Bohemian Hall Beer Garden
Astoria, NY 11102
Phone: (718) 274-4925
- Cross Street:
- Between 29th Street and 31st Street
- Directions:
- N, W at Astoria Blvd
- Specialties:
- Outdoor Bar
- Best of Citysearch:
- Outdoor Bar 2008, Outdoor Bar 2005
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-3am
Editorial Review for Bohemian Hall Beer Garden – by Steven Stern
The Scene
Inside is a charming old dive bar--the walls are hung with signs in Czech and a jukebox often plays, unaccountably, Prince. Outside is another world: A green, spacious expanse Manhattanites only dream of, with picnic tables under trees and a small bandshell where polka bands play. A night under the stars with a pitcher of pilsner is the cheapest European vacation around.
The Draw
Patrons are mostly locals, but in this neighborhood that means bohemians of all sorts--from old Czech guys to nouveau-outer-borough hipsters. There's a full bar, of course, but the only thing to get is beer. There are several great Czech and German beers on tap (Pilsner Urquell, Starapromen and Spaten dark), and many more bottled. Watch for occasional special kegs of hard-to-find imports, like the rich and complex dark beer, Gambrinus. The heft of the chunky mugs alone inspires Old-World fantasies.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoYou can use your credit card in the restaurant. But if you're just drinking, you'll have to fork out cash.
The ExtrasThe single downstairs bathrooms are, thankfully, not the only ones--instead, head upstairs to the virtually unknown restrooms with more stalls, shorter waits and less mess.
Look GoodThe Bohemian Hall can host a party for 50 or more people. Call for more information.
User Reviews for Bohemian Hall Beer Garden
02/18/2009 Posted by eatingtheworldinnyc
Warm-weather place to be, even if it does get a bit crowded these days. Still great prices and great outdoor garden for drinking pitchers with friends. There is always a restaurant, although I have never eaten anything here besides the sausages available at the outdoor kiosk grill, which are excellent (if a bit expensive). A side of humongous seasoned fries ($4) is a steal!
08/26/2008 Posted by wisebrain
Skip the food, it's expensive and not very good. The beer is awesome though and it's a very social easy going atmosphere.
Pros: Atmosphere
Cons: Food
