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Botanica Bar

Dive Bar$$$$

NoLita, New York

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Botanica Bar

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Ranked #4 for cocktails in NoLita
"Start with a Ginger Yum Yum, and end many Ginger Yum Yums later."(11 Tips)
"The huge mug of delicious dark & stormy for $8 is the clear read."(22 Tips)
"Check out the back room for seats!"(9 Tips)
"Classic NYC dive with cheap drinks and a great happy hour."(23 Tips)

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Nick BurdMay 16, 2012
Been here 5+ times
The wifi password is the phone number: 212-343-7251
Nina YiamsamathaOctober 3, 2010
Been here 10+ times
Some good beers on the cheap - try the Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale or the Blue Point Toasted Lager
A DelDecember 15, 2015
Rad and cheap divey dive!
Rozanne ElsJune 26, 2018
Amazing happy hour!
Ben BearnotJune 5, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Order the dark and stormy or a sour Pete: PBR+lime
VahidJune 16, 2016
The backroom is pretty chill
Nik NadolskiAugust 12, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Best happy hour in NYC... Duh.
dsinskyApril 23, 2014
Great dark and Stormy's!
marc wDecember 14, 2010
Been here 10+ times
$3 Brooklyn @ hh. Fill up and then take a nap on a couch in the champagne room in the back
S LApril 27, 2013
Check out the back room for seats!
Sass ConfOctober 5, 2013
Near venue. Delicious gingery drinks
Victoria U.February 21, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Have to get the dark and stormy.
Anna MOctober 30, 2013
They have Pumking on tap!
eric mortensenJuly 14, 2012
Great drink specials. Big back room. Loud.
Annie BAugust 19, 2014
Been here 50+ times
Everything.
Leah MaloneSeptember 12, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Ginger yum yum is divine!
Alp KayaJuly 13, 2013
I'm very happy :)
BuzzFeedJuly 12, 2010
Been here 5+ times
Drink as many Dark & Stormies as you can handle. Say "Hi" to one of us, we're probably around there somewhere.
Nestor BaillyApril 1, 2012
Been here 10+ times
A solid joint with good a Dark & Stormy.
Carl CollinsMay 30, 2015
Find a dark corner to hide in until time ends.
Tameka GJune 10, 2011
Been here 5+ times
The ginger yum yum, if you're up to it, is sooooo intense.
Saarim ZamanJuly 29, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Good tunes are spun here
AlexMay 31, 2015
Great music!
Caroline McCarthyMarch 20, 2009
I came here right after returning from SXSW. During happy hour, you can get a Sierra Nevada for $3.50. I noticed this and exclaimed, "These are Texas prices!"
Zack DavenportMay 30, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Botanica has the happiest of happy hours.
Jeffrey LaiOctober 14, 2013
Happy Hour: Open - 8PM nightly
Alexander AttarAugust 11, 2014
Try the beer
Nadia D.March 12, 2013
A dive bar with an automatic soap dispenser?
leslie beslieMay 28, 2013
Been here 5+ times
wifi is their phone number.
Kat WattMarch 13, 2011
Love the Ginger Yum-Yum and the Dark and Stormy
Kathy KDecember 17, 2015
good dive bar.
Christian de BottonSeptember 26, 2010
If you like ginger, the Dark and Stormy here is really excellent.
KassMarch 21, 2016
That dark n stormy tho
Jorge Ayauhtli OAugust 11, 2014
happy hour 'til 8pm
Ximena VNovember 21, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Skip the ginger based drinks and go for a beer on tap instead.
KatieJanuary 3, 2014
This is the unicorn of bars
Veronica EnriquezSeptember 1, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Perfect place for a ratchet pregame
Derrick ShowFebruary 1, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Delicious drinks
Christy CampbellDecember 10, 2011
Been here 10+ times
Best happy hour in Manhattan.
Allbriton RobbinsNovember 18, 2010
Been here 100+ times
The small looking Lagunitas glasses are actually bigger than a pint glass. Science!
molly washamAugust 17, 2012
three words: ginger yum yum
Jane KimDecember 27, 2014
lol pineapple shots
An XiaoMay 10, 2010
The room in the back makes this place perfect for private parties.
Chris MeisnerJuly 16, 2013
Been here 5+ times
They play Mellon Collie on the reg 👌
CJNJuly 13, 2010
Been here 50+ times
The wifi is the phone number. Grab a matchbook from the bar.
Maksim AlipovJanuary 31, 2014
Crowd but nice
Anna OhareDecember 13, 2014
Cheap cheap!
Amber R.November 1, 2011
The dark and stormy is yummy!
BaratundeApril 19, 2011
Been here 10+ times
The best Dark & Stormy in New York
JeiHoodieJanuary 12, 2011
Dash on Tuesday is the shit. DJ's are important to our existence.spelling?

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