(212) 777-6663

98 Third Ave (nr. 13th St.)
New York, NY 10003 40.7325 -73.9879

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

Hours:

Daily, noon-4am

Last updated 4.14.11

Category:

Bars & Clubs, Bars & Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Singles Bars, College Bars

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour, Karaoke

Restaurant Special Features:

Happy Hour

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What People Are Saying About Bar None

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The Scene – With 11 TVs, '80s hard-rock soundtrack and brightly lit pool tables, Bar None is where men are dudes, women are broads and beer is Bud. Prissy Eurotrash types seeking a fine glass of red wine will run for their lives upon setting foot in this wonderfully booze-stenched dive, which feels more like Dallas than Manhattan. – – The Draw – The salty bartenders shake up exceptionally potent cocktails, which are, of course, free of girly garnishes. But bare-bones boozing is what this mostly blue-collar and college football-star crowd is after. The bar stools are…

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Save Money:
Happy Hour is 11am to 8pm every day, enjoy $4 well drinks and assorted drafts,plus $3 Bud and Bud Lite drafts; that figure drops to $2 during nightly power hour from 11pm-12am. Other nightly specials vary.
Know Before You Go:
Ladies should wear far more than a tube top if coming alone--they'll be sure to get a few stares even in a jumpsuit and ski goggles.
The Extras:
Don't try to play "tough guy" at the pool table. This place is home to some truly talented pool sharks. For the college set, the bar boasts four beer pong tables nightly.
ambiance
75.0% positive
  1. “Bar None is really fun!”
  2. “But once you're inside the music is really good, lots of 80's, and 90's fun stuff, country, hip hop- a good variety.”
  3. “The overall atmosphere was pleasant.”
  4. “Go for happy hour which runs till about 11- after that drinks are full price (which is still pretty cheap for the location) but there's an annoying cover charge if you go late, which there's really no point.”
drinks
70.59000015258789% positive
  1. “The bar is dark and dingy - the perfect place to get bombed college-style.”
  2. “Frankly, it's a dirty, divey hole in the wall, but honestly that's what my friends and I needed last weekend -- a really laid-back, FUN place where we could drink, dance and be merry.”
  3. “Other than that the bartenders are really nice and pour strong drinks.”
  4. “the only people to call it trashy are those who like your regular sheik upscale bar.”
  5. “Burgers next door are great if you get tired of the bar.”
  6. “like the nerve, but no one drinks my beer without asking!”
  7. “the beer was flat too!”
  8. “This place is terrible, the bouncers are horrible and start fights with people for no reason, and trashy people in the bar.”
  9. “Go for happy hour which runs till about 11- after that drinks are full price (which is still pretty cheap for the location) but there's an annoying cover charge if you go late, which there's really no point.”
  10. “Bar None has great girls, cheap drinks, great college scene.”
  11. “although not the best drinks out there.”
  12. “wasn't expecting too much from this place from the pictures on the website, but it was a decent price for the open bar, and my friends and I were cash strapped this year.”
  13. “It is a stupid rule for a "DIVE" bar.”
  14. “The best place to hookup is at the bar up front then move to the dancefloor.”
  15. “The drinks are half price till 11, which makes it a great place to go to before doing something else afterwards.”
  16. “the bar was pretty much empty when i got there, and the two bartenders were too busy drinking with people sitting at the bar to make decent drinks.”
  17. “This is a good bar to start at- always fairly busy, very young collegy crowd and a refreshing change.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “But once you're inside the music is really good, lots of 80's, and 90's fun stuff, country, hip hop- a good variety.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It's a good place to start out your night.”
  2. “The drinks are half price till 11, which makes it a great place to go to before doing something else afterwards.”
  3. “bn is a great place to go for happy hr.”
  4. “The best place to hookup is at the bar up front then move to the dancefloor.”
service
62.5% positive
  1. “IT was packed wayyy beyond what's legal and too the point where the coat check was full and people were leaving there coats under the DJ's box.”
  2. “The bartenders are friendly, the bouncers have a sense of humor, and the music is generally great to dance to.”
  3. “The place is full of the trashiest people in the city, from the old and fat to the loudest, msot obnoxious ghettto latinos and wannabe ghettto white kids.”
  4. “the only people to call it trashy are those who like your regular sheik upscale bar.”
  5. “This place is terrible, the bouncers are horrible and start fights with people for no reason, and trashy people in the bar.”
  6. “Drinks were cheap though and the service was decent.”
  7. “Other than that the bartenders are really nice and pour strong drinks.”
  8. “the bar was pretty much empty when i got there, and the two bartenders were too busy drinking with people sitting at the bar to make decent drinks.”
value
75.0% positive
  1. “wasn't expecting too much from this place from the pictures on the website, but it was a decent price for the open bar, and my friends and I were cash strapped this year.”
  2. “Go for happy hour which runs till about 11- after that drinks are full price (which is still pretty cheap for the location) but there's an annoying cover charge if you go late, which there's really no point.”
  3. “Drinks were cheap though and the service was decent.”
  4. “The drinks are half price till 11, which makes it a great place to go to before doing something else afterwards.”
  5. “Bar None has great girls, cheap drinks, great college scene.”
  6. “so a bad value on top of the horrible taste.”
  7. “All college kids, good on almost any night, but not till after 10, cheap cover when there is a cover, only $5.”
  8. “It's still dirt cheap and I love the spirit of the place.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/22/10

