This is a great place in the east village that feels like untouched East village for years! It has that vintage feel, plus a great jukebox which is a plus to play your own music. The drinks are extremely cheap which means this is a great place to pregame or end the night or even just come after work on a weekday. The bartenders seem to have a cult following and friendship with lots of their regulars from what I see on Instagram. That’s pretty cool. Good vibes overall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DJON DJON
A really great locals bar that doesn’t feel like it’s been hyped up too much. That means lots of locals know about this spot and it has a real New York vibe. Hardly ever see any tourists - great vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam Barron
Moved back to the neighborhood recently and started coming here. Always a great time and the bartenders, especially Bailey, are exceptional. Highly recommend for a fun night out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Filmanowicz
this is my favorite bar in new york by far - they curate a lively but intimate atmosphere and the service is always top notch. i especially liked talking to one of the bartenders (BB) who gave many good tourist/food/fun recommendations for my father who was in town for the weekend. i will be coming back for a long time!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Xochil Sofia
My parents met here in the 90s, I always thought their story was so sweet and heartwarming and I am gravely dissapointed and disheartened to hear that racism has plagued the place where they met. #decolonizethisplace
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Zeli Castillo
Not safe for people of color at all. If you are black, brown or mixed, I recommend you stay far away from this place. They will find any excuse to kick you out in a spectacle.Whoever was the bartender tonight, shame on you. New York belongs to us #decolonizethisplace.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tiago Castro
Nice crowd, great music, friendly service and, believe me, great prices. This is the place!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
DoubleDeuce
It's just like WXOU in the West Village but with an East Village crowd. So less pretentious and less folks who will be taking the PATH train home.
Greg Collins
It’s a dive bar right out of the 70’s…especially the part about *not* being dog-friendly (even a well—trained one). Wake up and get with the times!Based on this, would not repeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Vichet O.
I asked for a high life and a bartender's handshake. He gave me the former and then shook my hand, which was great and unexpected, but then poured me the fernet (more like 3 fernets worth of fernet in one glass) after I explained that I wanted fernet. And between the wine I got for my girlfriend and my own "pick me" order, it came out to 15 bucks before tip. What a wholesome place. This is one of the chillest, cheapest, and least pretentious bars I've ever been to, especially in Manhattan. It's a bar. You pay money, you get drinks. It's small, but it's cozy. It seems like it'd be a cash only joint, but they take card. Do what people have been doing for hundreds of years, and enjoy the simplest version of the "going to a bar" experience that money can buy. And then do it twice because their prices are stuck in 2004.
It gets very loud and humid in here even in the winter
Ingrid S.
An actual true dive bar in the east village where you can still get drinks not on happy hour for $6 or $7. These are a dime a dozen. There are so many things to say and unspoken things to not say about the spot. It's either filled to the brim with people and you may see a bar scuffle or two or three or it's relatively empty. But overall, I've had a decent time personally myself. Although, that's probably dependent on if I can get a seat or not. They serve incredibly generous pours on wine that I have to add even if it is table wine it's the same price as the beer here and that's unheard of at most bars. They always have a tasty cider as well. Nice juke box.
Olivia N
Overall rating: 4.7Wow, the low reviews are really intense! I’ve been here twice near happy hour time and haven’t had any bad experience. Very local, dive, no frills bar which feels like a distant memory in NYC these days.The happy hour is a STEAL. And what I really like about this bar is that it’s on the older side. I watched a group of 20s come in, look at the crowd, then immediately turn around. It was my happiest moment ever. Got to catch up with friends and very chill.I’ll probably come again if I’m in the area & with friends. I don’t recommend if you’re a loud or an annoying person. Plz go somewhere else. Chill vibes only here.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Olivia N.
Overall rating: 4.7 Wow, the low reviews are really intense! I've been here twice near happy hour time and haven't had any bad experience. Very local, dive, no frills bar which feels like a distant memory in NYC these days. The happy hour is a STEAL. And what I really like about this bar is that it's on the older side. I watched a group of 20s come in, look at the crowd, then immediately turn around. It was my happiest moment ever. Got to catch up with friends and very chill. I'll probably come again if I'm in the area & with friends. I don't recommend if you're a loud or an annoying person. Plz go somewhere else. Chill vibes only here.
