NYC Dive Bars
April 3, 2011 8:59 PM Subscribe
NewYorkCityFilter: Great newish dive bars?
Former resident, returning every once in a while for business. Back in the day, I hung out at rowdy, crowded dive bars like Yogi's and occasionally the Village Idiot (I know, I know -- but something about the energy appeals to me). They're gone now; are there any new, similar bars in the city? I know about Doc Holliday's and the tourist versions like Coyote Ugly and Hogs, hoping for something new.
Former resident, returning every once in a while for business. Back in the day, I hung out at rowdy, crowded dive bars like Yogi's and occasionally the Village Idiot (I know, I know -- but something about the energy appeals to me). They're gone now; are there any new, similar bars in the city? I know about Doc Holliday's and the tourist versions like Coyote Ugly and Hogs, hoping for something new.
The Patriot Saloon was created by the same management as the Village Idiot.
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:26 PM on April 3, 2011
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:26 PM on April 3, 2011
Response by poster: I went to the Patriot when it first opened and wasn't a fan, the crowd seemed really nasty. But this client likes to put us up in TriBeCa sometimes, so I might have to check it out. Any other ideas, or has that flavor of dive bar run its course in NYC? I should mention that country music isn't a requirement....
posted by Shotgun Shakespeare at 9:59 PM on April 3, 2011
posted by Shotgun Shakespeare at 9:59 PM on April 3, 2011
A little more detail: The place that occupied what is now the Patriot, had done a nominally million dollar renovation, all mahogany, marble, and beveled mirror. They went right out of business, but held out for over a year trying to sell their luxurious fixtures. The Village Idiot owner, a rotund zz-top biker-dude-looking guy, came in and ripped all the fixtures out, down to bare brick, and added random graffiti on top of that.
He's been doing bang up business ever since. Go figure.
Oh, and if you make it to the Patriot on Chambers, you can always explore one block directly south at the Raccoon Lodge on the south side of Warren. That was the last place in NY that Belushi partied.
The Patriot is a kind of Disneyfied dive bar, every transgression you hoped for will go off like clockwork. When they first opened, I saw them secretly pay off a guy who came in and became disruptive.
I think the Patriot is what you're looking for. Memail me, and I'll shoot a game of pool with you, I only need to cross one street to get there.
posted by StickyCarpet at 10:00 PM on April 3, 2011 [2 favorites]
He's been doing bang up business ever since. Go figure.
Oh, and if you make it to the Patriot on Chambers, you can always explore one block directly south at the Raccoon Lodge on the south side of Warren. That was the last place in NY that Belushi partied.
The Patriot is a kind of Disneyfied dive bar, every transgression you hoped for will go off like clockwork. When they first opened, I saw them secretly pay off a guy who came in and became disruptive.
I think the Patriot is what you're looking for. Memail me, and I'll shoot a game of pool with you, I only need to cross one street to get there.
posted by StickyCarpet at 10:00 PM on April 3, 2011 [2 favorites]
International Bar (1st and 7th)? It's not new per se, but it was closed for a while and re-opened about three years ago. Note that one of the "improvements" was a sink in the restroom! The link also claims that they imported the original bar from the aforementioned Racoon Lodge.
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 10:34 PM on April 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 10:34 PM on April 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
why don't you try: the double down saloon.
http://www.doubledownsaloon.com/newyork/index.html
try the ass juice. its terrific.
i've been to the original in vegas, its great. dive bar at its finest.
posted by edmcbride at 2:43 AM on April 4, 2011
http://www.doubledownsaloon.com/newyork/index.html
try the ass juice. its terrific.
i've been to the original in vegas, its great. dive bar at its finest.
posted by edmcbride at 2:43 AM on April 4, 2011
I used to drink at the Nancy Whiskey Pub, which seemed to attract only old locals and people who work at Pearl Paint (because it's the closes bar to Pearl Paint).
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 6:51 AM on April 4, 2011
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 6:51 AM on April 4, 2011
Sophie's: http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/44227/
Red Rock West: This was the real bar the movie Coyote Ugly was based on, and yes, the staff dances on the bar: http://redrockwest.com/index.php?mode=aboutus
Jeremy's Ale House: A bar for fisherman and fireman. Best for sporting events. http://www.jeremysalehouse.com/
posted by xammerboy at 12:32 PM on April 4, 2011
Red Rock West: This was the real bar the movie Coyote Ugly was based on, and yes, the staff dances on the bar: http://redrockwest.com/index.php?mode=aboutus
Jeremy's Ale House: A bar for fisherman and fireman. Best for sporting events. http://www.jeremysalehouse.com/
posted by xammerboy at 12:32 PM on April 4, 2011
Blarney Cove on 14th Street.
Duke's on Ave. C.
There is almost no danger of encountering dive bar tourists at either of these places.
posted by 99_ at 12:38 PM on April 4, 2011
Duke's on Ave. C.
There is almost no danger of encountering dive bar tourists at either of these places.
posted by 99_ at 12:38 PM on April 4, 2011
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posted by whimsicalnymph at 9:06 PM on April 3, 2011