Once a very high end bar, things here have tapered a bit. If there is a dj, you can be sure the joint will be jumping. The menu has Puerto Rican specialties they are noteworthy. Very popular karaoke.
The diversity is here is NYC American. The food is at European levels. The service has an African comfort. Getting service can be competitive, and we're not sure what continent would help that.
Don't think you'll show up at the velvet rope of this Tribeca knock off in sneakers, Tims or the like and get past the sidewalk. The doorstaff is like FortKnox on lockdown, but inside it's Swankville,
The oldtimers here could use a dose of youth to lighten the mood at this naughty night den. Get a great sense of what the Harlem of the 60's might have been like just at the bar. Relax, but do drink.
Located on a former skid row is this gem waiting to be discovered. Crowded, sexy and trendy. This bar style mimics Williamsburg hip. Who knew these folks lived around here? After 8 is a doorman???
The crowd is cute, but not the hangover from a night of revelry here. The shows can be a drag. (No pun intended) But the atmosphere, while campy has it's perks. Shady fellows out front do business.
jazz aficionados pay their respects and come for the open jams. Door cover can break the bank So grab a wicked martini. You'll do devilish things after that. Food is mediocre. Perfect tourist trap
Lots of planning went into the creation of this locale that has changed it's name to appease the neighboring Lenox Lounge. which will relocate nearby. The café draws crowds and nights run late.
They don't call it a club but it is one. Suave and Lively. If the drinks don't hypnotize you, the music will. Patrons let it all hang out. There is a limited dinner menu. Located in a upcoming nabe.
On a recent food tour, the chicken tagine won the popular vote. Whether it's hookah, or gay hipsters, they'll be swankin' in this E. Harlem hideaway steps from La Marqueta. Ask to see the lower lounge
College types and nabe trendsetters binge on high quality brews and wursts. Wine on tap and truffle fries offer a change from the typical beer garden. Mixed crowd gives the UN a run in the diversity
You will not remember the names of most of the drinks you order here, so don't try. Blink and you've passed it. They have great food, but most don't come for that. Chef table below. Suave ave hideaway
Chances are you won't make it home after the entertainment and debauchery at this uptown hangout. Karaoke is packing them in as well as the drink specials. If you do go home, it won't be alone.
Seafood gumbo and biscuits may adhere to locals , yet neither can compete with the beer selection and Columbia collegiate eye candy that may be the real draw here. Not a place for the shy and humble.
This is a great place to down some cocktails and fill up on fried comfort food. Look of a country farmhouse with a bar. The backyard is an unknown respite from the crowded bar. Benches add comfort.
Someone should have purchase more real estate. Only open 4 days. A bar that wants to be a club. an option for weekend nights. It's crowded, so you never know who you are leaving with, you'll get some.
This is a holdover from the once dominant Irish population in this hood. The bar keeps 'em comin', The dining room and party room seem secondary to that bar. Excellent brunch for washing down booze.
It's a shame that entry requires a Madison Square Garden patdown because the drinks are good and the music is even better. kitchen serves some tasty grub. The early week is best. Other days overkill.
Getting a drink here requires patience and skill at Aloof. If you can get past the lack luster service the vibe is airy and great for conversation. Those wasabi bar snacks will clear your nostrils.
This place is not the original, and judging by the drab interior, doesn't attempt to be. Fun for a musical alternative, but there are many better options. Go because it's near the river.
College kids on a budget come here to fulfill the their intoxication needs while they avoid their exams. The margaritas are muy potento! Happy hour after 10pm is reason enuff to climb them steep steps
This is likely the best bar near Columbia where a cool crowd comes to booze it up while playing darts, pool, and an assortment of drinking games. Almost has Lower East Side dive feel. Cheap drinks!!!
This run down hole in a wall has some good music giving it an upgrade from a dive. (Some wish the drink prices would dive). Food may be served from aluminum trays at a cost. It is a music destination
Every Euro tourist seems to know about this basement hideaway that features kick ass jazz. Whatever is cooking...order it. You'll want to snack while you wait and wait for those drinks! back garden
The ghetto fab crowd used to dominate but it has since tried to reinvent itself as a jazz club. The are 3 levels but you'd never know it from the outside. Dark and dank. At least it's local and cheap.
