50 Best Bars in Syracuse

“Bartenders make creative nice cocktails. Employees are well mannered and kind. Relaxing environment with several food options under the same roof.“

“I brought some out of town friends into Three Lives to check out the murals by local artists. Alex and Jon went WAY above and beyond to provide us with excellent drinks and service. This unique establishment raises the bar!“

“The staff were very helpful and plenty of drink choices.“

“Went for my birthday, I had never been and was excited to experience the bar and had a great time. The atmosphere was very calm and welcoming, the staff were so pleasant and the food was great. It made my birthday perfect, I will definitely be going back some time.“

“went there today for dinner the food was awesome the staff took great care of the party“

“Took hubby for birthday dinner in a blinding snowstorm from Moravia..was worth the white knuckles. Great atmosphere Megan( Red) made us welcome and got our drinks. Hubby had the steak and lobster($20 on Tues nites) awesome! I had the 12 os strip and fries($10). Never had it done so perfect!!( I like well and most char it) pretzel and cheese for dessert..lol and crispy but juicy wings were excellent! We will return its worth the drive!!!“

“Drink are fresh and taste so good. Love the variety they create with the seasons and Holidays. Live music is great and I love the outdoor area in the summer. Indoor and outdoor games are fun too. Toss N Fire always there and weekends in better weather a great lineup of rotating food trucks as well. The library room is a relaxing oasis away from the crowds on the weekends.“

“My bartender/server was very professional. Treated all her customers with the most care you rarely see. One of her customers was walking parallel to the bar and she stoped everything she was doing and asked if they were looking for her… they were just heading towards the restrooms. The beer there is incredible. Highly recommend this place if you ever come to Syracuse, NY!“

“Fun atmosphere! Great bartender!“

“Shifty's Bar & Grill offers a great combination of delicious food and a lively atmosphere. Known for its hearty bar food, the menu features a variety of burgers, sandwiches, wings, and salads, all prepared with fresh ingredients. The burgers are particularly popular, with juicy patties and a wide range of toppings to choose from. The wings are flavorful, and the side dishes, like crispy fries and onion rings, add to the overall satisfying experience.“

“First time there 01-04-24, I enjoyed the Trivia game and the friendly atmosphere. I’ll be back 👍“

