Smoking Friendly
52 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Smoking Friendly” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
-
453 W. 17th St. · Chelsea
Closed
Every new club makes a claim to the crown - the most lavish, most exclusive, celeb heavy scene in NYC. Investors need to believe it. Promoters need to sell it. And the punters need to feel they got their bottle money's worth. The thing with 1 Oak is it might just have the chops to make the hype a reality.
-
299 Madison Ave. · Murray Hill
Still pouring
Flowers, stone railings and wrought iron and wicker furniture attract a more conservative crowd than many of the city's other roof decks bars, but at $7 for a Pilsner Urquel it's a veritable roof deck bargain.
-
25 Little W. 12th St. · MeatPacking District
Closed
This New York outpost of the global Buddha Bar brand of supper clubs will relieve you of your Benjamin's faster than you can say "This is way cooler than a Hard Rock Café."
-
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.
-
156 56th St. (CitySpire Centre) · Midtown West
Still pouring
An elegant and sophisticated slice of classic New York. Enjoying a perfect martini while soaking in the sounds of an 11 piece orchestra featured on Saturday nights is an experience well worth the $30 cover.
-
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.
-
837 W. 181st St. · Washington Heights
No license found in 2026
This cigar bar and members club sadly lacks a liquor license, but it does have a barber on hand should you require a straight razor shave.
-
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.
-
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.
-
120 1st Ave. · East Village
Moved to 102 First Avenue
The late great International Bar has risen from the ashes. Christmas tree lights, tin ceilings, cheap drinks, and the juke box to end all juke boxes. It was the last great E. Village bar and it's back to reclaim its throne.
-
12 E. 42nd St. · Murray Hill
Closed
A smoker's lounge beneath the tobacconist Nat Sherman skirts New York City's anti-smoking laws by requiring a $25 members day pass for entry. There's a full bar, a wide selection of small plates, and a giant walk-in humidor.
-
51 1st Ave. · East Village
Closed; now Conall's Public House
This dimly lit bar is one of the very few venues in the city with a smoking exemption. It's sexy, reasonably priced, and so much fun you can't help but feel sorry for all those people standing in line outside of Le Souk a few blocks away.
-
409 W. 13th St. · MeatPacking District
Closed
Boasts the first smoking section since 2001, a private elevator VIP lounge, and DJs who love pop.
-
La MarinaPick
348 Dyckman St. · Central Harlem
A different business is licensed at this address: Hudson Crab & Cue
Dancing, live latin music, tiki huts, and a jaw dropping sunset over the hudson. Hard to argue with really.
-
725 7th Ave. · Midtown West
Closed; now Platinum Dolls Gentlemen's Club
Small, almost elegant strip club.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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)
-
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.
-
125-127 1st Ave. · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: Nudibranch
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
222 W. 23rd St. · Chelsea
Closed; now Teruko
Small, dark lounge under the Chelsea Hotel with an often celebrity populated VIP room.
-
Stereo NYCPick
555 W. 33rd St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
An amazing sound system a huge dance focused space and a no cologne, no earings, and no hair gel door policy has helped make Stereo one of the hottest and most fun clubs in the city.
-
411 3rd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now Bella Union
The numbers say it all. 32 Plasma TVs. 3 floors. Top 40 music. And 8 gazillion people jammed in on a Saturday night.
-
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.
-
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.
Brooklyn
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
249 4th Ave · Gowanus
Closed
Sexy bi-level lesbian bar and dance club from the former owner of Meow Mix.
-
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.
-
The GutterPick
200 N. 14th St. · Greenpoint
Still pouring
The first bowling alley to open in Brooklyn in over 50 years was built to look like it opened 30 years ago. More bar with a bowling alley than the other way around.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
629 Vanderbilt Ave. · Prospect Heights
A different business is licensed at this address: Autumn's Place
-
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.
-
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.
-
174 Broadway · Williamsburg South Side
Still pouring
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.
Queens
-
PlayPick
77-17 Queens Blvd. · Elmhurst
Closed; now Commonpoint Jack and Shirley Silver Hub
17 pool tables, 4 bowling lanes, karaoke and a myriad of board games provide a host of new opportunities to embrass yourself when your drunk.
-
35-15 Broadway · Astoria
Closed; now Madam Marie's
For Eastern Europeans this Croatian bar might be a home away from home, but to the visiting American the leather jackets, slicked hair, and dance music might make them a little homesick.
Already closed by 2009
-
The Door LoungeClosed by 2009
508 9th Ave. · Chelsea
A different business is licensed at this address: Scallywag's Irish Pub & Restuarant
-
IkonClosed by 2009
610 W. 56th St. · Hells Kitchen
A different business is licensed at this address: Spectrum Catering And Concessions
-
Luke and LeroyClosed by 2009
21 7th Ave S. · West Village
No license found in 2026
Straight forward bi-level lounge with a cabaret licence ignites into a singles frenzy fueled by FIT students.
-
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.
-
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.
-
StereoClosed by 2009
512 W. 29th St. · Chelsea
No license found in 2026
The former home of the Coral Room is now an homage to hip-hop's adolescence. If you squint just right the boom boxes, tape decks, and break dancing evoke a scene that most of the patrons were too young to remember.