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Go-To Bars

Go-To Bars

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Created by Jorge Brake • Updated On: April 14, 2014

Divey, laid-back bars. Preferable on weekdays.

Crown Victoria is one of Go-To Bars.

1. Crown Victoria

60 S 2nd St (btwn Wythe & Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 147 tips and reviews
Grassroots Tavern is one of Go-To Bars.

2. Grassroots Tavern

20 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 60 tips and reviews
Pianos is one of Go-To Bars.

3. Pianos

7.6
158 Ludlow St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 268 tips and reviews
Botanica Bar is one of Go-To Bars.

4. Botanica Bar

7.6
47 E Houston St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoLita · 179 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of Go-To Bars.

5. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.4
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of Go-To Bars.

6. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

9.0
113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 480 tips and reviews
The Levee is one of Go-To Bars.

7. The Levee

8.0
212 Berry St (at N 3rd St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 210 tips and reviews
Berry Park is one of Go-To Bars.

8. Berry Park

8.1
4 Berry St (at N 14th St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 293 tips and reviews
Beauty Bar is one of Go-To Bars.

9. Beauty Bar

7.5
231 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Gramercy Park · 150 tips and reviews
Kingston Hall is one of Go-To Bars.

10. Kingston Hall

7.6
149 2nd Ave (btwn 9th & 10th St.), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 89 tips and reviews
Vol de Nuit is one of Go-To Bars.

11. Vol de Nuit

8.1
148 W 4th St (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Greenwich Village · 136 tips and reviews
Hot Bird is one of Go-To Bars.

12. Hot Bird

546 Clinton Ave (at Atlantic Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Clinton Hill · 162 tips and reviews
Big Bar is one of Go-To Bars.

13. Big Bar

7.0
73 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 40 tips and reviews
Wechsler's Currywurst is one of Go-To Bars.

14. Wechsler's Currywurst

120 1st Ave (at 7th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 72 tips and reviews
International Bar is one of Go-To Bars.

15. International Bar

6.7
102 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
Lucy's is one of Go-To Bars.

16. Lucy's

6.7
135 Avenue A (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 43 tips and reviews
Whiskey Town is one of Go-To Bars.

17. Whiskey Town

7.0
29 E 3rd St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · East Village · 86 tips and reviews
Marshall Stack is one of Go-To Bars.

18. Marshall Stack

7.5
66 Rivington St (at Allen St), New York, NY
Pub · Lower East Side · 107 tips and reviews
Sweet and Vicious is one of Go-To Bars.

19. Sweet and Vicious

7.4
5 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Lounge · NoLita · 303 tips and reviews
Von is one of Go-To Bars.

20. Von

7.1
3 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Bar · NoHo · 129 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of Go-To Bars.

21. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Lit Lounge is one of Go-To Bars.

22. Lit Lounge

93 2nd Ave (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Rock Club · East Village · 81 tips and reviews
Pravda is one of Go-To Bars.

23. Pravda

281 Lafayette St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 155 tips and reviews
Home Sweet Home is one of Go-To Bars.

24. Home Sweet Home

6.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Night Club · Lower East Side · 113 tips and reviews
Milady's Bar & Restaurant is one of Go-To Bars.

25. Milady's Bar & Restaurant

7.7
160 Prince St (at Thompson St.), New York, NY
Bar · SoHo · 50 tips and reviews
Washington Commons is one of Go-To Bars.

26. Washington Commons

8.3
748 Washington Ave (btwn Park Pl & Sterling Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Prospect Heights · 96 tips and reviews
d.b.a. is one of Go-To Bars.

27. d.b.a.

8.1
41 1st Ave (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 215 tips and reviews
Tom & Jerry's is one of Go-To Bars.

28. Tom & Jerry's

8.3
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews
Manhattan Inn is one of Go-To Bars.

29. Manhattan Inn

632 Manhattan Ave (btwn Nassau & Bedford Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 145 tips and reviews