Those 83 bars in 2026
- 18
- still there
- 42
- replaced
- 23
- gone
Most common features
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735 10th Ave.
Closed; now HaSalon NYC
Low key hotel bar attracts a crowd almost as diverse as New York itself.
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BacaroPick
136 Division St.
Still pouring
Situated in the most unlikely of areas, this cavernous, candlelit wine bar and restaurant is at time raucous, at times intimate, but always warm and charming.
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401 W. 47th St.
Closed; now Same Same
This gritty garage bar blazed a trail into Hells Kitchen back when there were only a couple of other gay bars in the area. The scene nay wax and wanes (mostly waning recently), but the 11-midnight happy hour always seems to bring in something tasty.
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315 W. 44th St.
Still pouring
Unbeatable talent, accoustics and sitelines make this famed jazz joint a popular tourist choice. Steep cover charges and drink minimums mean you'll leave with the feeling that you've gotten exactly what you paid for.
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346 W. 46th St.
Closed; now Bar Lola
Creole and Hurricanes set the stage for this New Orlean's style bar and restaurant.
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354 W. 44th St.
Closed; now Tatsuda Omakase
A low key sports dive and Time's Square refuge.
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Casellula Cheese and Wine Cafe
401 W. 52nd St.
Closed; now The Red Stache
A jeans and Tshirt wine bar and restaurant with a small but strong collection of craft ales that are worked on the menu as well as the draft. Don't miss the Otis Oatmeal Stout bread.
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10 Columbus Circle
A different business is licensed at this address
Head up the escalators to the 4th floor and into the frosted glass box. Buy a prepaid card and help yourself using the automated terminals to 2oz tastings. If you like what you got, you can buy a bottle to take with you.
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640 10th Ave.
Closed; now Sushiichi
Popular after work hang-out in the former Rufus space.
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359 W. 54th St.
Closed; now Cocktail Test Kitchen
There are smaller bars but they're made out of legos.
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351 W. 57th St.
Still pouring
A straight-forward Irish bar in the Theatre District where finding a decent Irish bar can be anything but straight-forward.
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611 9th Ave.
Still pouring
A long, narrow sports bar with an average plasma tv to customer ratio averaging about 1 to 1.
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10 Columbus Circle
Still pouring
This polished and classy venue is one of the best places to catch modern jazz in the city. The soul food is above par and the view of Central Park is nothing short of spectacular.
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402 W. 44th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Ari Sushi
Italian wine bar has cured meats and anitpasti.
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363 W. 46th St.
Closed; now Lady Blue
A long narrow low ceilinged bar with 20 taps and over 80 bottle beers. The layout is amost exactly the same as its identically named sister bar 8th & 51st.
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302 W. 51st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Dolly's
There's 20 beers on draft, but it lacks the impressive beer selection of its identically named sibling 5 blocks away on 46th.
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356 W. 58th St.
Closed
A floor lit from below, tree stump tables, no shortage of pretense, or people who drove to get here.
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Hudson Library Bar (Hudson Hotel)
356 W. 58th St.
Closed
Estranged stepchild to Hudson Bar. A fantastic pool table, tight accurate mixology, and high class escorts. Actually, it sounds more interesting than it is, but the people watching is priceless.
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Hudson Sky Terrace (Hudson Hotel)
356 W. 58th St
Closed
This Garden of Eden on the 15th floor is open in the summer for hotel guests only, but for the chance to sip a tropical drink in a hammock over midtown it might just be worth trying to sneak in.
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300 W. 43rd St
No license found in 2026
Boston export does short improv sketches at the PIT theatre.
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356 W. 44th St.
Closed; now The Brazen Tavern
Shoot straight past the half dozen giant plasma screens and comically inept DJs on the ground floor and head upstairs where you'll find a relaxed lounge and pool table.
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366 W. 46th St.
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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KashkavalPick
856 9th Ave.
Closed; now Blue Seafood Bar
Behind the small cheese shop up front is an attractive candle lit wine bar.
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689 8th Ave.
Closed; now Madame Rouge
There's a decided international flavor to the dancers at this ping sized Hells Kitchen strip club.
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599 10th Ave
Closed
Tall ceilings, plasma TVs and that certain clean, polished look that makes you feel like you're in an upscale strip mall in the suburbs. The bars primary novelty is an ice line running down the center of the bar to keep your drinks cool - it works like a charm.