“⚠️ 𝗪͏𝗲͏’𝗿͏𝗲͏ 𝗴͏𝗼͏𝗶͏𝗻͏𝗴͏ 𝘁͏𝗼͏ 𝗽͏𝗹͏𝗮͏𝗰͏𝗲͏ 𝗿͏𝗲͏𝘀͏𝘁͏𝗿͏𝗶͏𝗰͏𝘁͏𝗶͏𝗼͏𝗻͏𝘀͏ 𝗼͏𝗻͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗽͏𝗮͏𝗴͏𝗲͏. 𝗢͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝘀͏𝘆͏𝘀͏𝘁͏𝗲͏𝗺͏ 𝗱͏𝗲͏𝘁͏𝗲͏𝗰͏𝘁͏𝗲͏𝗱͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗮͏𝘁͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗽͏𝗮͏𝗴͏𝗲͏ 𝗺͏𝗮͏𝘆͏ 𝗵͏𝗮͏𝘃͏𝗲͏ 𝗯͏𝗿͏𝗼͏𝗸͏𝗲͏𝗻͏ 𝘀͏𝗼͏𝗺͏𝗲͏ 𝗼͏𝗳͏ 𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗽͏𝗼͏𝗹͏𝗶͏𝗰͏𝘆͏ 𝗿͏𝘂͏𝗹͏𝗲͏𝘀͏. 𝗜͏𝘁͏’𝘀͏ 𝗽͏𝗼͏𝘀͏𝘀͏𝗶͏𝗯͏𝗹͏𝗲͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗮͏𝘁͏ 𝘀͏𝗼͏𝗺͏𝗲͏𝗼͏𝗻͏𝗲͏ 𝘄͏𝗵͏𝗼͏ 𝗵͏𝗲͏𝗹͏𝗽͏𝘀͏ 𝗺͏𝗮͏𝗻͏𝗮͏𝗴͏𝗲͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗽͏𝗮͏𝗴͏𝗲͏ 𝗼͏𝗿͏ 𝗺͏𝗮͏𝘆͏𝗯͏𝗲͏ 𝗲͏𝘃͏𝗲͏𝗻͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏ 𝗯͏𝘆͏ 𝗮͏𝗰͏𝗰͏𝗶͏𝗱͏𝗲͏𝗻͏𝘁͏ 𝗱͏𝗶͏𝗱͏ 𝘀͏𝗼͏𝗺͏𝗲͏𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗶͏𝗻͏𝗴͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗮͏𝘁͏ 𝘁͏𝗿͏𝗶͏𝗴͏𝗴͏𝗲͏𝗿͏𝗲͏𝗱͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗲͏𝘀͏𝗲͏ 𝗹͏𝗶͏𝗺͏𝗶͏𝘁͏𝘀͏. 𝗜͏𝗳͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗶͏𝗻͏𝗸͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗶͏𝘀͏ 𝘄͏𝗮͏𝘀͏ 𝗮͏ 𝗺͏𝗶͏𝘀͏𝘁͏𝗮͏𝗸͏𝗲͏, 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏ 𝗰͏𝗮͏𝗻͏ 𝘀͏𝘂͏𝗯͏𝗺͏𝗶͏𝘁͏ 𝗮͏ 𝗿͏𝗲͏𝗰͏𝗼͏𝘃͏𝗲͏𝗿͏𝘆͏ 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘅 💬 𝗪͏𝗲͏’𝗹͏𝗹͏ 𝘄͏𝗮͏𝗶͏𝘁͏ 𝗳͏𝗼͏𝗿͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗿͏𝗲͏𝗽͏𝗹͏𝘆͏, 𝗯͏𝘂͏𝘁͏ 𝗶͏𝗳͏ 𝘄͏𝗲͏ 𝗱͏𝗼͏𝗻͏’𝘁͏ 𝗿͏𝗲͏𝗰͏𝗲͏𝗶͏𝘃͏𝗲͏ 𝗶͏𝘁͏ 𝘄͏𝗶͏𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗶͏𝗻͏ 𝘁͏𝗵͏𝗲͏ 𝗻͏𝗲͏𝘅͏𝘁͏ 𝟮͏𝟰͏ 𝗵͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏𝘀͏, 𝘄͏𝗲͏’𝗹͏𝗹͏ 𝗺͏𝗼͏𝘃͏𝗲͏ 𝗳͏𝗼͏𝗿͏𝘄͏𝗮͏𝗿͏𝗱͏ 𝘄͏𝗶͏𝘁͏𝗵͏ 𝗮͏𝗽͏𝗽͏𝗹͏𝘆͏𝗶͏𝗻͏𝗴͏ 𝗿͏𝗲͏𝘀͏𝘁͏𝗿͏𝗶͏𝗰͏𝘁͏𝗶͏𝗼͏𝗻͏𝘀͏ 𝘁͏𝗼͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝗽͏𝗮͏𝗴͏𝗲͏ 𝗮͏𝗻͏𝗱͏ 𝗽͏𝗿͏𝗼͏𝗳͏𝗶͏𝗹͏𝗲͏. 𝗧͏𝗵͏𝗮͏𝗻͏𝗸͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏ 𝗳͏𝗼͏𝗿͏ 𝘆͏𝗼͏𝘂͏𝗿͏ 𝘂͏𝗻͏𝗱͏𝗲͏𝗿͏𝘀͏𝘁͏𝗮͏𝗻͏𝗱͏𝗶͏𝗻͏𝗴͏.“

“Too many choices. So little time.“

“great to hang out and watch the games“

“Small little friendly place.“

“My friend is the cook it the best yet omg I eat hear every night most times on lunch also omg it the best of the best beer wine any thing. They have a bar very polite and respectful people it ran how it should be and if your look for a quick bit maybe play dart or something this is spot Shaun ask for him when you get food he is amazing the best of the best glad they got him“

