Central Bar
(212) 529-5333
109 E 9th St
New York,
NY
10003
40.7306
-73.9904
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Greenwich Village
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The Scene
The leading edge of the East Village isn't edgy at all. This sparkling, two-story giant comes off as an Irished-up version of Heartland Brewery or a downtown spoof on a Dublin pub. While the aesthetic isn't bad--dark-wood walls and tables, arched ceilings and elegant glass partitions--the overall effect feels contrived for the masses. And masses it draws: Pint-hoisting 20-somethings from NYU business school shriek over the din, shots lined up at attention. Oscar Wilde, on the wall in pictures and quotes, looks like a stranger in a strange land.
The Draw
Late night on weekends, an upstairs lounge opens up. It's a copy of any downtown club's chill-out lounge, and a complete departure from the frat music-filled main floor. Pillowed benches beckon and spotlights dot the ceiling. Intimate and romantic, with loads of space and separate bar, this is where the meeting and greeting gets a nudge toward sophistication.
User Reviews
LNO
January 11, 2009
I have never seen anything in the city more awful then this....... This is an Irish Pub, Guinness Sign on the front and all, yet they feel the need to hold a line with literally black rope around it, when the bar is not even full for status quo. On top of this the door men, and yes that's right there are door men for the pub, are rude and degrading. I have been to my fair share of trendy clubs and have never experienced such awful people. The bar itself is a dingy, small run of the mill bar. I would suggest keep walking, Central Bar is nowhere to even waste your time. They might want to consider going back to their roots.
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ohcmtemp
November 14, 2008
For your big European cup events, where you have the buffer of fifty Man U. fans singing drunken footie ballads at 10 AM, it's fine & a fun place to be. The ambiance is warm, the food is good. HOWEVER. If you are even remotely pretty, DO NOT COME HERE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS. It started at the door, where the 400 lb. buffalo started my visit by telling me off just for the sake of making small talk, and made creepy comments at my friend. He then comes in the bar later in the night, hovers around us, and leers at my friend, and makes cr&p talk at her. CREEPSTER BARTENDER: all night - commented on my license, my name, my jewelry, starts touching my possessions - cigarettes, lip gloss, metrocard, waving my stuff around, picking fights with the other customers, grabs my hand. Showing off and trying to get our attention. Eewwww. I've been drinking in New York for nearly ten years, and going to soccer bars religiously for three. The *only* time I felt like my friends and I were treated like prostitutes ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Please, please, please turn the corner onto Third and go to Nevada Smith's. No food and underwhelming ambiance, but the good footie is always on, and the employees are always gentlemen.
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aerogal619
September 26, 2008
Now this is my kind of place! When you walk in, the downstairs is a pub-style, college hangout. Mahogany wood, exposed brick and a real laid-back feel. Upstairs offers a trendy dance club where mostly early twenty-somethings come on the weekend to let loose. Great hip-hop, 80?s hits, old school rap- all the tunes I love to groove to. We stayed until it closed, which NYC bars are usually around 4 am. The drink prices weren?t outrageous, but typical New York. Take a group of friends, you won?t be disappointed!
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When to Go:
Patrons may ascend to the upstairs space after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Category:
Restaurants, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Whiskey Bars, Singles Bars
