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Pub and Music Venue$$$$
Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
Has a stamp of approval from Village Voice and Gothamist
"Charming dive with some great stuff happening in the back room."(5 Tips)
"BestBloodyMary in South Slope!"(2 Tips)
"The fries a la Freddy will kill you, but you will die happy."(2 Tips)"Get the hot dogs and beans and an order of tater tots."(7 Tips)
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Michael SpinelliNovember 22, 2018Reminds me of the old-school East Village bars we grew up with. Great beer selection and the food is a few levels up from typical bar grub. If I lived closer this would be my local.
A great dive bar. Always comfortable, with nice bartenders, good selection of beers and spirits, tasty bar food and live music.
Marc MayerAugust 27, 2015The drinks are great, the food is tasty, but the video art constantly playing is AMAZING.Upvoted Sep 29- Bobby HankinsonSeptember 9, 2014Charming dive with some great stuff happening in the back room. Check out "Whiskey + Coke" for the most unpretentious reading series in Brooklyn.
Alex MizrahiJune 17, 2013"...where the taps work, and there's more than one grade of booze. By local standards, that makes it a palace--although if it were a real palace, its own inhabitants would be plotting its overthrow." Read more
Emily WSeptember 30, 2016Cool music in back room, good vibe, prices are decent. Nice on weekday or weekend
The best x weirdest bar I've ever been to. The bizzare video loop alone is worth the trip.
- Get the hot dogs and beans and an order of tater tots. It's like middle school, but drunk.
Melissa YuApril 5, 2015Dive of dive bars. Love this place $3 PBR cans and a solid food menu that I'm looking forward to trying.
GothamistJune 6, 2012Freddy's wasn't always in this neighborhood, but it's an old favorite no matter where in Brooklyn. Pro tip: There's a backyard for private smoking. Check out their back room for musical performances.
Jillian SwitzerMay 29, 2015No frills. Check out a concert in the side room or head to the patio out back.- The fries a la Freddy will kill you, but you will die happy.
Chirag PatelMay 7, 2023Great vibe with locals even on a Saturday night. Good food and fun music venue
Just WhitkinSeptember 1, 2013If Tobacco and Tom Waits opened a bar together, this would be it. Impossible to not love the atmosphere.- Fodor's TravelSeptember 9, 2015The colorful watering hole stood in its previous home in Prospect Heights for almost a century but relocated when the Barclays Center took over the area. Read more
Christo dKJanuary 19, 2014Bluegrass! Sunday at 3pm to 6pm in the back room. Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with a 3 buck pint.- Have a delicious Bloody Mary made by Tracey, the #BestBloodyMary in South Slope! #FreddysBar
amNewYorkOctober 26, 2011Resurrected in Park Slope from its Prospect Heights ruins, Freddy’s famous, quirky décor — like a giant marlin and four-inch stiletto — has returned, along with much of its loyal clientele.
BluepawSeptember 9, 2011Come for the affordable beers, stay for the animals, history-scarred tables, and cat drinking milk.
Donald O'FinnMarch 23, 2014Just saw Freddy's is Ranked 258th out of 4.342 Brklyn Restaurants. Pretty good for a Bar!!!!!
Autumn RayneMay 10, 2015Live music in a small room to the back. Drinks are reasonable and cool atmosphere
Awesome happy hour for a bar so close to park slope. Cash only.
- Donald O'FinnJune 15, 2012Try the Moscow Mule! The B.L.A.T (Bacon, Lettuce. Avocado & Tomato Sandwich.)Plus NEW HAPPY HOUR! - ALL DRAFTS $3, & $1 off everything else.
Village VoiceOctober 25, 2012Readers' Poll winner of The Village Voice Best of NYC 2012 Best Dive Bar!
Sit at the bar, watch the tv, and happiness will descend upon you.
Gothic hipster meets the addams family meets hilbilly meets rock meets punk meets haunted house meets the twilight zone. Where the hell am I?- You're not having a stroke: those are artificially piped-in cricket sounds in the backyard.
Elysia MannJuly 11, 2014Monthly reading series!
Every time I am here they play a marching band version of "Sexual Healing." Every time
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"One of the BEST BARS IN AMERICA"-Esquire Mag: Great beer /cheep drinks & Food in comfortable, unique Bar setting with BACKYARD. Free LIVE music in backroom, Free Wi-Fi. Engrossing video collages by co-owner, Donald O’Finn (Village Voice "Best Video in a Bar").
Open until 4:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- Noon–4:00 AM
(718) 768-0131
Features
Credit Cards
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Music
Live Music
Restroom
Yes
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Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
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