rüssel schnurps
Bin zufällig an meinem ersten Abend in NYC in dieser Bar gelandet – perfekter Ort! Ich war nicht lange alleine, gemischtes, freundliches Publikum. Unschlagbare Preisgestaltung, kaum teurer als Berlin, und das in New York. Wollte wiederkommen, habs leider nicht geschafft – bei meinem nächsten Mal in der Stadt garantiert! Tausend Dank an Colin, den Barkeeper
This is a great place in the east village that feels like untouched East village for years! It has that vintage feel, plus a great jukebox which is a plus to play your own music. The drinks are extremely cheap which means this is a great place to pregame or end the night or even just come after work on a weekday. The bartenders seem to have a cult following and friendship with lots of their regulars from what I see on Instagram. That’s pretty cool. Good vibes overall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A really great locals bar that doesn’t feel like it’s been hyped up too much. That means lots of locals know about this spot and it has a real New York vibe. Hardly ever see any tourists - great vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Moved back to the neighborhood recently and started coming here. Always a great time and the bartenders, especially Bailey, are exceptional. Highly recommend for a fun night out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
this is my favorite bar in new york by far - they curate a lively but intimate atmosphere and the service is always top notch. i especially liked talking to one of the bartenders (BB) who gave many good tourist/food/fun recommendations for my father who was in town for the weekend. i will be coming back for a long time!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
My parents met here in the 90s, I always thought their story was so sweet and heartwarming and I am gravely dissapointed and disheartened to hear that racism has plagued the place where they met. #decolonizethisplace
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Not safe for people of color at all. If you are black, brown or mixed, I recommend you stay far away from this place. They will find any excuse to kick you out in a spectacle.Whoever was the bartender tonight, shame on you. New York belongs to us #decolonizethisplace.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice crowd, great music, friendly service and, believe me, great prices. This is the place!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
It's just like WXOU in the West Village but with an East Village crowd. So less pretentious and less folks who will be taking the PATH train home.
It’s a dive bar right out of the 70’s…especially the part about *not* being dog-friendly (even a well—trained one). Wake up and get with the times!Based on this, would not repeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
I asked for a high life and a bartender's handshake. He gave me the former and then shook my hand, which was great and unexpected, but then poured me the fernet (more like 3 fernets worth of fernet in one glass) after I explained that I wanted fernet. And between the wine I got for my girlfriend and my own "pick me" order, it came out to 15 bucks before tip. What a wholesome place. This is one of the chillest, cheapest, and least pretentious bars I've ever been to, especially in Manhattan. It's a bar. You pay money, you get drinks. It's small, but it's cozy. It seems like it'd be a cash only joint, but they take card. Do what people have been doing for hundreds of years, and enjoy the simplest version of the "going to a bar" experience that money can buy. And then do it twice because their prices are stuck in 2004.
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It gets very loud and humid in here even in the winter
An actual true dive bar in the east village where you can still get drinks not on happy hour for $6 or $7. These are a dime a dozen. There are so many things to say and unspoken things to not say about the spot. It's either filled to the brim with people and you may see a bar scuffle or two or three or it's relatively empty. But overall, I've had a decent time personally myself. Although, that's probably dependent on if I can get a seat or not. They serve incredibly generous pours on wine that I have to add even if it is table wine it's the same price as the beer here and that's unheard of at most bars. They always have a tasty cider as well. Nice juke box.
Overall rating: 4.7Wow, the low reviews are really intense! I’ve been here twice near happy hour time and haven’t had any bad experience. Very local, dive, no frills bar which feels like a distant memory in NYC these days.The happy hour is a STEAL. And what I really like about this bar is that it’s on the older side. I watched a group of 20s come in, look at the crowd, then immediately turn around. It was my happiest moment ever. Got to catch up with friends and very chill.I’ll probably come again if I’m in the area & with friends. I don’t recommend if you’re a loud or an annoying person. Plz go somewhere else. Chill vibes only here.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Overall rating: 4.7 Wow, the low reviews are really intense! I've been here twice near happy hour time and haven't had any bad experience. Very local, dive, no frills bar which feels like a distant memory in NYC these days. The happy hour is a STEAL. And what I really like about this bar is that it's on the older side. I watched a group of 20s come in, look at the crowd, then immediately turn around. It was my happiest moment ever. Got to catch up with friends and very chill. I'll probably come again if I'm in the area & with friends. I don't recommend if you're a loud or an annoying person. Plz go somewhere else. Chill vibes only here.
Bin zufällig an meinem ersten Abend in NYC in dieser Bar gelandet – perfekter Ort! Ich war nicht lange alleine, gemischtes, freundliches Publikum. Unschlagbare Preisgestaltung, kaum teurer als Berlin, und das in New York. Wollte wiederkommen, habs leider nicht geschafft – bei meinem nächsten Mal in der Stadt garantiert! Tausend Dank an Colin, den Barkeeper
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5