Union Square/ Flatiron
66 bars listed over the site's life. 42 were still open in 2009.
Those 42 bars in 2026
- 7
- still there
- 23
- replaced
- 12
- gone
Most common features
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119 BarPick
119 E. 15th St.
Closed; now The High Note
Cheap beers, dim lights, beat up sofas, wood paneling, and a pool table - this could almost be a frat basement, except it's the kind of bar where frat boys get kidney punched.
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5 E. 19th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Thai Villa
This low pretense club/lounge hosts a variety of 80's music events to match its height of 80's cool décor. The dance floor is sandwiched between the lounge and bar creating a mixed use nightmare for those still sober enough to worry about having drinks spilled on them.
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47 W. 20th St.
Closed
Other than the fact that the lines are long, the crowd is border line hostile, and the drinks are $12-$15 this former church turned 18 and over club is a fine place to spend an evening.
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117 E. 15th St.
No license found in 2026
NYU students mingle with preening collared shirts under the odd misapprehension that this place is trendy. Unless it's an early week night and then amazingly it really is kinda cool.
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10 E. 21st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Society Billiards And Bar
Inexpensive basement billiard hall won't win any beauty prizes, with exposed pipes and low ceiling, but late night the place positively buzzes with an edgey vibe missing altogether from most New York billiard halls.
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4 W. 22nd St.
Closed; now Sagaponack
If Milo Minderbinder owned a bar this would be it. The theme is loosely WWII, but the after-work crush of mid-level managers and marketing interns, is best enjoyed by those who can easily set their better human instincts aside and just go for it.
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The Coffee ShopPick
29 Union Sq W.
Closed; now a Chase bank branch
A huge open bar/restaurant with a low key lounge below, The Coffee Shop has become an NYC fixture not for its food, diner decor, or moonlighting model waitstaff comprised, but its prime location -- but what a location it is.
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19 W. 24th St.
Moved to 44 East 32nd Street, New York City
Aside from hosting an incredibly eclectic array of acts in its back room dinner theatre, The Cutting Room with it faux Louie the 14th furniture, tall ceilings and warm lighting, is also one of the best places to catch a drink in the Flatiron District.
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28 W. 20th St.
No license found in 2026
A totally new and never before seen in New York club concept. Pair a top 40s set list with an unremarkable décor, set up a velvet rope and create an artificial line when the club is empty, then charge a $20 cover.
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1087 Broadway
Closed; now Looking Glass Bar
Cheap drinks, live music, and the design aesthetic of your parents garage. Fantastic!
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35 Union Sq.
A different business is licensed at this address: Barn Joo
This micro-brewery chain offers a platters of 5 sample size beers for $8.
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121 E. 17th St.
Closed; now Martiny's
This three story carriage house never made the city's landmarks list and so it became the extraordinarily elegant setting for this wine bar and restaurant. A seat at the bar provides a comfortable vantage to explore the 150 bottle wine menu.
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17 Irving Pl.
Still pouring
Infinitely preferable music venue to the Hammersein. A pale second to the Bowery Ballroom.
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13 East 17th St.
Still pouring
When you’re on the outside looking in, Lillie’s appears enchanting, out of another age. But once you step inside, the illusion is immediately shattered by the flat-screen televisions, the sub-standard sound system, and the shouting crowd attempting to be heard over it.
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27 W. 24th St.
Closed
The nightclub Eugene has been rechristened The Madison (bar area) and Gypsy Tea (club area). The club is heavily promoted, and as a result the crowd can range from B to D list depending on the night. Cover is $20-$30. And there's the usual velvet rope "Who do you know?" nonsense.
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MarktPick
676 6th Ave.
Closed
Enjoying a pot of mussels and a pint of Duvel at this Flatiron Belgian brasserie is a singular pleasure. Service is swift, drinks are exactingly prepared, the food is excellent, and the bar staff are hot as hell.
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34 W. 22nd St.
Closed; now Honeybrains
Cabaret and jazz bar inhabbiting the former Gotham Comedy Club space.
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37 W. 17th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Yakiniku Futago NY
The log cabin gone 80's glam décor works surprisingly well is still struggling to find its crowd which can vary wildly from night to night.
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579 6th Ave
Closed; now Oramen
Let the gay youth of New York rejoice. This three floor dance club in the former Heaven space is the new reigning king of twinkdom.
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50 W. 17th St.
Closed; now 50 West 17th Street offices
This ten thousand square foot dance club is on the must see list of every gay tourist in the city and with good reason. Fifteen years since its inception Splash is still the gay nightclub in Chelsea. Nowhere else can really compete with the the sound, the sights, and the spectacle.
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125 E. 15th St.
Still pouring
When NYU's out of session Shades thins out a bit leaving a solid core of regulars with appreciation for solid service and a perfect pint of Guinness.
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120 E. 15th St
No license found in 2026
A sports bar in non-descript flat white room. So there's very little to distract you from the game and your beer which is good, if the game's good.
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17 W. 19th St.
Closed; now Oiji Mi
Mainstream radio favorites from the 80's and 90's blast into this barebones club, while obliterated Jersey boys slam $12 cocktails as they crane there necks to check out the go-go girls. There are clubs in suburban strip malls with more of an edge.
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48 W. 21st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Out of the Ordinary
Supper club turns late night dance party.
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15 E. 18th St.
Still pouring
This Italian café serves as bakery and tea shop by day, and a wine bar and restaurant by night.
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30 E. 16th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Cry Baby
The sexy basement den below Coffee Shop hosts the hottest dyke party in the city, Eden, on Wenesday nights.
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20 W 20th St
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.
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Wined UpPick
913 Broadway
A different business is licensed at this address: Massara
Virtually a wine library this attractive wine bar takes great pains to cater to both the wine novice and conousier. The 3,000 bottles that line the shelves of the long narrow space have prices ranging from just $25-$50 a bottle and waiter's are always to help you choose just the right one to try.
Already closed by 2009
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17 LoungeClosed by 2009
37 W. 17th St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Yakiniku Futago NY
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BluClosed by 2009
15 W. 21st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Trattoria Zero Otto Nove II
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DeepClosed by 2009
16 W. 22nd St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Progressive Restaurant
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EugeneClosed by 2009
27 W. 24th St.
Closed
Part club, part restaurant, part lounge. They pull of a facsimile of opulence good enough to fool most after a few drinks.
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Gotham Comedy ClubPickClosed by 2009
34 W. 22nd St.
Moved to 208 W 23rd St
There's not a bad seat in the house at this elegant comedy club.
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HeavenClosed by 2009
579 6th Ave.
A different business is licensed at this address: O Ramen
Three floors with three themes (Heaven, purgatory and hell) and a different party every night of the week (Latin, Gay College, Lesbian) create an unequalled matrix of possiblities.
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LinkClosed by 2009
120 E. 15th St
No license found in 2026
The Union Square location makes for a convenient place to meet up with friends, and a full circle island bar means that you can easily keep yourself occupied with the eye contact game while you wait for them to show up.
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Luna ParkClosed by 2009
N. Union Square Park 17th St.
Closed
The drinks are exorbitant and the place heaves with humanity on weekends, but you'll soon forget to care after a few cocktails surrounded by all the beautiful people on a crisp summer night.
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SnitchClosed by 2009
59 W. 21st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: Doux Supper Club
Open 24 hours on weekends this restaurant bar and live music venue fills a niche for rockers with deep pockets.
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VelaPickClosed by 2009
55 W. 21st St.
A different business is licensed at this address: The Amber Room