Help me find an unpopular bar.

April 30, 2008 10:38 AM

Please recommend a bar in lower Manhattan that is not loud and not crowded.

I work near the federal building and the courthouses. My co-workers and I recently lost our after-work spot. We need a replacement nearby that is

1) not loud (we like to hear each other talk),
2) not crowded (we like to settle in at a table for a spell),
3) not expensive, and
4) has decent bar food.

Hip and trendy are pretty much the opposite of what we want, since those places tend to be crowded, loud, and expensive.

posted by Mavri to food & drink (5 comments total)

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posted by jessamyn at 12:00 PM on April 30

Jeremy's Ale house? Crowds are sort of hit and miss, but the friend seafood is nice, and the beer comes in big gulp sized styrofoam cups. It's on Front Street, 1 block south of the Brooklyn Bridge
posted by Calloused_Foot at 12:23 PM on April 30

I've been to Odea early on weekdays and it is pretty empty. They have good mojitos. But leave before 9:30 if you want to avoid the d-bags.
posted by rmless at 12:27 PM on April 30

ryans pub on gold street
posted by dm_nyc at 12:54 PM on April 30

I'll second Jeremy's. That place has a lot of character. Definitely try it out, because it's something of an experience. Really a firemen's place.
posted by xammerboy at 3:39 PM on April 30