(212) 777-5729

34 Ave B (at 3rd St.)
New York, NY 10009 40.7226 -73.9832

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Neighborhoods: Alphabet City, East Village, Downtown

Hours:

Daily, noon-4am

Last updated 8.14.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Clubs, Dive Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About Mama's Bar

Featured Review

Kara Zuaro

Contributor

The Scene – Paint peels off the walls, granny's dingy old curtains shade the storefront windows, and yard sale paraphernalia--oddball paintings, gaudy light fixtures, grand old mirrors, and strange statues--add to the ambience. The friendly folks clad in thrift shop finds look right at home among the mismatched tables. The jukebox pumps out classics from the Mills Brothers to the Pixies, unless a DJ is manning the turntables for a similarly loose and eclectic set. – – The Draw – If Mama's restaurant is open, patrons are welcome to bring its snacks into to the bar.…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Grab some mac 'n' cheese or other stick-to-your-ribs home-cooked treats around the corner at Mama's. There's an adjoining door that connects the bar to the restaurant.
Save Money:
Mama's Bar doesn't have a happy hour, but it really doesn't need to--drinks are cheap all the time.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Again, a great staff, chill atmosphere and serious deal for really yummy in tummy grub.
food quality
75.0% positive
  1. Again, a great staff, chill atmosphere and serious deal for really yummy in tummy grub.
  2. RESTAURANT: full, hearty, home cooked, delicious love-food.
service
100.0% positive
  1. Again, a great staff, chill atmosphere and serious deal for really yummy in tummy grub.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/15/09

Mamas Bar Rocks!!!

by chef2441

Mama bar has everything...Frozen Margaritas,Strawberry Daquiris and mango coladas...infused vodkas...Buck Hunter and pool and darts...$2 24 ounce Labatt Blue Tallboys...late night happy hour from 2 to 4 am/ $20 all you can drink well and tap beers and rock and roll all the time...cool staff ...grafitti and skateboards everywhere...my fave dive in the east village

  • Pros: Cheap Great Drinks
  • Cons: its not open 24 hours a day
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/21/08

the sh*t

by pawsdepup

Mama's BAR: Mama's is one of the last remaining bars in the east village that I can't stop going to. The staff is incredibly down to earth and quirky. Not to mention the place has the best infused liqour I've ever had in my life. I'm not much of a gin drinker, I normally like whiskey but the cucumber gin with a little club soda on the rocks in the sh*t. Try the ginger vodka or the pepper vodka too if you feel like dancing. On that note, they have great taste in music too. Another rarity of the east village bridge & tunnel sensation that just keeps on getting worse and worse. Here's to mamas bar!! RESTAURANT: full, hearty, home cooked, delicious love-food. Again, a great staff, chill atmosphere and serious deal for really yummy in tummy grub. ALL IN ALL mama's rules and no I don't work there. but i'm friends with a lot of the kids that do, so go there and give them your money.

  • Pros: great music, cool people, the heart of the e.vil, delicious food / drinks.
  • Cons: occassionally crowded with bridge & tunnel but what isn't on the weekend

The Details on Mama's Bar

Place Categories:

  • great chill atmosphere
  • great staff
  • full cooked
  • not best infused liqor
  • great taste
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