KGB Bar
Dive Bar$$$$
East Village, New York
"Baltika Extra is a boozy bargain!"(4 Tips)
"Check out fiction on Sunday or poetry on Monday."(2 Tips)
"weekly Sunday Night Fiction."(2 Tips)
"Feels like a Communist when I'm here."(2 Tips)
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Stefano BattagliaSeptember 13, 2014In this Communist-themed bar you'll find dimmed lights and a friendly Barman with excellent taste in music (the mission and my bloody valentine among the others)! Well worth a visit if you're in NYC- Stefano GuidolinAugust 5, 2014You come here for Russian beer right? It's the Baltika! Get the #9 if you are feeling brave, it's the best!
- Nicholas BeckDecember 17, 2012Former commie hangout hosts free readings with budding wordsmiths. Recommend Fantastic Fiction where notables Joyce Carol Oates and Jack Ketchum have appeared, and the weekly Sunday Night Fiction.
- Young to PublishingSeptember 11, 2011A fairly young institution, KGB Bar opened in 1993 and has since been a staple in the NYC reading series circuit, heavy on cheap drinks and literati. Check out fiction on Sunday or poetry on Monday.
Abner AcevesSeptember 23, 2015I love this bar. It's on the 2nd floor don't confuse the entrance with the theater on the 1st floor (I did that)
Chiara MezzanottefondaSeptember 13, 2014Incredible place hidden in the east village, and the guy likes new wave and noise music, so it's perfect!
Citybeams.comJuly 4, 2012Voted best first-date place for drinks on a Saturday night in the East Village/ Lower East Side. Small and quirky, and quiet enough to have a conversation
Michael LambertOctober 7, 2014Cozy theme bar that would make Lenin blush…in a good way. Check out the neat propaganda posters.- L. T.July 17, 2015Can't go wrong coming in here. Drink prices are fair. Come for good poetry readings.
Julia KlothSeptember 29, 2013You don't order a Grey Goose in a Russian bar (said the small girl who learned the hard way)!
David BanJune 24, 2014Gloriously divey. KGB attracts a diverse crowd of drunk people, and skews slightly older and surlier.
Sherry CitronMay 29, 2011Came back after 10 years and still the same awesome place. Erik is still the best!
Cameron BattenAugust 23, 2011Get some h20. One of the A/Cs is not working. Their advice? Take off ur shirt!
Connor HoganAugust 9, 2010Its a nice homey little bar. Get the Baltikaa Beer, most bang for your buck.
Shani RajeshAugust 31, 2010Kick ass staff, go late though...like reaaaaally late, when the crowd is gone.
- JaniceNovember 22, 2009Feels like a Communist when I'm here. Uh-oh parents wouldn't like that, would they...?
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"Lots of tv's, great bloody marys and buck hunter/pinball. Friendly staff, chill vibe and all around great neighborhood dive. You can even order food in, no problem."
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"Amazing dive with cheap drinks and a pool table. One of my favorites!"
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"Amazing beer list including sours. Dark, quiet, perfect for the introverted beer lover. I kinda love this place."
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