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.“

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

“Aloha crab was extremely good. We definitely enjoyed our seafood boils. Our server Joe was very friendly and helpful. Def recommend eating here and hopefully you get Joe as well“

“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!“

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

“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.“

“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.“

“Ordered burgers, award wining pickle spice wings and Walter white pizza (with cauliflower crust) take out.

The staff packed up all the other food but just asked if we wanted to take the pizza to-go. Unexpectedly, they just handed us a box and left us to pack the pizza ourselves.

We suspected it might not be the cauliflower crust while we were packing it, but we gave them the benefit of the doubt. The receipt showed they charged us $23 ($20 for the pizza + a $3 upcharge for the cauliflower crust). However, it turns out it wasn't a cauliflower crust at all!

Very disappointing service there.

The wings were dry and disappointing. On the plus side, the Walter White pizza was really good with lots of cheese flavor, and the beer was fantastic! However, the poor service makes me doubt we will come back.“

“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!!!“

“Fun atmosphere! Great bartender!“

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

“Shifty's was a great pre-flight stop for dinner!

The atmosphere was a little louder than we were looking for (but it's a bar - I'll get over it haha), and the bartender was incredibly friendly! We ordered a few drinks and a dozen mild wings. It took a little while for the wings to come out (maybe 15 minutes or so), but they were absolutely worth the wait - they're right up there with the best wings I've ever had!“

“⚠️ 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.“

“I live between Syracuse and Rochester and was in Syracuse. I’ve passed by Apizza Regionale several times and finally stopped. I ordered an Apizza with sausage to go. I’ve heard of New Haven style and Apizza but have never had it. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The crust had a slight blackening on the bottom and was still airy and tasty. The sauce was perfect as was the sauce. It was very delicious and will definitely be back again. I also want to say how great the service was. The waitress that took my order was very pleasant and professional. I had knee surgery a couple weeks ago and when I returned to pick up my order she carried it out to my car for me. Thank you Apizza Regionale for the great experience.“

“Small little friendly place.“

“Very affordable, great value for the price. The staff was very efficient & friendly. Good pub food. I ordered take out. Plenty of condiments available. The bun on the burger was a little dry. The burger was cooked to medium well which is how I ordered it. The French fries are the type that taste like the have a little breading on them. I just don't like this type of French fries. I will definitely try this neighborhood pub again because the staff was so efficient, the price was very affordable and my order was ready on time.“

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

“great to hang out and watch the games“

“Too many choices. So little time.“

“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!!!“

“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.“

“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!“

“wheelers is a timeless neighborhood bar“

“awesome food great beer selection“

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

“Susan does a great job! ✌“

“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“

“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.“

“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“

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

“Good people just like family“

“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.“

“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.“

“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) 💖“

“Great place! I was kindly greeted by the sweet girls when I walked in, and they were very accommodating to me and my kids needs. The waitress we had was great and so friendly! She was very helpful and did an amazing job providing us service. The food was delicious as always. And as we left the managers and hostesses continued to be so polite to us, and made our stay wonderful! Highly recommend this place!“

“I grew up 2 houses down from this bar. Never any issues. The people are great the atmosphere is great. Staff absolutely down to earth. It really has not changed much other then some staff members but it is still a great bar and always has been.“

“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.“

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

“funny last session was our first and we are returning“

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

“I really like the concept of this place but the layout is a bit cramped. board game selection was good. it also seems like a good place to put some gacha machines in the corner since drunk nerds love gambling. non alcoholic selection could maybe use a few more interesting options, a lot of the TCG/gaming stores in upstate will sell Japanese sodas. Overall I think the store would probably benefit from leaning into the nerdy vibes, decor, etc. It's good so far and I will return!“

“The food and the service here was top notch! We had the Friday specials of skirt steak and the halibut… absolutely delicious! I highly recommend coming here and if you do you have to get the tater tots!!!! They are not regular tater tots… they were little flavor bombs!! We will definitely be back!“

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

“Always a great choice 👍👍“

“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.“

“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.“