SoHo/Little Italy
58 bars listed over the site's life. 45 were still open in 2009.
Those 45 bars in 2026
- 10
- still there
- 20
- replaced
- 15
- gone
Most common features
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60 Thompson St.
Still pouring
One of the best rooftops in Manhattan is strictly hotel guests and members only.
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310 Spring St.
Closed; now Lazy Point
When a publicist opens a bar you can expect a bit of hype. They've dingied up the entrance of the old Sly to give it a speakeasy feel and set the word out that celebrities frequent the place and yet there's no doorman. The result is expected, people packed in like sardines each wondering why they're here.
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Antique GaragePick
41 Mercer St.
Still pouring
Warm atmosphere, live jazz, and a garage door which swings open in the summer makes for an open air delight. Go for wine with friends and skip the overpriced entrees.
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89 Mercer St.
No license found in 2026
Impress your friends from out of town, sure the place isn't actually hip, but man does it look the part. And the bathrooms will give them a story to tell their friends back home.
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558 Broome St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Taureau La Sirene
Bar Rio boasts an all organic beer and wine menu, and movies on Sunday with free popcorn.
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363 W. Broadway
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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32 Grand St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Kythira.NP
SoHo tapas bar that packs on Summer nights thanks to its open air corner location and tasty Sangria.
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Circa TabacPick
32 Watts St.
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.
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150 Varick St.
No license found in 2026
A club for people who like music and want to dance. No pretense, no attitude, and DJ's who take their job more seriously than themselves.
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179 Varick St.
Closed; now 179 Varick Street offices
80s music and a location convenient to the Holland tunnel bring in a crowd of Jersey kids who were just a glimmer in their parents Apple Pucker martini when many of these tunes were getting radio play.
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Don Hill'sPick
511 Greenwich St.
Closed
It's dingey. It's dark. The drink are weak and it smells. But it's Don Hill's, so you've got to go just to see what all the fuss is about.
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326 Spring St.
Still pouring
More than a landmark it's just a great place for a drink. On summer afternoons the crowd spill out onto the sidewalk and the setting sun and cobblestone streets can't help but make you fall in love with New York all over again.
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308 Spring St.
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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94 Prince St.
Still pouring
A descently priced beer, a comfortable place low on the pretense, hey I though you said we were in SoHo!
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Grand Bar and Lounge (Soho Grand Hotel)
310 W. Broadway
Still pouring
There are very few more elegant settings for the the conspicuous consumption of the leisure class than these enormous, clubby environs.
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151 Mercer St.
Closed; now Tory Burch
Behind French doors lies a cocktail bar with an attractive crowd and a vaguely surreal upscale western décor.
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17 Thompson St.
Closed; now Soho Finest Market
Meat market doesn't quite do this place justice, perhaps meat emporium.
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Closed
To keep Culture club fresh they added this new 90s themed area upstairs. You can reserve a white Ford Bronco VIP room. Sweet.
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55 Grand St
Closed; now Palermo Soho Argentinian Bistro
Mexican bar and restaurant. There are few better ways to waste a Sunday afternoon than sitting in the window seat with a good friend enjoying their killer margaritas.
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Pegu ClubPick
77 W. Houston St.
Closed; now Ayah
The cocktails at the Pegu club are second to none unfortunately all that craft takes time and getting your hands on one on a Friday night can quickly become a challenge.
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203 Spring St.
Closed
A formerly chill and homey lounge now remodeled as a perfectly mediocre and restaurant and bar.
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147 1/2 Mercer St.
Still pouring
Head into the Hotel and to the Mercer Kitchen, walk past the host stand, and head for the back stairs. If you're lucky you'll make it down to a tiny AAA list basement haunt. If you're not, no amount of money, pleading, or models on your arm will get you in.
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305 Spring St.
Same bar, now Paul's Casablanca
Hidden in the old McGovern's pub lies lies that rare club that manages to attract a crowd that's beautiful, moneyed, and oddly enough not the least bit boring.
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TailorPick
525 Broome St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Bar Leone
Bypass the uneven experimental cuisine of the top floor and head instead to the handsome basement bar where the experimental twists on classic cocktails make you feel like $12-$15 cocktails are a bargain.
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Thom's Bar (Thompson Hotel)Pick
60 Thompson St.
Closed; now Sloane's
The swank second floor bar of the Thompson Hotel is not the kind of place you want to show up to under dressed - for example just after leaving a wedding.
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95 Spring St.
Closed; now Nike SoHo
This dismal lounge above the tourist trap Café Bari was promoted as a secret celeb hangout, with a hush-hush inside scoops planted at Gawker and the NY Post. Have pity on the poor saps who made the trek here from Jersey.
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310 W. Broadway
Closed; now Gilligan's
Trees, an outdoor grill, and Bermuda grass are placed to evoke a friends backyard. While not exactly successful, The Yard is nevertheless an unusual and kind of fun place to pass the night.
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33 Crosby St.
No license found in 2026
The few seats in this tiny tapas bar seem to be perpetually occupied. Small wonder since ñ has some of the most amazing sangria in town.
Already closed by 2009
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46 GrandClosed by 2009
46 Grand St.
No license found in 2026
Tiny and pricey lounge/club attracts a predominately asian clientele.
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BlurClosed by 2009
286 Spring St.
A different business is licensed at this address: DC Spring
Beer guzzling lounge for the business casual set.
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Green RoomClosed by 2009
286 Spring St.
A different business is licensed at this address: DC Spring
Jersey in the house!
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Monkey TempleClosed by 2009
558 Broome St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Taureau La Sirene
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NoCaClosed by 2009
323 W. Broadway
A different business is licensed at this address: Mamo Restaurant
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NovoClosed by 2009
290 Hudson St.
Closed
Hip hop club in the former space of the restaurant with the same name. The scene varies depending on the pary and the DJs.
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SlyClosed by 2009
310 Spring St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Lazy Point
Boasts a convenient location near many better places to spend your night.
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VoidPickClosed by 2009
16 Mercer St.
No license found in 2026
Hidden in an office building, and surprisingly comforable. This experimental video lounge attracts a core industry crowd mixed with midwest tourists who've read the sexed up guide book posting and decided to see what the fuss is about.