Along Harlem's "Ivory" Coast is an old school gem. This bar has pumpin' beats attracting REAL Harlemites. Craft drinks and nouveau cuisine are NOT on the menu. Comfy vibe or basslines are the dopest.
Rub elbows with East Harlem elite. Cozy and classy. Truffle fries and sangria usually don't mix, but the eclectic variety seems to work here & boy does that sangria have kick! Great tapas and wines.
Mount Sinai medical residents take advantage of this middle of the avenue beer hall. 12 people make it "crowded", which it always is. Young crowd with young money to spend. excellent selections.
They are working damn hard to give you an "Upper East Side" feel with the sauve attitude and sky high pricing. $14 for a glass of vino means that you will pay in the stratosphere for half the wine.
This place needs outdoor seating desperately as it can only fit a few friends with dates in tow. Notable wines and beers. Gets quite crowded in the evening hours so prepare yourself. Hip and fun vibe.
The jukebox needs a music makeover from the country staples that are so ho-hum. Nabe shadies mix it up with caucasian lushes for an odd mix of hip or crip. (depending on your outlook) cheap drinks!!!
A recent closure due to a rent hike has many in mourning. Supposedly this bar will be relocating within the area soon. Rumor has it that they've had their last happy hour. We'll keep you posted!
Cafe? check. Giftshop? check. Bar? check. Music? check. Lounge?.....Well, you get the idea by now. This venue has (3) levels so be sure to ask for a mini tour. The downstairs is state of the art cool!
If you plan on getting trashed, and NOT hearing about it on Monday morning, pay the Dive a visit. Appropriately named with kitsch decor and the smell of last years kitsch to match. Doable prices.
If your friend from Columbia vomits and can't get into any other bar, then there should be a chance of getting in here. Never crowded, so large groups should find space. If only they found a groove.
Early risers get $6 matinee before noon. Weekends mean that the movie has to compete with the interactive audience to be heard. Not to mention the serial texters. Service is lethargic and in of love.
While the space was jinxed in the past, the new wine bar is a hit with the nabe elites. It's even crowded during a blizzard! An endless wine selection. The lobster carpaccio & skirt steak is a must!
Calling it a bar does NOT do it justice. Add a lounge, back garden, multiple screens, and a secret downstairs wine den, then it adds up! Don't pass on the steak or fried pickles.Sparkling wht sangria
Word on the street is that this place opens for eve only as a club. The vibe is Dominican meets Thai. Downstairs is a lounge, upstairs is a full scale club. Fly beats, Just don't pronounce it Fuck It!
Tailoring to ballers with money to burn. The Dominican population from the uptown hood comes for sushi, loud beats and too impress their dates. Always crowded and jumping. VIP service w/valet parking.
Indoor ambience or outdoor entertainment? Paella with a music bent. Upstairs, downstairs. There is something to please most tastes. Go inside for dining and outside for partying. Upstairs for drinks.
Open lounge with self serve draft, a sushi bar and a dj, not to mention, a sports lounge in the back, with full menu, means basically, that this place rocks! The crowd is fly and has $$$ to spend.
Africans, Euros, and Americans all come for world music with dance and reggae thrown in. Since the bar is ALWAYS open until 4am, there is often a late crowd. Those albums on the ceiling are legendary!
Celeste of Sugar Hill Brewery, w\ Adrian Mack of Mack Enterprises, gives you a new outdoor option to indulge in brews, wines, and champagnes while nibbling on sliders, wings or crab cakes. relax vibe
Now a bonafide destination, hidden below street level is a new 60's style bungalow meets the hood, with a hand carved tequila bar & margarita menu to boot. Calling it a tacqueria is an injustice. Wow!
Don't let the exposed brick and suave menu intimidate you from trying this eclectic Bronx addition that serves the art and industrial set with ease. A new institution for those needing service & style
It won't be nearly as in depth as it's brother spot, next door, but expect the same style and finesse. Should be open by late December with an outdoor cafe & dif menu to boot on. Get ur ducats ready!
New to the 'hood. This new lounge adds pizzazz to a strip that definitely needs better options. The menu is in flux. Live music, big screen tvs, w\ wine & beer, are all alternatives to Harlem Social.
