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BYOF Bars
Hot Bird is one of BYOF Bars.

1. Hot Bird

546 Clinton Ave (at Atlantic Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Clinton Hill · 161 tips and reviews
Raccoon Lodge is one of BYOF Bars.

2. Raccoon Lodge

59 Warren St (West Broadway), New York, NY
Bar · Tribeca · 46 tips and reviews

Mark F.Mark Ferguson: Big Buck Hunt is awesome.

3. Bleecker Street Bar

56 Bleecker St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Bar · NoHo · 103 tips and reviews

DensDens: Bleecker Bar may be the home to the very first checkin ever (2001?) One of the orignal use cases from the dodgeball.com days: "I want to know when my friends are at the bar watching a baseball game."

4. Greenwich Treehouse

7.5
46 Greenwich Ave (btwn Charles & Perry St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · West Village · 82 tips and reviews

Rafael G.Rafael Gonzaque: Happy hour from 5 pm - 8 pm starting at $1 draft beers for the first hour and $3 in the final hour. Oh and bring cash – the happy hour is cash only.

The Scratcher is one of BYOF Bars.

5. The Scratcher

8.2
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 79 tips and reviews
d.b.a. is one of BYOF Bars.

6. d.b.a.

8.2
41 1st Ave (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 215 tips and reviews
The Magician is one of BYOF Bars.

7. The Magician

7.4
118 Rivington St (at Essex St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 76 tips and reviews
Local 138 is one of BYOF Bars.

8. Local 138

6.8
181 Orchard St (btw Stanton & Rivington), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 70 tips and reviews
Otto's Shrunken Head is one of BYOF Bars.

9. Otto's Shrunken Head

7.5
538 E 14th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 127 tips and reviews
Ace Bar is one of BYOF Bars.

10. Ace Bar

7.7
531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Pool, Darts, Skee Ball. Feels like a Chuck E. Cheese's for drinking co-eds. Happy Hour from 4-7pm Everyday! $3-$6 Drafts and Well Cocktails.

Dive 75 is one of BYOF Bars.

11. Dive 75

7.4
101 W 75th St (btwn Amsterdam Ave & Columbus Ave), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Upper West Side · 96 tips and reviews
The HorseBox is one of BYOF Bars.

12. The HorseBox

218 Avenue A (btwn E 13th & E 14th St.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 59 tips and reviews

13. Sophie's

7.5
507 E 5th St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 37 tips and reviews

Angela H.Angela Hu: Diviest joint in town. Quality and cheap beers. And perfect place to people watch. This place is extra dope, y'all.

Niagara is one of BYOF Bars.

14. Niagara

5.9
112 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs is one of BYOF Bars.

15. 7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs

7.9
108 Avenue B (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 105 tips and reviews
Blue & Gold Tavern is one of BYOF Bars.

16. Blue & Gold Tavern

7.2
79 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 99 tips and reviews
Revival is one of BYOF Bars.

17. Revival

129 E 15th St (btwn 3rd Ave & Irving Pl), New York, NY
Bar · Gramercy Park · 102 tips and reviews
One Star is one of BYOF Bars.

18. One Star

6.8
147 W 24th St (btwn 6th and 7th ave), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 44 tips and reviews
Peter Dillon's Pub is one of BYOF Bars.

19. Peter Dillon's Pub

6.2
130 E 40th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Midtown East · 54 tips and reviews