Best College Bars in New York
As with most New Yorkers, college students need a drink now and then. After all, New York is a true college town, with lots of universities and colleges scattered throughout its five boroughs. Given the landscape, you'll find many places catering to the student crowd. NYC.com leads you there.
Bar None(212) 777-6663
98 3rd Ave,
New York, NY, 10003
There're no attitudes here, just a fun, friendly staff that will will treat you like family. The decor is cozy, the music's loud and the drinks are served strong and ice cold. Bar None also has the longest running Happy Hou
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Bourbon Street(212) 245-2030
346 West 46th Street,
New York, NY, 10036
Bourbon Street Bar and Grill is a casual fine dining New Orleans’s restaurant serving authentic New Orleans’s Creole cuisine, on New York City's famous Restaurant Row. Old-world gas lamps and wrought iron balconies add a distinct hint of New Orlean's French Quarter.
Dorrian's Red Hand(212) 772-6660
300 E 84th St,
New York, NY, 10028
For more than 50 years, Dorrian's has been one weird spot. Opened in the days when the Upper East Side-adjacent Yorkville was a scrappy little neighborhood, it has been a place to see Yankees grabbing a drink,
Down The Hatch(212) 627-9747
177 W 4th St,
New York, NY, 10014
Charming hole-in-the-ground (or, at least, a few steps below street level) with great drink specials, a nice fireplace alcove, and a curious mix of sports bar and singles scene.
Fat Black Pussycat(212) 533-4790
130 W 3rd St,
New York, NY, 10012
A wood-and-brick atmosphere lends an air of the collegiate to the Fat Black Pussycat, with billiards to be had a happy hour Monday through Fridays.
Iggy's Karaoke(212) 327-3043
1452 2nd Ave,
New York, NY, 10021
Popular lounge, grill and karaoke bar on the Upper East Side.
Joshua Tree(212) 689-0058
513 3rd Ave,
New York, NY, 10016
For dining in the heart of the Broadway Theater District, the Joshua Tree offers a choice of three different dining areas, a bar and lounge, a rear private quarter, and a roomy upstairs with individual booths and large glass
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Lion's Head Tavern(212) 866-1030
995 Amsterdam Ave,
New York, NY, 10025
Morningside Heights' sporty, fratty, Columbia-appropriate bar and tavern.
Max Fish(212) 529-3959
178 Ludlow St.,
New York, NY, 10002
The fish that spawned it all, Max Fish was one of the early Lower East Side revival bars, offering plenty of action, alcohol, excitement, nonsense, and more alcohol to lubricate the neighborhood and get the East Villagers to move south of Houston Street. It's still there.
McSorley's Old Ale House(212) 254-2570
15 East 7th Street,
New York, NY, 10003
Superlatives abound when you are talking about one of New York's oldest continuously-operating bars. McSorley's is so old, in fact, that it it might as well have come with the colony when the British bought i
more...Off The Wagon(212) 533-4487
109 MacDougal St,
New York, NY, 10012
College bar in Greenwich Village.
Blind Barber(212) 353-2303
339 E 10th St,
New York, NY, 10009
A salon and bar in the East Village, the only neighborhood that would tolerate such a chimeric oddity.
The Dead Poet(212) 595-5670
450 Amsterdam Ave,
New York, NY, 10024
A teensy Irish pub that attracts big drinkers. So many poets died drinking in NYC; here is the place to drink spirits in their honor.
Town Tavern(212) 253-6955
134 W 3rd St,
New York, NY, 10012
Village Lantern(212) 260-7993
167 Bleecker St.,
New York, NY, 10012
If you find yourself on Bleecker Street but can't bear the thought of slipping into one of those overcrowded college bars, your best bet is to follow the light of the Village Lantern. Part Italian restaurant and part
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Village Pourhouse(212) 987-3790
64 3rd Avenue,
New York, NY, 10003
The Village Pourhouse features over 60 feet of bar length, 21 high definition flat panel and projection televisions, a wood burning fireplace and a sports memorabilia gallery. Frequent Special Event nights, happy hours, and Friday Night Ladies Night.
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Joshua TreeCategory: American (Traditional) Restaurant