NYC Bars by Type

Covid-19 Update

Since the pandemic of 2020 wreaked havoc on the bars of NYC, the thousands of facts included on MurphGuide.com’s Guide to NYC bars must be reviewed. As you can imagine, that will take countless hours. We will do our best going forward to keep this site updated, but please forgive us if a venue has closed and we still have it listed. It is always a good idea to call the venue. And if you know of any venues that have closed that we are still listing, please drop us a note. Cheers!
Murph.

NYC Bars by Type and by Neighborhood

Since 1997, MurphGuide has been an avid student of NYC nightlife. In our continuous efforts to “connect the fun to the fun people”, we are proud to present our directories of the top NYC bars by category:

1,900 NYC Bars on Instagram Including Dive Bar, Jack Doyle’s, The Churchill, The Playwright, Eastpoint, All-Stars, Overlook and more…

271 Sports Bars in NYC including All-Stars Bar & Grill, Overlook, The Ainsworth, Dive Bar and more.

223 Bars in The East Village Including Slainte, Eastpoint, McSorley’s, Cooper’s, Doc Holliday’s, The Gray Mare & more…

199 Bars in Greenwich Village Including The Village Lantern, Amity Hall, The Half Pint, Bar 13, Cafe Wha?, Wicked Willy’s, The Bitter End, Peculier Pub, The Red Lion, and more

187 Irish Pubs in Manhattan Including Slainte, Swift, Ulysses, The Playwright Pubs, The Long Hall,  Slattery’s, Trinity Pub, John Sullivan’s & more

176 Wine Bars in NYC Including Osteria Cotta, Terroir, Il Buco, Morrel, Blue Fin, and more

160 Craft Beer Bars in NYC Including Tap Room No. 307, Fraunces Tavern, Dive Bar, Merrion Square, Amity Hall and more.

140 Bars in Hell’s Kitchen Including The Playwright, All-Stars Bar & Grill, Social, The Gaf, Scruffy Duffy’s, Tito Murphy’s, and more…

128 Bars on the Upper East Side Including Merrion Square, Dorrian’s, The East End, Murphy’s Law, Trinity Pub, Heidelburg, The Penrose, The Gaf, The Stumble Inn and more

121 Live Music Venues in NYC Including City Winery, Rockwood Music Hall, Sony Hall, Mercury Lounge and more…

108 Bars on the Lower East Side Including Mercury Lounge, Local 138, Arlene’s Grocery, Parkside Lounge, The Skinny, Rockwood Music Hall, The Delancey, Lucky Jack’s, The Slipper Room, Rochelle’s and more

104 Bars in Chelsea Including Crompton Ale House, Barcade, Marquee, The Chelsea Bell, The Copper Still, Sid Gold’s and more

104 Mexican Bars in NYC including Mad Dog & Beans, Rosa Mexicano, Eastpoint, Dos Caminos, & more.

102 Cocktail Bars in NYC Including The Dead Rabbit, Hudson Malone, Porchlight, Handcraft, The Lovelace and more.

102 Gastropubs in NYC Including Carroll Place, Wilfie & Nell, The Gray Mare, Boulton & Watt, The Wren, Handcraft, The Penrose, The Bedford, Katch and more

96 Rooftop Bars in NYC Including Refinery Rooftop, 230 Fifth, Spyglass, Monarch, Hurley’s, Hotel Chantelle, PHD Rooftop, Overlook, Playwright, and more.

93 Bars in Lower Manhattan Including Fraunces Tavern, Pier A, Mad Dog & Beans, The Dead Rabbit, Ulysses’, Porterhouse Brewing Co., The Lovelace, Underdog, Jeremy’s Ale House,  and more.

92 French Bistros & Bars in NYC Including Tout Va Bien, Le Cirque, Le Coucou, Papillon, Luciene, Chez Napoleon, Le Bernardin, Brasserie 8 1/2, Jacques Brasserie, Vin Sur Vingt, Boucherie,  La Grenouille, and more

82 NYC Bars with a Fireplace Including Dorrian’s, Amity Hall, Union Hall, Fine & Rare and more.

81 Bars on the Upper West Side Including Dive Bar, The Parlour, Broadway Dive, Amity Hall, Dive 75, Dive 106 and more

81 Soccer Bars in NYC Including Slainte, The Football Factory at Legends, Smithfield, The Playwright Irish Pub, The Brewery Bar & Kitchen, Jack Doyle’s and more.