“Tina and her crew have a GREAT variety of absolutely fantastic craft brewed beer. Have yet to see anything but great music booking there. Granted- it’s not the easiest place to find (the old IBU) but ample parking behind the tire place and plenty of space both inside and out (weather permitting). A great addition to the area filling the void left by the loss of Full Boar and the disappointing replacement.“

“love their birria tacos & wings!!!“

“Great service and good food“

“wheelers is a timeless neighborhood bar“

“everything was great except a $16 Manhattan that was too small to be considered a fair size for this drink. My mistake to accept it. I should have refused it. Everything else was perfect.“

“Hometown pub that is always waiting to meet new people!“

“awesome food great beer selection“

“Susan does a great job! ✌“

“One of my favorite bars in the area. Food is much better than your typical townie bar and they have a more than decent menu. Good number of taps and prices are fair. Nightly specials and live music sometimes. Plus, I respect a bar with free popcorn.“

“Been there plenty of times to shoot darts and hang out.....when shooting darts the service has always been excellent and the food they have provided has been phenomenal, I enjoy it Everytime I go there and never have a bad time, the atmosphere is also great“

“Sports Bar & Grill is a hidden gem for sports enthusiasts and casual diners alike. Offering an exciting atmosphere perfect for watching the game, it features large screens and a lively crowd. The menu offers a variety of bar favorites, including juicy burgers, wings, and crispy fries, all served with generous portions and fresh ingredients.“

“Cozy Irish bar small place with that old bar feel you can tell it's been a bar for a very long time I enjoy it fora quick drink always someone interesting to talk to all in all a nice family owned corner bar with very little riff raff stop in for a stiff one as say hello it just might become your cheers everyone knows everyone there ave after a few visits everyone will know you as well“

“Good people just like family“

“Hyvä paikka hyvällä paikalla käyvä kavereiden kanssa "yhillä" 🍻😎“

“Went here for St Patrick’s day! Had so much fun. The new owners are so Incredible! You won’t be disappointed (make sure to tell the cook I sent you! My sandwich was the BOMB) 💖“

“Other than their inappropriate love for the Dallas Cowboys, they are pretty cool.“

“Love this bar. Great bar tenders. Very family feeling or home feeling atmosphere. From the staff to the regulars that come in there. I have been going off and on to this bar for almost 18 year's. I absolutely highly recommend it. Pat the owner and Kim his wife are very kind friendly people. Good music nice pool table. Nice picnic tables outside. Great place to hold parties.“

“I stopped in last night and the food was amazing!
I wish I had grabbed a few extra items “to go” because I live quite a ways away.
The bar is beautiful and you can tell the owner really intended to have a beautiful venue designed for live music with a certain feel.
Records in the ceiling, a nice stage, an awesome lounge off to the side, a cool table layout by the stage reminiscent of old jazz clubs. I wish it was closer, but I’ll be stopping by whenever I’m around.“

“True story. My family went to the Italian fest and wanted to go to the mall after. My 9 year old had to pee. We decided to just go on north salina to get to the mall and find a bathroom on the way. We past through 5 and they all said no. Like literally said no to a kind that was on the edge of peeing hee pants. She was crying. We happened to pass by a bar with a bunch of bikes and I knew my daughter wasn’t going to pee her pants. I honestly have no reason to go to this place but now I feel like I’d want to. The people were kind and awesome. Kind of gives me hope for the cuse“

“So Happy Bubba is back in the kitchen! The food tonight was fantastic! We've missed your fish, bubba! So good!“

“Got a Jim's fish dinner and was so impressed. Such a large portion of fish that I ended up sharing it with my husband. Wait was an hour because I didn't call ahead and it's the last Friday of lent but it gave me a chance to hang out and enjoy a couple of beers. With how fast they ran out of fish I knew it had to be delicious and reminiscent of Jim's on Wolf St. before my meal even showed up.“

“Cerios is hands down one of the best establisments in Syracuse. The atmosphere and crowd are welcoming, friendly and down to earth. The owner is a great person who also works quite a few of the day shifts behind the bar. It became a regular spot of mine that I have happily spent my afternoons and evenings time and time again after my first few initial visits. All of the bartenders save for one specific (short) individual that other reviews mention are very attentive and will easily recognize you and treat you with respect and make you feel like you are a regular patron who has visited before. You will not find a better bar on the Northside.“

