(212) 677-6963

9 Great Jones St (nr. Lafayette St.)
New York, NY 10012 40.7273 -73.9941

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Neighborhoods: NoHo, Downtown

ACMEBARANDGRILL.COM

Years in business

Established in 1986

Hours:

Daily: 7:00pm-4:00am

Last updated 8.09.11

Category:

Music Arrangers & Composers, Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Club Type of Music:

Alternative Rock, Blues, Rock & Pop, Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

Bar & Club Special Features:

21 & Over, Live Music

Minimum Age:

21

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Ace Of Clubs

Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

In Short – East Village music fans are lured by up to six performers a night, from rock fixtures to funk newcomers, in a space considered more polished than neighboring Continental. Headbangers enter the low-lit, sublevel room through a foyer, which also serves as a retreat from the top-of-the-line sound system and intimate, standing-room-mostly space. A few benches and chairs line the walls, and more arrive when comedians and theater productions take the stage.

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Head upstairs for dinner beforehand or a time out in the middle.
Know Before You Go:
The cover charge is $6 Monday through Thursday, $8 on weekends.
When to Go:
Tuesdays feature bands from the home turf at no cover charge and a $2 Budweiser bottle special.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. this bar has a great location.
drinks
50.0% positive
  1. this bar has a great location.
  2. The sound is subpar and the bands are forced to load in their gear in the hallway, but at least the drinks are relatively cheap.
service
0.0% positive
  1. Luckily, you can eat and get pretty loaded upstairs at the restaurant to numb the pain brought on by the terrible sound, worse vibe and boring bartenders.
value
0.0% positive
  1. It doesn't take a huge crowd to fill the room, and the booking agent there is the only one in NYC who would give me the time of day.
  2. The sound is subpar and the bands are forced to load in their gear in the hallway, but at least the drinks are relatively cheap.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/31/06

this is a hipster place

by binman69

i love it and have been many times as i used to live near it. they get lots of good local music and also get a good local crowd. i would go back

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/31/06

good local thrash music

by binman69

actually i have seen a lot of music here of all types--mostly local stuff. this bar has a great location....is actually pretty safe and usually the cover isn't much at all

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/24/03

Great Underground

by JHooligan

Acme Underground is a rockin' place to hang out and watch cool bands. It has a very intimate feel and smoky resonance.

  • Pros: atmosphere, music
  • Cons: crowded
2.5 Star Rating: Below Average

01/27/03

Jade Monkey perfoming!

by maverick10462

I will be checking this place out on Feb. 3, 2003, to support a friend that will be performing there. I urge anyone reading this to go check them out. I may be biased but, the band is on the way up! Be the first to know. Maverick10462

0 Star Rating: Poor

12/14/02

UGH

by dwho2

This place is terrible. If you are a band, they will probably tell you you are going on an hour early so your friends will have to drink more, and they would rather die than pay you. I've had them weasel out several times and be verbally abusive to me and my band mates. No good bands EVER play there because no band would ever play there more than twice, they treat everyone like crap and like they are doing you a favor by letting you play there. They don't treat you like you are going to come back again and try to establish a relationship, they treat you like they are going to screw you out of your money, sell some booze, and never see you again. That's why the bands there suck so often and the crowd they attract is a bunch of idiots.

The Details on Ace Of Clubs

Place Categories:

  • subpar sound
  • there suck bands
  • good local thrash
  • not huge crowd
  • good local music
  • good local crowd
  • great location
  • terrible place
  • good bands ever
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