with a round of introductions, unattended women are viewed with suspicion, and friendships are begun with the clip of a cigar.
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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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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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Whiskey Park (Trump Parc Hotel)Pick
100 Central Park S. · Midtown West
A different business is licensed at this address: Pret A Manger
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121 Essex St. · Lower East Side
Closed; now Sadie's Ward
A drinking bar usually full, but rarely overcrowded. Not a bad place for picking up what with the enormous bar, friendly pool table, and a long shared sex line for the bathroom.
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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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128 W. Houston St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Bar Moga
A nice, inoffensive and surprisingly neighborhoody spot to go to dodge the Greenwich Village crush. Sure the décor seen better days, but you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Brooklyn
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200 5th Ave. · North Slope
Closed; now Black Oak on Fifth
This large sports bar and family restaurant has 40 beers on tap, dozens of TVs, and a wide ranging menu. In a strange twist, they host enormously popular weekend Salsa nights where the atmosphere becomes almost club like.
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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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68 Jay St. · DUMBO
Still pouring
Soft lighting, wood and exposed brick create a warm and welcoming ambience.
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536 Driggs Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Bis Bas
A low key locals hang out. Sundays are gay nights, but the crowd is always fairly mixed.
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AbilenePick
442 Court St. · Carroll Gardens
Still pouring
Retro-cool bar with 12-1am $3 happy hour and a relaxed local vibe.
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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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444 7th Ave. · South Slope
Closed; now American Cheez
An honest to goodness lounge, an Oasis in the south slope.
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Bar Great HarryPick
280 Smith St · Carroll Gardens
Still pouring
The bar formerly known as just Bar has become Bar Great Harry and added 50 bottles to the lineup and constantly rotating drafts with an emphasis on local and domestic brews and cask conditioned ale.
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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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BarbesPick
376 9th St. · Central Slope
Still pouring
Eclectic world music acts, readings and film screening create a comfortable, friendly, sometimes raucous, sometimes serious and intellectual environ.
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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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2340 Coney Island Ave. · Sheepshead Bay
Closed; now Enigma Restaurant & Lounge
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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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501 11th St · South Slope
No license found in 2026
A chandelier, a fireplace, live jazz, and plenty of candles create a warm and embracing atmosphere perfect for a date or low key night with good friends.
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BoatPick
175 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Still pouring
Comfy couches, a fireplace, attentive service, and an attractive crowd make Boat a top choice on Smith Street.
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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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577 5th Ave. · South Slope
Still pouring
This is the Windsor Terrace neighborhood bar and what a bar it is. The space is comfortable. The jukebox is killer. The happy hour is long. And every broke indie kid in the hood comes here to be reminded of how lucky they were to be priced out of North Slope.
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249 4th Ave · Gowanus
Closed
Sexy bi-level lesbian bar and dance club from the former owner of Meow Mix.
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45 Waverly Ave. · Clinton Hill
No license found in 2026
A not exceptionally cool, but pretty well hidden Clinton Hill gay bar with DJ and dancing.
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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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497 12th St. · South Slope
Still pouring
Warm lighting and a killer jukebox help will help make Commonwealth a Park Slope fixture.
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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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Enid'sPick
560 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Matches
Big windows, tall ceilings, PacMan, Galaga. What more do you need?
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215 Prospect Park W. · Windsor Terrace
Still pouring
Regulars there remember when they started serving women, not that they serve many, perhaps they don't like the idea of leaving lipstick marks on the giant styrofoam cups the beer's served in.
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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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363 5th Ave · Central Slope
Still pouring
Park Slope was a tense place before Ginger's opened in 98. So many women who liked women, so many women who liked beer and pool, but where to go?
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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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404 5th Ave. · Central Slope
Closed
Squint just right and you'll swear this is Moe's Tavern.
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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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790 Metropolitan Ave · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Easy Lover
This small, dimly lit bar replaced everyone's favorite neighborhood hole, Pour House. The music's seems to be always a bit too loud, the pool table is uneven, but the crowd tends to be pretty friendly and they've got cask conditioned ale.
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200 Columbia · Columbia Street Waterfront
Closed; now Maha Rose
A relaxed and friendly former social club.
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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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Loki LoungePick
304 5th Ave. · North Slope
A different business is licensed at this address: Lofi
A gargantuan loft space an efficient bar, couches galore, and a $4 beer. Only in Brooklyn.
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245 Grand St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed
On Monday night this relaxed and classy neighborhood bar has a Karaoke night with a twist -- instead of canned music you get a one man and a Casio accompaniment.
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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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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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39 5th Ave. · North Slope
Same bar, now McMahon's Public House
This dimly lit, heavy drinking bar has been a Park Slope fixture since 1931. It was also once Elliot Smith's favorite hang out when he lived nearby. It now attracts a mix of young and old regulars brought together by a shared love of drinks cheap and hard.
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179 5th Ave · North Slope
No license found in 2026
It's hard to say which is the more singluar pleasure: Watching 5th avenue from inside the lime green candlelit living room lounge or relaxing amongst the ivy, fairy lights and waterfall in the back patio.
