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http://www.oflahertysny.com Most Irish pubs around here decorate their bars with homespun, Irish-granny ornamentation, but O'Flaherty's does the opposite, decorating what looks like Granny's entire home with a bar. The pool-table area (which doubles as a performance space) resembles a living room, with shelves and shelves of musty old books to complement an active fireplace; the 100-foot copper bar area, providing Guinness alongside cheap house brews, might have once been the hallway. Situated on the edge of the reliably bustling Restaurant Row, this cozy spot is enjoyed by post-performance Broadway lovers and Hell's Kitchen wanderers alike, all seeking shelter in Grandma's riffraff-free enclave. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.obriensnyc.com There are a lot of Irish sports pubs that look like O'Brien's, with the semi-cavernous room, low ceilings, exposed brick wall, and fleet of framed boxing and rugby photos. None of those others, however, have a "Sin Bin"--the upstairs balcony area where oppressed smokers can puff it out in peace. The bar is populated by the Harp-sipping, backwards-hat sort, drawn in by the place's dedication to rugby, college sports, and live-music acts with John Mayer-channeling Guitar Faces. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.pachanyc.com The former Sound Factory is now Pacha, part of a international nightclub mega-chain with a big presence in Ibiza and Miami. Entry to the massive 30,000 square foot space is, you can only imagine, not cheap; the place attracts big mainstream DJ names, such as Louie Vegas. If you like table service, then... well, shame on you, first. But secondly, here is your Mecca. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.pigallenyc.com We were prepared to dislike this facsimile of a Parisian brasserie (or, perhaps, imitation of Pastis), until we tasted the food. The salt cod brandade was superb: Though more like cod mashed potatoes, the largish cylinder was anchored in mushroom cream. The thick gazpacho served with a skewer of fresh-tasting shrimp and the cassoulet cooked with duck, pork sausage, and smoked bacon were also tastier than expected. Drawback: The recipes have been defunkified from their Gallic counterparts, but, as compensation, the servings are humongous. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.playwrightcelticpubnyc.com The Playwright tells the same story over and over, but it's a pretty good one. A mixture of tourists and the city's thespian-loving citizens wander in each day seeking relief--some have been lost and hungry all day, while the others just have the socks rocked off of them by Constantine Maroulis in Rock of Ages. The patrons, then, are as docile as ever, tilting their heads up at all the HDTVs in the place's otherwise stark interior. Playwright photography decorates the walls, inlaid ceilings hang above, and the bar serves the usual offenders. No glitz or glam--visitors here have had enough of that for the day. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.playwrightirishpubnyc.com Best used as a before-theater time-killer, this warm, unassuming restaurant and bar offers a number of draft beers, as well as its own quite strong, home-brewed aplaywright alea ($5 a pint). For those made sleepy by the lackluster portraits of Irish poets on the walls, check out one of the several, prominently-placed TVsaadjusted just loudly enough to drown out nearby conversations. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.playwrighttavern.com Best used as a before-theater time-killer, this warm, unassuming restaurant and bar offers a number of draft beers, as well as its own quite strong, home-brewed aplaywright alea ($5 a pint). For those made sleepy by the lackluster portraits of Irish poets on the walls, check out one of the several, prominently-placed TVsaadjusted just loudly enough to drown out nearby conversations. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.orderpointbreaknyc.com Located across the street from a Holiday Inn, Point Break has the right tools to accommodate thrill-seeking visitors. These tools include whimsical things, like the "Wheel of Shots" or the "ski shot" or mini-versions of the "das boot" mug. Alluding to all these wonders is a hula-girl snowman, who sits out front and contrasts with the bar's tiki-lounge interior--a homage to the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze surfer-crime drama, Point Break. Suddenly, it all makes sense. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.theponybar.com Any beer nerd will tell you that the Pony Bar is where you go to drink real beer. Not Coors Light, not Heineken, not even Stella Artois--just real beer. The place is loaded with a regularly rotating tap of 20 microbrewery beverages and two casks on the side; in a reflection of the Pony Bar's Americana-inspired wooden and workmanlike interior, the entire drink selection is made in the U.S.A. Each 14-ounce serving costs $5, including Stone Brewery's "malt and hop monster" Double Bastard Ale (11 percent ABV), Six Point's chocolaty Diesel Stout (6.6 percent), and Keagan Ale's coffee-aroma Joe Mama Imperial Coffee Stout (8 percent). Just reading those words tastes delicious, don't it? Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.privateeyesny.com We know that you had tickets to the Lion King, but really you'd rather be down the street at Private Eyes. Like a few other strip clubs in NYC, this venue has a no-cover sports bar, where you can watch the Yankees while gulping liquor, and guy's testosterone levels go through the roof. Then head over to the topless section of the bar (you have to pay a few bucks to get in), and sit back and enjoy the show. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.robertemmetts.com Through the large windows, the after-theater crowd (mostly bridge-and-tunnel soccer moms and their overfed husbands) looks out on the bustling, neon street below from a safe distance. It's the kind of place your parents would love: polished, sterile, oversizeaa cheap imitation of luxury. Over a glass of wine (Shiraz, $7), you realize that coming here was a bad ideaait's as dull as your parents' living room. But then again, you might as well get used to it. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.rudysbarnyc.com The big, blank-eyed piggie statue outside Rudy's beckons you to enter. Trust it. This historic dive has been around since 1933 and recently started offering free Hebrew National hot dogs with each beer ($2.50 for the Rudy's Blonde house beer, $7 for a pitcher). It is absurdly cheap. The interior is classic dive: worn and tattered fixtures, couches wrapped in what looks like red duct tape, dimmer-than-dim lighting. There's also a fun "You Fake Them, We Take Them" wall-o'-shame for fake IDs, which the incongruous mix of young, horn-rimmed-glasses types and grizzly randoms always find amusing. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
