169 Bar
Dive Bar$$$$
Lower East Side, New York
The folks at Eater and Bon Appetit Magazine like this place. Would you agree?
"Good music and nice selection of cheap house beers."(23 Tips)
"eclectic vibe"(5 Tips)
"leopard print pool table in the back"(12 Tips)
"Get the crawfish po boy and an oyster shooter."(5 Tips)
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Rachel FGJuly 7, 2011Open till 4 regardless of how many people there are, nice bartenders, dumplings...whats not to love?!
Adam SimonJuly 6, 2014The bouncers and wait staff here are terrible, just threw out a post-wedding party - including parents! - for sitting on a table in a crowded bar.
Karl PawlewiczJanuary 18, 2010Bar 169 happy hour is great. Never crowded, shot+beer for $3, walking distance from $1 dumpling shop. Get here before the city's gentrification does... Read more
A FJanuary 8, 2011Uber-crowded on a Friday, but for good reason: $3 beers, go-go dancers, dinosaur decor and an oyster bar.
Alexx MilesAugust 16, 2013Came here with a stranger, found out he had the same birthday as me. April 15th. THE UNIVERSE IS REAL
$3 beer/shot combos during happy hour, good snacks, can't go wrong.
BonobosAugust 9, 2012Taxidermy dinosaur heads, leopard-felt pool table, go go dancers, cheap drinks.
Mike HornMarch 1, 2010Dive bar with OK live music. Practically in China Town. Pretty inconvenient spot. Unless of course you live in China Town but I'm pretty sure you won't know anyone who does...
Avoid on a Saturday night if claustrophobia is real for you.
BoweryBoogieFebruary 18, 2011
Eric TashMarch 22, 2015Place has character but make sure to check your bill if you put a credit card down - arbitrary 30% tip seems high.
The tenders are awake,., good Attention.. Is rare on manhattan.
Rebecca BurkettAugust 23, 2012I really like this bar. They never should have started serving food as their food is miserable at best. Blech. If you're going to do raw bar, you have to do it well.
Wearing your sunglasses in a dark bar at night doesn't make you look cool "bro", it makes you look like an asshole.
If you're into Chimay, Dogfishhead or Microbrews and like to pay only $6 a glass, here's your place. Pretty classy for a dive bar if you ask me
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Open until 4:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- Noon–4:00 AM
(212) 473-8866
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