“We had an excellent Anniversary meal there last night. Our waiter was superb. Our food was amazing. Just wonderful 🤩“

“Prices are great and the portions are…… too big! Just ask for a box. You won’t be disappointed the next day. Can’t wait to go back!“

“During a career that has kept me on the road for decades as a touring musician, I have logged more hotel nights and endured more “continental breakfasts” than I care to count. Buffets blur together after a while. This one did not. And the reason is Madee. I was seated at the far table in the M-Club of the Syracuse Marriott Downtown when, precisely at 6:15 a.m., the door from the back of the house opened. Before a single chafing dish appeared, it was already clear that Madee was cut from superior cloth. Her uniform was immaculately pressed, her posture confident, her movements deliberate and economical. There was a quiet professionalism to the way she set the breakfast line, golden chafing dishes placed with a near ceremonial calm. No wasted motion. No noise. Just focus, grace, and purpose. It was the kind of work ethic you recognize immediately if you’ve spent a lifetime watching people either take pride in what they do or simply punch the clock. She was pleasant to look at, physically fit, composed, and radiating a confidence that came not from showmanship but from competence. When she approached my table at exactly the right moment, just as I was finishing my plate of sausage, scrambled eggs, and fingerling potatoes, she greeted me warmly and said, “Good morning, sir. We’d like to present you with this complimentary gift bag for the holidays.” It was a small gesture, but delivered with such sincerity and polish that it landed squarely where hospitality should. I was genuinely charmed. My eggs, which had cooled only because I was busy writing this very review, seemed to perk right back up in her presence. She asked what brought me to town, listened attentively, and when I told her I was a Syracuse native home for Christmas from Florida, she acknowledged it with warmth and ease. The conversation ended exactly as it should have, gracefully, without lingering, as she returned to her breakfast station. From my seat, I overheard her greeting other guests with a level of polish that far exceeded her youth. Every guest received the same respect and attentiveness. Hotels can be beautiful. Lounges can be exclusive. Food can be well prepared. But it is people like Madee who elevate a stay from comfortable to memorable. She represents the very best of hospitality: quiet excellence, genuine courtesy, and pride in one’s work. If Marriott is wise, they will take note. Madee is a credit not only to the M-Club, but to the entire profession.“

“My coworker and I sat at the bar seating in front of the pizza kitchen. We had a great experience chatting with the staff making the pizzas. Our server was incredibly friendly and attentive even though the restaurant was packed on a Tuesday evening. The food was amazing from appetizer to dessert. I had their delicious seasonal sangria to drink. We will definitely be back!“

“I went to Chadwicks's for the first time a little while ago and had a wonderful experience. The Kitchen serves delicious food and the owner was kind and generous. Nicki, the bar tender was friendly and kind and made a mean cocktail. All I can say is come for the cocktails and stay for the food. I can't wait to go back!“

“We love ECK! The food is full of flavor and creativity, the cocktails ( and mocktails ) are always unique.. plus that rooftop!? So cozy and effortlessly fun — with the best views and chill vibes. Whether we’re working with them on shoots or just grabbing dinner, it’s always a great experience. Shoutout to Michele, Nora, Sasha, and their amazing team... they make every visit feel special😍✨“

“Last evening I had plans that fell through and we decided to go to Limerick for a couple of drinks. It is such a friendly place and everybody is very sweet.
Even though it was my first time there, I was made to feel very welcome and part of the crowd.“

“My grandfather drank there, my Dad drank there, we drank there, and my kids drank there. Swallows is a great place.“

“Always a great choice 👍👍“

“This place banged, no notes. Not even several feet of snow could keep this place from being an absolute vibe on a saturday night. Even the simple bar food was fresh and competently prepared. Worth mutliple hours of driving, just for the ideal karaoke bar experience. If you run a karaoke bar, or plan to, take notes. This is how you do it.“