Greenwich Village
76 bars listed over the site's life. 61 were still open in 2009.
Those 61 bars in 2026
- 28
- still there
- 21
- replaced
- 12
- gone
Most common features
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124 MacDougal St.
Still pouring
Head downstairs to the unmarked black door and ring the little white buzzer to gain entry to a this cozy beer lovers bar in the former Bourgeois Pig West space. There's a unique selection of bottle beers (weighted heavily with Belgian Ales) and a small but thoughtful wine selection.
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28 W. 8th St.
Still pouring
An attractive, but surprisingly low-key and inexpensive wine bar. A wine cellar ensures a good selection.
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99 MacDougal St.
Closed; now Greenwich Village Comedy Club
A small, low key, relaxed, and comfortable basement bar with better than average food.
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155 Bleecker St.
Closed
Enjoy unlimited free peanuts and no cover live music. The peanuts are excellent the music however is mostly country and folk.
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Baggot InnPick
82 W. 3rd St.
Closed; now Zinc Bar
Warm environs, cheap beer, and nightly live music, you'd never guess you were just a block away from Bleeker Street.
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35 E. 13th St.
Still pouring
This tri-level dance and lounge space is mostly remarkable for the disparate crowd it draws. On Thursday nights 2 hours of free booze with no cover brings out scores of boys to the PopRock gay bash, while Mondays are poetry readings and Sunday's are Brit night.
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Bar Carrera (Greenwich Village)
146 W. Houston St.
Same bar, now Bar Veloce
This outpost of the popular East Village wine bar features the same successful recipe, small but tasty dishes in a swank, but comfortable setting.
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147 Bleecker St.
Still pouring
Books up and coming talent for short sets at a high cover and then relies on the musicians to fill the house with friends and family. It's a good business. Every hour the place empties and a whole new group comes in paying a brand new cover.
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131 W. 3rd St.
Still pouring
The lines are a block long and the prices are exorbitant. Unless you know and love the band there are better jazz venues all over NYC.
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110 University Pl.
Closed
Who knew bowling could be this much fun? Well, until the check comes at least.
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CachacaPick
35 W. 8th St.
Closed; now Mace
The live music at this Brazilian samba joint fills the place with more than enough latin heat to overcome the nondescript décor.
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Cafe Wha?Pick
115 MacDougal St.
Still pouring
Home to the best cover band in the city. Which may not sound like much of a recommendation, but trust us. It is.
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Comedy CellarPick
117 MacDougal St.
Still pouring
Located in the basement below the Olive Tree Café this top comedy club attracts tourists and locals alike with its terrific atmosphere and premiere talent.
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82 W. 3rd St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Zinc
While it may draw the biggest names, the talent often surprises, and with a cheap cover and inexpensive drinks what have you got to lose?
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The Dove ParlorPick
228 Thompson St.
Closed
A candlelit Victorian themed room draws neighborhood locals dodging the tourists who descend on the hood every weekend.
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162 Bleecker St.
Closed
This clubbish Middle Eastern themed lounge makes the most of its railroad digs creating an atmosphere at times almost rivaling Le Souk's. Expect steep drink prices, a cover on weekends, and the usual velvet rope antics.
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130 W. 3rd St.
Still pouring
A comfortable low key bar on an off night metamorphoses into the 10th circle of B&T hell as the weekend approaches, but where else can you find Judas, Brutus, and Cassius all out for a few pints and a bit of skirt.
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125 Macdougal St.
Still pouring
Avoid the crowded table and the minimum drinks, but stop in to hear the music. There's no cover.
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76 W. 3rd St.
Still pouring
Beer lovers tend to fall into two groups connousiers and frat boys. The beer selection here is excellent (including cask conditioned ale), but thanks to an NYU location and giant beer towers for the tables the crowd leans far into backward baseball cap land.
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510 Laguardia Pl
No license found in 2026
Turkish owned, Egyptian themed lounge and restaurant.
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9 E. 13th St.
No license found in 2026
Popular with NYU students and boasting a Thai menu, Izu may not be the most authentic Izakaya, but the raucous crowd could care less. They flock here in droves to eat, drink and sing their hearts out.
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11 Waverly Place
Still pouring
Not just a student bar. Josie Wood's is the NYU student bar. It's basement environs might as well be annexed considering the amount of financial aid dollars spent here. And while anyone over 23 will feel like a dinosaur, for the kids with shiny new fake ids this is the place to head after class on a Thursday.
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157 Bleecker St.
Closed; now Carroll Place
Nightly live music brings in tourists, students and locals to this popular Bleeker street haunt. And every Sunday you can hit the stage yourself and belt out your favorite song backed by a live band.
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158 Bleeker St.
Still pouring
This live music venue, performance space and restaurant offers an upmarket alternative to Bleeker Street's many music dives.
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40 W. 8th St.
Closed
Love is the answer to people who say the NYC club scene is dead. This is London style clubbing where the music first and everything else is a distant second. Some of the best DJ talent in the city visits out of respect for that simple principle.
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118 Macdougal St.
Licensed here under the same name
A cozy, inexpensive Moroccan restaurant and hookah bar.
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Madame XPick
94 W. Houston St.
Still pouring
A seductive dimly lit basement lounge, where the decor is red on red on red.
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Next Door at La Lanterna di VittorioPick
129 MacDougal St.
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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North Square (Washington Sq Hotel)
103 Waverly Pl.
Still pouring
The appeal of this basement level hotel bar is its anonymity. You could live in the neighborhood for years and never know it was there.
