Parkside Lounge

10/06/09

Best in the East

by DMilfort

I love the live band every fridays..........I was also amazed on how cheap the drinks are..........This is a must go.................

• Pros: Cheapest drinks in town
• Cons: none

07/08/09

Not too many like these left...

by Grinch83

My girlfriend and I found this bar when she first moved to NYC a few years ago. I still lived outside of town, but every time I came to visit her we ended up at Parkside for drinks or music, or both.

While there's no grill (even though the sign atop the building says otherwise), there's plenty of booze at unheard of prices for Manhattan, and at night, a little hidden room in the back plays hosts to live music.

We've seen everything from bluegrass to punk rock to Latin music in that back room and most of it was free and actually pretty good. We almost always found a seat, except for the time when it was absolutely packed for some live karaoke band.

The front is more of your typical LES dive bar, but we had many late nights playing pool or chatting up some locals. Just make sure you bring your A-game for the pool table, some of the players are really good.

• Pros: Cheap drinks, live music
• Cons: Bit of a walk, bartender with dreads isn't there anymore

07/02/09

One of the last great music venues

by Thedudeabides

Wow! What a gem of a bar. It's like going back in time when you walk in. This place has been around for over 50 years and it has kept some of the original fixtures. I've been told that it is the most filmed bar in New York City and i can see why. It's a movie directors dream bar. The service is always friendly and the drinks are always cheap. They have a pool table and a fooseball table and a great jukebox. But i haven't mentioned the best part: They have great live music there every night and it's mostly always free! You have to come down here and experience a taste of what New York City has to offer.

• Pros: cheap drinks, friendly service