Union Square
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The 50 nearest of the 138 bars within half a mile of Union Square, as New York on Tap listed them around 2008.
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35 E. 13th St. · 0.1 mi
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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117 E. 15th St. · 0.1 mi
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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119 BarPick
119 E. 15th St. · 0.1 mi
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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120 E. 15th St · 0.1 mi
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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125 E. 15th St. · 0.1 mi
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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110 University Pl. · 0.1 mi
Closed
Who knew bowling could be this much fun? Well, until the check comes at least.
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30 E. 16th St. · 0.1 mi
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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127 4th Ave · 0.1 mi
Closed; now Nomé
Sure, the faux Roman columns at this popular after work spot help lend it a certain classical feel, but it's when you try and vie for the attentions of the bartender at the fifty foot long bar that you really feel like you're at the Roman forum.
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110 University Pl. · 0.1 mi
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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The Coffee ShopPick
29 Union Sq W. · 0.1 mi
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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17 Irving Pl. · 0.1 mi
Still pouring
Infinitely preferable music venue to the Hammersein. A pale second to the Bowery Ballroom.
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Strip HousePickRestaurant
13th E. 12th St. · 0.1 mi
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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35 Union Sq. · 0.1 mi
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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9 E. 13th St. · 0.2 mi
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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204 Park Ave. S. · 0.2 mi
No license found in 2026
An attractive suited after work crowd mingles aggresively all the while protecting their martini's from one another's jostling. The resultings late night scene is one of amorous PDAs and a Grey Goose slicked floor.
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90 S. 4th St. · 0.2 mi
Closed; now My Friend Duke
Friendly and neighborhoody café by day craft beer bar by night.
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126 E. 17th St. · 0.2 mi
Still pouring
It's tiny and often crowded, but the light makes the crowd look as delicious as the tapas, and the wine list is both thoughtful and reasonable.
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108 3rd Ave. · 0.2 mi
Moved to 18 W. 33rd St.
Now in new digs in the former Second Nature space on 2nd ave,the bar may be totally new, but it still remains the prototypical college dive.
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13 East 17th St. · 0.2 mi
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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56 Irving Pl. · 0.2 mi
Closed; now The Inn at Irving Place
A fire place in the winter and a garden for the summer make for an ideal year around spot for a quiet martini with friends, rich friends.
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45 E. 18th St. · 0.2 mi
Still pouring
Since 1892 this former speakeasy just north of Union Square has been pitching pints to punters of all stripes. Nightly a crowd spanning generations and socioenomics fills the booths and saddles up to the 50 foot mahogany bar.
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125 E. 11th St. · 0.2 mi
A different business is licensed at this address: Spectrum Catering And Concessions
This huge historic ballroom smack in the middle of NYU hosts a variety of events from live music to cabaret acts, but on weekends its all about dancing and clubbing and it's the lack exclusivity that's the draw.
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Pete's TavernPick
129 E. 18th St. · 0.2 mi
Still pouring
A close second to McSorleys Ale House for title of oldest bar in NYC. Pete's Tavern is a surprisingly low key place for a quality pint, although you may wish to stear clear of the food.
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222 E. 14th St. · 0.2 mi
Same bar, now The Belfry
A solid bar ruined by new ownership that fired the previous bar staff en mass and redecorated the place in Upper East Side chic. Beer pong anyone?
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15 E. 18th St. · 0.2 mi
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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233 E. 14th St. · 0.2 mi
Closed; now Coyote Ugly
There was a time not too long ago when bars like this confined themselves to the Upper East Side. This sharp counterpoint to Beauty Bar next door features giant plasma TVs, wings and burgers, and standing room only crowds.
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106 E. 19th St. · 0.3 mi
A different business is licensed at this address: Midnight Blue
The bar formerly known as Tracy Js has karaoke and little else to recommend it (if in fact karaoke is a reason to recommend it as all).
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Beauty BarPick
231 E. 14th St. · 0.3 mi
Still pouring
The crowd looks straight from Billyburg -no surprise considering the easy access from the L train.
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64 3rd Ave. · 0.3 mi
Closed
The giant Times Square style ticker outside insures that everyone who passes through knows what to expect. This is a bar for the NYU frat pack, a place to get drunk on Bud Light, watch the game, and if the stars are aligned have a drunken hook-up with that hot kid in your Bussiness and Marketing class.
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Duke'sRestaurant
99 E. 19th St. · 0.3 mi
Closed
The owner's of City Crab introduce Grammercy to the concept of low key quality by serving up delicious, inexpensive Southern food.
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192 3rd Ave. · 0.3 mi
Closed; now Triona's On Third
When the game's on it's as good as any place to watch it. When the game's not on it's as good as any place to watch a room full of helmuts swarm a couple of Jersey girls like flys on shit.
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Black and WhitePick
86 E. 10th St. · 0.3 mi
Closed; now Pure Wine
Solid, standard bar that's never overcrowded.
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36 E. 20th St. · 0.3 mi
A different business is licensed at this address: Passerine
This sexy lounge lies just below the Greek restaurant Parea. A selection of ouzos, tapas, and Greek and Turkish beers ensures the large banquettes remain full of moneyed Mediterraneans.
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30 E. 20th St. · 0.3 mi
A different business is licensed at this address: By Antidote
If your first name is on the black board you're drinking for free all night long.