80 Bars in the E. 50s Including PJ Clarke’s, The Horny Ram, Papillon, Cornerstone, Dos Caminos, Bloom’s Tavern, Hudson Malone, The Smith, Draught 55, Stag’s Head, Redemption, and more

73 Whiskey Bars in NYC Including Fraunces Tavern, The Brazen Head, The Flatiron Room, Stout & more.

72 Bars Near Madison Square Garden Including Tracks, Jack Doyle’s, Stout, The Playwright, John Sullivan’s, Hudson Station & more

69 New Bars in 2019 Including Eastpoint, All-Stars Bar & Grill, Scruffy Duffy, Tracks and more.

68 Irish Pubs in Queens Including Donovan’s, Maguire’s, Saints & Sinners, Sean Og’s, Woodhaven House and more.

60 Bars in Tribeca Including Mudville 9, Tribeca Grill, Macao Trading Co., Walkers & more.

60 Tequila Bars including Mad Dog & Beans, Eastpoint, Agave, El Parador and more

57 Raw Bars & Oyster Bars in NYC Including The Liberty, Tracks, Pier A and more.

51 Gay Bars in NYC Including Stonewall, Therapy, Phoenix, Nowhere, Flaming Saddles, and more.

35 Breweries in NYC including Brooklyn Brewery, Alewife, Bronx Brewery, and more

32 Bars in Murray Hill including The Black Sheep, The Long Hall, Slattery’s, El Rio Grande and more

31 Bars in Kips Bay including Tap Room No. 307, Banc Cafe, Paddy Reilly’s, Raise and more

31 Tiki Bars in NYC including The Polynesian, Otto’s Shrunken Head, Dromedary Bar, Mother of Pearl and more

30 Comedy Clubs in NYC Including Comic Strip, Comedy Cellar, The Stand, Stand-Up NY and more.

29 Irish Pubs in The Bronx Including Keane’s, Rambling House, An Beal Bocht, Fireside, Kelly Ryan’s and more.

26 venues for Burlesque in NYC including The Slipper Room, Duane Park, Drom, Bierhaus and more…

26 Bars in the Meat Packing District including Brass Monkey, Bill’s Bar, Cielo & more….

25 German Bars in NYC including Hofbrau Bierhaus, Heidelburg, Reichenbach Hall & more.

24 Irish Pubs in Brooklyn Including Farrell’s, The Wicked Monk, Hartley’s, Kitty Kiernan’s and more.

24 Bars Near the Barclays Center including Fulton Hall, The Montrose, McMahon’s & more

23 Bars with Shuffleboard in NYC including Fulton Hall, Nancy Whiskey, Plug Uglies, Route 66, and more…

22 English Pubs in NYC including The Churchill, GMT Tavern & more.

20 Brazilian Restaurants & Bars in NYC including Ipanema, Via Brasil, Churrascaria Plataforma and more…

19 Bowling Allies in NYC including Bowlmor, Brooklyn Bowl, Lucky Strike, Frames & more.

14 Bars on Historic Stone Street Including Ulysses’, Mad Dog & Beans, The Growler, The Underdog, Stone Street Tavern & more

14 Billiard Halls in NYC including The Cue at Frames, Amsterdam Billiards & more.

12 Bars Near Yankee Stadium including Stan’s, The Dugout, The Yankee Tavern, Bronx Draft House & more

9 Bars in Coney Island including Ruby’s, Freak Bar and more

8 Scottish Bars in NYC including Caledonia, Iona, The Rookery & more.

6 Australian Bars in NYC including Sonnyboy, The Thirsty Koala, Dudley’s & more.

6 Irish pubs on Staten Island including O’Neill’s, Joyce’s Tavern, West Cork Union Hall

5 Belgian Bars in NYC including Burp Castle, Vol de Nuit & more

4 Axe Throwing Venues in NYC Bury the Hatchet, Axes & Arrows, Kick Axe Throwing

4 Canadian Bars in NYC including The Canuck, Ontario Bar, & more.

1 Welsh Pubs in NYC Snowdonia

0 Bar with a Mechanical Bull in NYC including Johnny Utah’s in Rockefeller Center

More to come. Feel free to suggest a category or a venue.  Cheers, Murph. comments below.