Vol de Nuit
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 982-3388
- Cross Street:
- 6th Avenue
- Directions:
- A, C, E; B, D, F, V at W 4th St-Washington Sq
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 4pm-2am, Fri-Sat 4pm-4am
Editorial Review for Vol de Nuit – by Katie Heffernan
In Short
It's easy to miss this Belgian tavern hidden off Fourth Street. But through its low tunnel entrance lies a spacious open-air atrium reminiscent of a European sidewalk cafe--and the door to a sultry singles scene. Inside, dim red lanterns barely illuminate the mingling-friendly layout, roomy with a few velvet couches. A strong selection of Belgian beers--the most on tap in the city--eases the approach, and mussels and frites help settle the stomach.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitFind someone you like? Get closer in the atrium's smaller offshoot room, where antique couches are arranged more intimately.
On the MenuBelgian fries arrive in a paper cone with sauces like bourbon, tartare, aioli garlic and andalouse. Beers hail from each of the Belgian breweries, including Orval, Lindemans, Chimay, Westmalle, and Rochefort.
When to GoDon't expect a bustling singles scene early evening on weekdays. If you go then, bring a friend you want to chat with.
User Reviews for Vol de Nuit
06/18/2008 Posted by Carmen81
I have been coming to this bar for about six months. I really like the selection of beer and the place is right down the street from me. However, I agree with the past posts about the owner being a nut. Worse, the place is crawling with c0ckroaches! A HUGE c0ckroach fell into my boyfriend's beer! Quite unsavory. I haven't been back since.
Pros: great beer and fries
Cons: nutty owner, c0ckroach problem
05/26/2008 Posted by natalie4485
just got back from vol de nuit where i was treated like a kindergartener by the bartender/owner, Sham. it's a shame, because the beer at the bar is pretty good, though whenever this guy is working, the bar is mysteriously out of palm speciale (the bartenders have to go outside to the other bar for it, and i suspect he just doesn't feel like it). today, he asked me for my ID (which is fine, i happen to look very young for my age), but then instead of actually checking out my ID, he asked me if it was my "true ID" with about as much attitude as an 8th grade girl, and then started asking me questions like "do you know how many fake IDs we get here? 80% of IDs are fake!" and then muttered that i "must not be from new york". funny thing is, if he'd spent as much time reading my ID as he did grilling me about it (since when do bartenders do anything but check your ID then serve you?) he would have seen that it was from NY state with my downtown address on it, and everything would have sailed along fine, just like every other time i'm there and served by any of the other bartenders. then, when my fiance asked me what the problem was (sham probably didn't realize that he was with me since he was in the bathroom at the beginning of all this), sham shot back "who are you?" then threw my ID at him and told us to get the "f" out. as we were leaving, he started slamming all the windows shut. and that is the kind of experience you can expect any time sham is working, even though he's the owner. just wonderful!
Pros: good beer, good fries
Cons: terrible service from owner, sham, he will actually curse at you if annoyed at all
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