fish bowl BAR NONE FUN

by la dolcezza della vita at Citysearch

I went to Bar None with a group of my friends recently on a Friday night, It wasn't that packed but we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Everyone dances and the bartenders are efficient. I was a Lil tipsy but from what I can remember the music was a large variety; i remember hearing will smiths intro to his old show, reggae and hip hop. I love meeting all different types of people so this place was great for me, I ended up dancing with lots of different people just looking to have fun. If you come here try the fish bowl (humongous fishbowl of liquor) FUN TIMES!!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/30/10

Bargain

by LilyPond at Citysearch

I go to Bar None on Thursdays at 6.30pm for trivia night. The bar is super cheap, dirty little place that is always packed. Pub quiz night is free to play and the winning team gets $50 off their bar tab (prizes for 2nd & 3rd, too). In order to get my tab to $50, i need to order shots. This place is a super bargain!

Also, they don't serve food, but you can bring in food from nearby. There's a good pizza place nearby and a philly cheesesteak joint, too.

1 Star Rating: Poor

01/02/09

Stay away from this place

by nousername123 at Citysearch

I went here for New Years Eve. I wasn't expecting too much from this place from the pictures on the website, but it was a decent price for the open bar, and my friends and I were cash strapped this year. I really think I should have just spent the extra $30 to go somewhere else because this place is a hole. IT was packed wayyy beyond what's legal and too the point where the coat check was full and people were leaving there coats under the DJ's box.

They lost my friend's coat and the club manager wasn't cooperating at all by refusing to give any contact information for the places management or parent company. Instead kept giving the number to the bar itself.

Later on this place was getting so slippery because of al lthe spilled drinks that people were falling all over the place (I went down once myself when trying to navigate through the place).

Drinks were okay as long as you tipped the bartender, but this place is really a hole that needs to be shutdown and its owners fined.

  • Pros: drinks were strong if you tip
  • Cons: The crowd
2 Star Rating: Below Average

11/09/08

LIARS!!!!

by jaejae421 at Citysearch

My girlfriends and i went to Bar None for Halloween because we were told they were hosting a Costume Contest and that the winners would win bar tabs (which is a sweet deal to a couple of lushes like us). Despite the banner outside the bar advertising said Costume Contest, there was no contest to be had. The bartenders, bouncers and djs alike had no idea what we were talking about when we finally inquired about this alleged contest at 1:30am. Granted, we did have fun on Halloween and we have had fun at this bar before, we were still super annoyed that we were mislead. That being said, I can't promise that we'll be back here.

  • Pros: Cheap, unpretentious, FANTASTIC location
  • Cons: Line, cover charge, bathrooms are atrocious!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/27/08

Very fun bar!

by scarlettnyc at Citysearch

Bar None is really fun!! Went there last weekend with a bunch of my girlfriends and had a great time! There's beer pong in the back if you get there early enough, then a dj and dancing. No cover and pretty cheap drinks. $2 mixed drinks and these humongous drinks in a fishbowl! Great place to dance

  • Pros: Cheap drinks, cute boys, no cover
  • Cons: small ladies' room

The Details on Bar None

Place Categories:

  • great chill place
  • great music
  • really nice bartenders
  • favorite college scene
  • like regular sheik upscale bar
  • full price
  • full place
  • decent drinks
  • annoying cover charge
  • pleasant overall atmosphere
  • best hook
  • decent service
  • love dive bars
  • good college kids
  • flat beer
  • horrible taste
  • really good country
  • like nerve
  • suggest combo
  • really fun bar none
  • dirty divey hole in the wall
  • bad value
  • really good hip hop
  • obnoxious ghettto latinos
  • full coat check