Those 31 bars in 2026
- 9
- still there
- 16
- replaced
- 6
- gone
Most common features
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17 Cleveland Place
No license found in 2026
This Nolita location of Bar Veloce closed and became Bar Tonno which then closed and became Room 4 Dessert only to close and become Bar Veloce again. The long bar that used to run the length of the room has been done away with and its place are a number of small tables.
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BotanicaPick
47 E. Houston St.
Still pouring
Funky basement lounge attracts hipsters and neighborhood locals.
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199 Bowery
A different business is licensed at this address: Ainslie, Ainslie Bowery, Cosmo
A low key intimate music venue in the spirt of the Mercury Lounge . A decent sound system, and reasonable drinks keep the crowd coming back.
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54 Prince St.
No license found in 2026
Giant garage doors swing open and let the summer into this restaurant providing great street views, but the best people watching is downstairs in the lounge.
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Eight Mile CreekPick
240 Mulberry St.
Closed; now The Mulberry
An Australian basement bar that's comfortable and warm, and manages to attract an over 20 crowd without being trendy or expensive.
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265 Elizabeth St.
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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54 Spring St
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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71 Spring St
No license found in 2026
Short for France Origine this bar/restaurant features food and cocktails with influences from francophone Vietnam to Lebanon. The color palette for the décor seems to have been pulled from a lipstick tray, but after a few drinks it almost seems like it works.
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53 Spring St.
Closed; now Beyond the Pale
Devoid of personality, but it stays packed, and sometimes lots of people makes up for little atmosphere - well, sometimes if you're drunk.
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La EsquinaPick
106 Kenmare St.
Still pouring
It's hard not to feel like a secret agent as you lead your friends into the unasssuming taqueria on the corner of Kenmare and Cleveland, through the dingy grey employees only door in the back, down through the kitchen and into the catacomb like space that is La Esquina.
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Mexican RadioRestaurant
19 Cleveland Pl
A different business is licensed at this address: 19 Cleveland By Nish Nush
Simple, solid Mexican food that earns "oohs" and "ahhs" thanks to fresh ingrediants and eye catching colors.
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The Monday RoomPick
210 Elizabeth St.
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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176 Mulberry St.
Still pouring
Formerly Mare Chiaro, a Little Italy institution opened in 1908, it has recently beeen rechristened the Mulberry Street Bar and bedecked with no less than 8 plasma screens.
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71 Spring St.
No license found in 2026
A tiny bar below FR.OG shoots for trendy bottle service boite, but it's far too small and too bright to stay long without getting claustrophobic.
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375 Broome St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Quan Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Introducing the bakery bar: Coffee, quiches, sandwiches and baguettes by day beer, sake, and wine by night.
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194 Elizabeth St.
Still pouring
Dark and rustic Italian wine bar in the basement beneath the restaurant Peasant. Feels like a European wine cellar.
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281 Lafayette St.
Closed; now Gospel
Although its days of being the hottest spot around have past, the sexy atmosphere ensures that you can't help but feel cool just being here.
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Puck FairPick
298 Lafayette St.
Closed; now 300 Lafayette
A central location, a big room with tall ceilings, and decent crowd every night of the week, make this one of the best places in NYC to kick off a night.
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218 Bowery
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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349 Broome St.
Closed; now The Garret Nolita
A marketing blitz has brought out the weekend hordes to this former M bar space. Velvet ropes, lists at the door, and hundreds of people with nothing in common except for the fact they like going to newly opened bars.
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202 Mott St.
Closed; now Balzem
Reasonably priced suprisingly comfortable South African bar in SoHo.
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62 Prince St.
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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Spring LoungePick
48 Spring St.
Still pouring
Always crowded, but rarely uncomfortable corner bar provides a welcome respite from the usual SoHo/NoLita pretense.
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5 Spring St.
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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12 Spring St.
Still pouring
A tiny lounge in the back and a small pub like room in the front. It packs beyond capacity on weekends with a business casual contingent.
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XicalaPick
151 Elizabeth St.
Closed; now Tashca
Warm and cozy wine and tapas bar, small enough and far enough off the beaten track that you feel like you've uncovered a hidden treasure.
Already closed by 2009
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Bella'sClosed by 2009
1 Cleveland Pl
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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Double HappinessPickClosed by 2009
173 Mott St.
Closed; now Shoo Shoo Nolita
Leading your friends down the secluded staircase and into this delicious candle lit basement lair will doubtless impress.
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Mare ChiaroClosed by 2009
176 1/2 Mulberry St.
Same bar, now Mulberry Street Bar
This venerable institution has become the Mulberry Street Tavern, which is much like Little Italy itself, an absurd tourist filled caricature of its former self.
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Vin NoirClosed by 2009
228 Mott St.
Closed; now The Elk on Mott
**Now a coffee shop called - Gimme Coffee.** Long, narrow wine bar with tin ceilings and exposed brick serves up small plates and a variety of spirits including Belgian ales, sherrys, ports, cocktails, and a selection of mostly French wines.