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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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Peyton's Playpen Gentlemen's Club
3901 2nd Ave. · Sunset Park
No license found in 2026
This Sunset Park strip club was formerly known as Wild Wild West when an off duty cop left the club in 2002 and ran down a pregnant woman and a four year old. All shapes, sizes, and ethnicities grace the stage. Cover is $10. No liquor just beer.
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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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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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90 S. 4th St. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now My Friend Duke
Friendly and neighborhoody café by day craft beer bar by night.
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Spuyten DuyvilPick
359 Metropolitan Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Rude Mouth
A warm and cozy atmosphere, a spectacular garden, and most notably the best selection of Belgian Ale's in the city
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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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SugarlandPick
221 N. 9th St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now pinkFROG cafe
The free pizza dive Capone's is now the epicenter of the Williamsburg gay scene. Waiters in dress shirts, ties, and undies serve cheap and stiff cocktails to a crowd that's looking for a bigger party than Metropolitan has on offer.
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253 Conover St. · Red Hook
Still pouring
The gold standard of neighborhood bars. As far as you can get from any convenient transportation and as old as any Brooklyn bar. Sunny's is Red Hook. Opened in 1890 and still kept in the original family. If you live here this is where you want to end your night, just remember it's only open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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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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96 Berry St. · Williamsburg North Side
Still pouring
Tin ceilings, stained glass, and 30 odd years of grit worked into the bar make for a more authentic offering then is to be had from most of Teddy's neighbors. The sun filled front room is the place to be for brunch, and the long bar fills with baby boomers and their babies every night of the week.
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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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74 5th Ave. · North Slope
Closed; now Honeycomb Hi-Fi Lounge
There's an inherent beauty in simple ideas executed perfectly. An elegant space, a U-shaped bar, a truly interesting wine list with some bottles in the low $20s, and great jazz instead of the bartender's iPod on shuffle.
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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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Zombie HutPick
273 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
Still pouring
A tiny tiki bar with friendly bartenders and stiff drinks. Unfortunately on weekends those stiff drinks seem to bring out a surprisingly aggro-frat crowd.
Queens
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36-19 24th Ave. · Long Island City
Still pouring
This former biker bar is now a friendly gay/lesbian joint.
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4619 30th Ave. · Astoria
A different business is licensed at this address: C P Drago
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34-07 30th Ave. · Astoria
Closed; now Dominie's
Just keep walking. This is the kind of place where misery finds company, hope is synonymous with the OTB, and the good and the beautiful are viewed with unveiled disdain.
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36-21 Steinway St. · Long Island City
A different business is licensed at this address: Essence
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8822 Rockaway Beach Blvd · Rockaway Park
A different business is licensed at this address: Sal Y Lima
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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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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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5588 Broadway · Riverdale
Still pouring
A no-nonsense 60's era dive bar with 15 beers on tap.
Staten Island
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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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Bella'sClosed by 2009
1 Cleveland Pl · NoLita
Closed; now Ketchy Shuby downstairs lounge
There's a strict door at this downtown bar for the preppy set. If you went to Vanderbilt, Trinity, or Princeton you might want to mention it. If your daddy knows someone that there daddy knows that might help to. Otherwise your best bet is to mention how big a fan you are of the band Vampire Weekend and smile your best Oxford smile.
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GalapagosClosed by 2009
70 N. 6th St. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Patagonia
***Closed and moved to DUMBO when their rent went up $10,000 a month.*** Dozens of candles lining the walls, enormous ceilings, a huge pool of water that exists only because it looks cool - music, burlesque, film. Now, this is what should be done with a Williamsburg loft.
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GueroClosed by 2009
210 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
Far enough East to become a kind of LES time warp. Guero is the type of bar that drew people to the neighborhood before it became a scene. Comfortable, neighborhoody, and cheap as dirt before 10pm thanks to an extended 2-for-1 happy hour.
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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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Orchid LoungeClosed by 2009
500 E. 11th St. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: The Rabbit Books and Bar
When the gong rings at this Asian themed bar/lounge the whole bar gets free shots.
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Pogues PubClosed by 2009
1373 1st Ave · Upper East Side
Closed; now The Sefton
Sister bar to the Banshee Pub.
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Radio MexicoPickClosed by 2009
259 Front St. · Financial district
Closed; now Cowgirl SeaHorse
It's all about the location, the patio, and the margaritas at this hidden gem.
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The RookClosed by 2009
85 Ave. A. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address
Downstairs in the former Route 85a/Opaline space this craft beer bar has 7 rotating beers on tap and 50 international bottles including everything from Kenya's Tusker Lager to Porkslap.
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Triple CrownClosed by 2009
108 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
A different business is licensed at this address: The Gibson
Closed since June 2007, but still running occassional events while preparing for sale.
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Up Over Jazz CaféClosed by 2009
351 Flatbush Ave. · Prospect Heights
No license found in 2026
Temporarily closed
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Wells Ales & LagersClosed by 2009
303 Bedford Ave. · Williamsburg South Side
Closed; now Lucky Dog
There's over 100 bottled beers available at this airy, brick lined bar. Grab a seat at a window facing Bedford Avenue after work and enjoy the view.