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109 Macdougal St.
Still pouring
With cheap beer, wings, sliders, beer pong, and all the big games is it any surprise that Off the Wagon is the frat bar du jour for NYU backwards baseball cap set.
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Peculier PubPick
145 Bleecker St.
Still pouring
A student bar that serves over 500 beers, improves dramatically when NYU isn't in session.
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237 Sullivan St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Trionas
Simply appointed Irish bar serves up shepherd's pie and live accoustic sets.
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110 University Pl.
No license found in 2026
Not the cheapest place you'll ever shoot, but with faultless table, straight cues, and a truly impressive penthouse space you can't help but feel you're getting your money's worth.
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151 Bleecker St.
Still pouring
Live music, a central location, a friendly crowd, and sadly Thurs-Sat a cover.
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89 Macdougal St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Jg Melon
Reserve free tickets online at this tiny but fun comedy venue.
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102 MacDougal St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Maestro Pasta
The big attraction of this Irish in name and font only bar is the "Beat the Clock" happy hour. Weekdays from 12pm-8pm extremely generous specials vary every two hours. $1 well drinks kick it off from 12-2pm.
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535 LaGuardia Pl.
No license found in 2026
A bar for those who pursue a more refined and sophisticated variety of drunken student buffoonery than Down the Hatch or Senor Swankey's can provide.
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The Stoned CrowPick
85 Washington Pl.
Closed; now PubKey
A comfortable NYU dive bar, with a lively pool table, and cheap drinks to fuel an even livelier crowd.
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Strip HousePickRestaurant
13th E. 12th St.
Still pouring
The soft lighting, wall to wall red velvet, and nudes on the wall, may lead you to believe this is a different type of strip house. But here it's about the steak and the flavor is positively pornographic.
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214 Sullivan St.
Closed; now The Dermatology Specialists - Greenwich Village
400 capacity live music venue popular among NYU students.
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218 Sullivan St.
Closed
Divey basement club delivers a steady diet of house music to the late night masses.
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Terra BluesPick
149 Bleecker St.
Still pouring
Best avoided on weekends when hordes of tourists descend, but on a weeknight you can catch some of the best blues artists in the city, in an intimate setting the city without breaking the bank.
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169 Bleecker St.
Closed; now Super Burrito
If you're in the mood for a forty ounce bottled beer, a massive BBQ sauce soaked burger, and a flaming shot or five, then you've come to the right place.
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Tomoe SushiRestaurant
172 Thompson St.
Same bar, now Tomo21 Sushi
Reasonable prices and a reputation for some of the best sushi in the city, make for long lines outside and satisfied patrons inside.
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134 W. 3rd
Closed; now 3 Sheets Saloon
Calling a bar a frat bar implies at least a partial college education. Failing such ready nomenclature this is a Drink too much, puke in the toilet, tip the bathroom attendant the change in your pocket, go back to the bar, sweat profusely, wait forever for a drink, get in a screaming match with your girlfriend and call her a slut, then cry on her shoulder on the cab ride back to Penn Station kind of place. It's also great for parties and fund-raisers.
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V BarPick
225 Sullivan St.
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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167 Bleecker St.
Same bar, now The Comedy Shop
At this jack of all trades bar/restaurant, there's an Italian restaurant, live music, comedy, and DJ nights, but the real draw is an all day $3 pint special on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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107 MacDougal St.
A different business is licensed at this address: The Grisly Pear
Go for the unbeatable happy hour and NYC's only $6 vodka martini. Skip the food. Seriously. Skip the food.
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Vol de NuitPick
148 W. 4th St.
Still pouring
A treasure just off 4th St, a European style tavern serving Pomme Frites and Belgian ales.
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149 Bleeker St.
Still pouring
A dark, crappy, and quickly becoming notorious student bar where the drinks are cheap, the dance floor is over-crowded, everyone's trashed, and the waitresses keep coming around with jello-shots. Naturally this can be a fantastic time if you're of a certain age or frame of mind.
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128 W. Houston St.
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.
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90 W. Houston St.
Moved to 82 West 3rd Street
This basement bar and prototypicaly cool jazz spot has been a Greenwich Village fixture for years. Stong talent and reasonable covers ensure it'll continue to be.
Already closed by 2009
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The Bourgeois Pig WestPickClosed by 2009
124 MacDougal St.
Closed; now 124 Old Rabbit Club
Comfortable couches, good music, and a relaxed atmosphere make this small, narrow subteranean wine and fondue bar a standout in NYU beer and shots land.
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Cedar TavernClosed by 2009
82 University Pl
Closed
One of the few places you can get a booth for all your friends any time any day of the week. It's not that it's not crowded, there's just a lot of places to sit.
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Key ClubClosed by 2009
76 E. 13th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Hyatt Union Square; Bowery Road; Library of Distilled Spirits
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Mr. BLACKClosed by 2009
77 Bleecker St.
No license found in 2026
To say that this subterranean dance club is a scene is a bit of an understatement. Pretty much one giant dance floor with a few darkened corners for all manner of indiscretions.
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OnyxClosed by 2009
168 Sullivan St.
Closed; now Pepe Rosso
From the outside you'd never guess the friendly mellow neighborhood vibe within.
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Senor SwankysClosed by 2009
142 Bleecker St.
Closed; now GMT Tavern
On a summers afternoon you can sit on the patio and watch the sun set in the middle of W. Broadway as the whole world walks by and the empty Margaritas glasses pile up. It's pretty nifty.