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169 Bar
- Bars
- New York, NY
About this business
Location details
169 E Broadway, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
grate music – the live venue was grate (i was there for my friends show), the get acts that you can't find everywhere. It's so hard to find a place that plays good old funk these days. Average white band, James brown , Johnny guitar ... bartender was HOT! can't ask 4 more than that.
great peanuts! great vibe! great banana rum infusion! sangria and funk!! – really cool "continental" joint, feels kinda like a neighborhood Italian or southern France local bar without trying...huge help-yourself ceramic water tanks on the bar along side sangria glass jars, I counted 10 different infusions, banana rum was my favorite last night but the orange, strawberry and pear vodkas also rocked., the bartender let us try all of them in little shot glasses for free....the music performers were also awesome, i dont think t... read more
169 Bar is the most honest and awesome bar I know of, they are very cool to everyone, great vibe!! – I was at the 169 Bar the other night (one of my favorite hangouts) they usually have awesome talent, but there was this horrible supposed "jazz" band playing god knows what...I think the trumpet player was shane endsley, supposedly some big shot jazz muso...man did he s**k!!! there was only like 3 people in the room that looked like they cared but they were like 18 or something...it was more crowded earlier but he drove every... read more
Editorial Review – One of the oldest bars in New York draws a chic downtown crowd thanks to a friendly door policy, dope DJs, specialty cocktails, daily happy hour and a dance floor.
Perfect bar, great for hearing live performers – I've been coming to this bar for ages....it is better than ever...a Pabst & a shot during happy hour for $3!!!...i mean come on! how low can you go!?!?....the place is filled with plants outside and in...and the music they play is really classic groove/funk stuff...kinda New Orleans-ish...its really a relaxed vibe with a mixed crowd of local asians, puerto ricans, afro, hipsters, and gentry...purely accidental...i do not understand some of the negative reviews...it doen't even... read more
fun stuff! – I like it there a lot because it's one of the few live venues that let the musicians showcase their music to everyone in the joint...other places have a room in the back where the musician only plays for their following, which sometimes can be very small...also it gets really trippy and fun as you get buzzed because of the interior design and seriously sometimes, the artists are so talented...it's just awesome...also i was watching flight of the conchords last night, and there was a scene where the two guys are ... read more
best sounding small room in the city.... – I played the 169 last night and had a great time, theres nothing crappy about a SWR bass head or speaker and the Crate amp worked perfectly fine...the Gretch drum set was brand new and very nice...and how many bars have a 1939 upright piano?....the whole set-up was really perfect for the room. I heard the bands before me and they all sounded really really great?!? i have no idea what the previous reviewer is talking about, it is probably one of the best sounding small rooms in the c... read more
Best Bartender Ever!! – The bartender at this place was so awesome. The drinks where amazing. Good stiff drinks. I went in here expectin not much but I just had a blast. I was given the blue windex looking drink called an Adious Mother f*cker and let me tell you I was saying adious to everyone. I think it was something similiar to a Long Island Ice tea but little smoother. After two of these I was gone. There was some random bands playing which was kinda cool bc it gave it an ecletic sound. The bald man on the dj booth was s... read more
unbelievable turnaround.... – I've been coming to this bar for years, the new owner has really changed everything, apparently he's a life long muscian from New Orleans and and has really brought that aesthetic and his understanding of music to what was once a dark hole of a bar voted continualy as "best dive bar" .... it is far from a dive bar now! really cozy, great lighting and laid-back, no more loud, crappy rock bands...jazz, latin, groove... really great music every night... even the music between bands is awsome groovy... read more
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How is 169 Bar rated?
169 Bar has a 4.1 star rating with 1,327 reviews.
When is 169 Bar open?
169 Bar is open now. It will close at 6:00 p.m.
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