The bars around NYU span the Village's full range, from legendary dive bars on Bleecker to wine spots on MacDougal. Happy hour here serves a mix of students, professors, and downtown professionals, with prices that range from college-budget to cocktail-bar polished. The area is one of the most walkable drinking neighborhoods in the city, with dozens of options clustered within a few blocks of Washington Square Park.
The Half Pint / Ernie's BarVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.1 mi
Daily specials: $5 burgers Mon, $5 egg rolls Tue, $25 wine bottles Wed, Miller BOGO Thu
burgers, wings, nachos & brunch
Amity Hall DowntownVerified HH
Sports Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.1 mi
wings, burgers
Distillery, TheVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.7 · 0.2 mi
$5 craft beer of the day, house wines, and well drinks (bar area only)
whiskey tastings & world-class cuisine
The Malt House Greenwich VillageVerified HH
neighborhood gastropub · ★ 4.4 · 0.2 mi
$7 drafts, $6 bottles, $9 cocktails, $9 wine, $25 buckets & pitchers
Full menu, American gastropub
Peculier Pub
Pub · ★ 4.4 · 0.2 mi
Wicked Willy's
Dive Bar · ★ 4.1 · 0.2 mi
The Red LionVerified HH
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
Red Lion Light or Amber on tap, mixed well drinks, Red Lion Mule or Margarita, house wine pours
Burgers, wings, pub fare, bottomless brunch
124 Old Rabbit ClubVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.7 · 0.2 mi
Small plates
Groove
live music · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
Off the WagonVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.2 mi
Free draft beer or glass of wine with purchase of meal (lunch special 12pm–5pm)
8th Street WinecellarVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.2 mi
Select bottles $31, select glasses $11, $1.75 oysters
cheese plates, small bites
The Folly
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.4 · 0.2 mi
Madame XVerified HH
LGBTQ lounge · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
$10 well mixed drinks, $13 well cocktails (Aperol Spritz, Cosmo, Negroni, etc.), $7 beers (Corona, Stella, Miller High Life), $9 wine (Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Malbec)
Blue HavenVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.3 mi
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
11AM–6PM
$2 off all beer and well liquor
Modern gastropub fare
The Mermaid Oyster BarVerified HH
Restaurant · ★ 4.6 · 0.3 mi
Happy Hour
Daily
4:30 –5:30PM
$12 cocktails, $12 wine, $9 craft beer, $12 half-dozen oysters/clams, $4 mini fish taco, $10 salmon tartare
oysters & seafood
MaceVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.4 · 0.3 mi
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
Open - 7PM
$2/pc oysters (6 min), $3/pc shrimp cocktail, ask about happy hour cocktails
small plates, charcuterie
Swift Hibernian Lounge
Irish Pub · ★ 4.5 · 0.3 mi
MisirizziVerified HH
Wine Bar · ★ 4.7 · 0.3 mi
$8 wine, $11 cocktails, $7 drafts
Italian cuisine
Dante NYCVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.3 mi
$10 negronis, $10 spritzes, $9 wine, $8 draft beer (Negroni Hour)
full kitchen, Italian fare
DonnaVerified HH
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.3 mi
Italian small plates
The Wren
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.3 mi
The Taco ShopVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.3 mi
$14 for 3 tacos and a beer or margarita
tacos
The Four Faced LiarVerified HH
Pub · ★ 4.4 · 0.3 mi
Irish pub fare, fish & chips
Phebe'sVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.3 mi
$5 Bottled Beers, $6 Drafts, $8 Pinot Grigio/Pinot Noir/Rosé, $10 Select Cocktails
Burgers, wings, bar snacks
Down the HatchVerified HH
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.3 mi
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri
11:30AM–8PM
1/2 off entire bar, $5 Jell-O shots, $5 Michelob Ultra, $5 Ketel One/Herradura/Jameson shots
Atomic Wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, nachos
Zinc Bar
Lounge · ★ 4.4 · 0.1 mi
appetizers
Il Mulino - Downtown (West 3rd)
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.1 mi
SHADE BAR Crepes
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.2 mi
crepes
Terra Blues
Bar · ★ 4.7 · 0.2 mi
GMT Tavern
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
full menu
The Nines
Cocktail Bar · ★ 3.9 · 0.2 mi
full menu - tuna tartare, foie gras, smoked salmon, gnudi, oysters, caviar, 9's club sandwich
La Lanterna di Vittorio
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.2 mi
Italian cuisine, paninis, homemade pastries, lasagna, pizza
Bar Next Door at La Lanterna di Vittorio
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6 · 0.2 mi
The Up & Up
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.2 mi
small bites, Murray's Cheese and Charcuterie Plate available
Bleecker Street Bar
Dive Bar · ★ 4.1 · 0.2 mi
Olive Tree Cafe
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4 · 0.2 mi
Mediterranean
Amélie West Village Restaurant, Bistro & Wine Bar
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6 · 0.2 mi
Analogue
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
American small bites
Blue Note
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.2 · 0.2 mi
full menu
Babbo
Wine Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
Italian
3 Sheets
Dive Bar · ★ 4.3 · 0.2 mi
bar food - burgers, wings, tater tots, nachos
Jac's on Bond
Bar · ★ 4.1 · 0.3 mi
bar snacks
Sorso'
Wine Bar · ★ 4.9 · 0.3 mi
full menu
Bar Moga
Cocktail Bar · ★ 4.4 · 0.3 mi
full menu
Villa Mosconi Restaurant
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.3 mi
Italian
Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
Wine Bar · ★ 4.5 · 0.3 mi
Italian, Wine
Elvis
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.8 · 0.3 mi
dell'anima
Wine Bar · ★ 4.4 · 0.3 mi
Italian
Shmoné Wine
Wine Bar · ★ 4.6 · 0.3 mi
small bites
Local
Bar & Restaurant · ★ 4.6 · 0.3 mi