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641 W. 51st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Peppermint Hippo
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318 W. 53rd St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Broadway Comedy Club
Intimate Times Square theatre hosts both improv and stand-up comedy.
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618 W. 46th St.
Closed
This giant money making machine, sucks in crowds through its relatively egalitearean door policy, and spews them out on the street at the end the night with empty wallets and sweat stained Tshirts. Bottled water $5. ATM fee $8. Vodka Red Bull $15. But hey, they've got shower dancers.
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603 W. 45th St.
Closed
Super sleek strip club serves up generic silicone beauties and surprisingly satisfying steaks.
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355 W. 41st St.
Closed; now Red Eye NY
Cheap pitchers, free hot dogs and free full sized pool tables. Oh, yeah, and randomly the bartenders wear bikinis. It might even be reason enough to go to Hell's Kitchen.
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405 W. 53rd St.
Closed
Exposed brick, comfy couches, and subdued lighting give this laid back gay bar a warm and sexy vibe.
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320 W.45th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Flashdancers
With 75 dancers gracing the stage every day you'll probably find something you're interested in, and if not all the big games are on TV.
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667 9th Ave.
No license found in 2026
A rare find in Hell's Kitchen this cozy Italian wine bar provides a welcome respite from cookie cutter pubs and tourist traps.
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369 W. 46th St.
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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500 W. 43rd St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Nobody's Perfect
There's little indication from the neon signs and roughshod exterior that there's an attractive bar with a good wine selection within.
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627 9th Ave.
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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751 9th Ave.
Closed; now Craft + Carry
A relaxed low key spot to throw some darts or catch the game.
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Terminal 5Pick
610 W. 56th St.
Still pouring
From the owners of the Bowery Ballroom a new 3,000 person alternative music venue with a sound system to match the world class one in the Bowery.
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348 W. 52nd St.
Closed; now Hush
A multilevel lounge/performance space hosts a more sophisticated brand of low brow entertainment than can be found at your average gay bar.
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340 W. 50th St
Same bar, now The Green Room
We shudder to think what cutting commentary the Time Out New York reviewers will have to say about this sterile lackluster Times Square lounge.
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315 W. 54th St.
No license found in 2026
Relaxed and homey Russian restaurant and vodka house.
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815 9th Ave
Still pouring
The draw here is the beer not the nordic theme. 24 taps and 50 bottles including many unusual brews and a good selection of Belgian ales.
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VintagePick
753 9th Ave.
Closed; now Atlas Social Club
Perhaps the only martini bar in New York with almost 100 bottle beers on hand.
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331 W. 51st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Carla
Railroad layout gay bar that draws an attractive crowd to drink $12 cocktails.
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Whistlin' Dixie's Texas Tavern
714 W. 11th Ave.
A different business is licensed at this address: Bartolo Bars
There's a particular type of good time to be had at a bar that boasts that exotic dancers drink for free on Sundays. Throw in some tequilla shots, a few frozen drinks, and a bunch of urban cowboys and things good and messy.
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365 W. 51st St
Closed
Pronounced shy shy this candle lit South African wine bar serves hefty glasses of regional wines and a selection of small plates to an upscale Hell's Kitchen crowd.
Already closed by 2009
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Danny's Skylight RoomClosed by 2009
346 W. 46th St.
Closed; now Bar Lola
If you love show tunes or you just love men who love show tunes then this is your spot.
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The Door NYCClosed by 2009
508 9th Ave.
A different business is licensed at this address: Scallywag's Irish Pub & Restuarant
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Ha! Comedy ClubClosed by 2009
369 W. 46th St.
Closed; now The Ritz Bar & Lounge
Two rooms and 7 shows a night mean a lot of hits and a lot of misses. Get the online discount and cross your fingers you hit gold.
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IkonClosed by 2009
610 W. 56th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Spectrum Catering And Concessions
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SiberiaPickClosed by 2009
356 W. 40th St.
Moved to Turnstyle Underground Market, Columbus Circle
An "in crowd" dive, that somehow manages to fend off pretense with strong measures of eccentricity and grime to form an oaisis of downtown cool in the 40s.
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Single Room OccupancyPickClosed by 2009
360 W. 53rd St.
No license found in 2026
One of the better bars in midtown stays that way by remaining totally undercover. It's marked only by a dim green light. Go down the stairs and ring the buzzer.
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Xth Avenue LoungeClosed by 2009
642 10th Ave.
No license found in 2026
Super cool candlelit mixed gay/straight bar conveniently located near the theatre district.