The folks behind Harlem Bar B Q and also Cantina Harlem have come up with a new concept. While the upstairs grub will draw those needing hangover salvation, downstairs is the place to earn one! Dj's
neeze or you'll give someone your cold in this closet with bar privilages. Drinks are killer and so are some of the conversations from locals that have imbibed one too many. That jukebox is tops
Please bring your id or pay the consequences. You may need some patience at the bar that lacks basics like wine, limes, and various mixers. Local hip hop posses come here to rap and rep Harlem style.
The plywood walls and lethargic bar crowd may make you question why you should pay $10 for vino. The owner says if Red Rooster can charge it, so can she. Red Rooster this is not. Seek better options.
Finally, someone had the cojones to take a risk and utilize this great space. With a custom bar and a prime view it will be a surefire hit! How is it that no one knows who the GM is? Need to work that
Very non pretentious. An open window in front allows you to sense the scene w/o commitment. The back could use some light and fresh air. Shows happen out back. Grub and pub notables. Needs late hours!
A laid back alternative to Harlem Tavern's madness. That Saturday DJ alone is worth visit. Sat open til 3. 12 Tv's and same basic menu and staff has time for a conversation. Never a wait for stalls.
This place is Irish run, which will also means Irish fun. Designed by someone who formerly worked for Ralph Lauren, this odd place with the odd name is many things but NOT a dive. Great nabe addition!
All the fun seems to happen here at night when it becomes more of a lounge. While there are (2) other spin-offs...this is the original. The MSM students frequent. Kitchen is open late. Food and shots!
While this place markets itself as a "gay" friendly bar, Patrons have been hustled and robbed by the locals that do business outside the bar. Needs security now! Patronize this bar at your own risk!
Not exactly sure who comes here for the burgers, but the bar "is a jumpin'". It seems those with $$$ to burn come to indulge in some later night revelry. Ask them about that beer club rewards program!
Anyplace that has taken this long to open must be serious about something. By the looks of that hand carved bar, this is going to be the new go to destination just off 125th. The menu leans Afro-Latin
Located in Harlem's jazz district. They don't have a liquor license, but it doesn't mean you won't have access to booze. But the real reason that you came here is for the music right? Fri-Sun only!
On (2) levels with the smallest bar known to mankind. Don't let that fool you as the drinks are known to make up for that in oomph! The hours are wildly inconsistent, but when they are open,a fun crew
Concealed behind sheer drapes is a revamped wine hideaway that is scaling things up in comparison to typical wine bars. Focus is on So. African wines and specialties. The vibe is so sexy and tasteful!
Do not be confused with the restaurant as this private speakeasy well hidden from the masses. The space has it's own entry and bar with the same menu as below. Typically it's available only for rental
Everyone in WaHi comes to fill this space and jam. Weekend DJ and (4) mediocre menu items. Pitchers are the way to go. Table service seems a bit much. Music IS bumpin'. Always long restroom line.
The primary station of the Greater Harlem community that is as local as you can get. Be grateful it's not owned by one of those media hogs that censors content. Awesome studio hosts that entertain!
Dark, sexy, and unexpected....and that's the crowd! The bar ain't bad if you can get a seat and ignore the door admission. Always something going on. The real vibe happens here (under the Red Rooster)
Supposedly there is a location on Thompson street, downtown, and in Yonkers. Since the creative district of Manhattanville is vastly underserved, who would NOT want to have this place open? But when?
Backlighting w\ suave banquettes set a vibe that is exclusive. Be forewarned. If the owner says he'll "take care of you" or "he's got it" don't be fooled! Expect a bill even if. Strangely deceptive.
The dark element that existed before has been banished to make way for tasty bar food with live bands that give life to a corner that was in the underbelly. The occasional numerologist is on hand
A sushi lounge, a cafe, and takeout that draws one celeb or power mover after another. Shrimp tempura is not on the menu yet is a MUST. There is the Walter roll that must have come from a secret menu!
Craft bars are popping up fast in this trendy part of Sugar Hill. Comfortable vibe and cool staff offer selections simple and complex. Limited bites. Industry types come because it's OPEN TIL 4AM !!!
