(212) 420-0671

43 E 7th St (at Second Ave.)
New York, NY 10003 40.7282 -73.9883

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

STANDINGSBAR.COM

Hours:

Mon-Thu, 5pm-midnight

Fri, 5pm-1am

Sat, noon-1am

Sun, noon-midnight

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Sports Bars, Brew Pubs, Neighborhood Bars, Restaurants

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Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Smoking Permitted:

No

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Standings

Featured Review

Katie Heffernan

Contributor

The Scene – Standings are just what you'll get at this classic neighborhood pub--from the bar's blackboards slated with up-to-date stats and the friendly, vocal fan base that hangs out. Team pennants plaster the brick walls and dark wood carved bar; rows of dusty antique beer cans run along the ceiling like crown molding; an old model train track circuits the room. Gruff young bartenders warm up once the game starts. – – The Draw – Seven flat screens tune in to local and national matchups. Weeknights draw a small neighborhood crowd, while raffles and free snacks…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Catch happy hour on weekdays from 5pm to 8pm--and all night Monday and Tuesday. You can also catch a deal during game time.
The Extras:
Complete the game-watching experience with a handful from the peanut-dispensing gumball machine.
The Extras:
Planning a party? When you book at Standings they provide free pizza.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Every week there is a different theme night (New Hampshire Beer, Oktoberfest, Pennsylvania Beer) with great deals and fun prizes.”
  2. “But for the great atmosphere and abundance of screens, it's worth it.”
  3. “If you are looking for a good beer, great service, and fun place to hang out and watch the game.”
  4. “But the beer selection and the atmosphere are huge pluses.”
  5. “It's a cozy place, but never too crowded to change a screen to whatever my friends and I want to watch.”
  6. “The service was friendly, the clientelle fun to be with and a great atmosphere.”
  7. “small, comfortable place with about 7 or 8 t.v.'s - it's sensory overload at times as different games are on all the t.v.'s - great microbrews from around the country (never had a Rogue beer before but definitely will again in the near future) and free ”
drinks
90.2299976348877% positive
  1. “Highly recommended for sports snobs, beer people and everyone else.”
  2. “Good beer and games in the East Village”
  3. “really like the special events like Oktoberfest and the free food at the bar.”
  4. “good beer and sports bar”
  5. “The 12 taps of gourmet European and American microbrew beers (which I've seen get to 18% ABV - to do that kind of damage, think six Millers simultaneously, but without the letdown) rarely disappoint, not to mention a bottle list worthy of a Pulitzer.”
  6. “When we wanted warm food, we brought in Thai food from across the street or Pomme frites and drank great beer from 3:30pm until 11pm.”
  7. “Hands down the best place in the neighborhood to watch a game & socialize complete with STANDINGS board, fantasy leagues and some nice beers on tap.”
  8. “Really good beer selection, nice bartender, and five awesome tvs to watch games.”
  9. “great beer selection for a sports bar and an intimate, friendly environment where everybody is discussing sports and fantasy leagues.”
  10. “The 72-ounce mega pitchers (4.5pints) are a bargain at $22--not tasteless mass-produced beers, but handcrafted (and strong) microbrews.”
  11. “small, comfortable place with about 7 or 8 t.v.'s - it's sensory overload at times as different games are on all the t.v.'s - great microbrews from around the country (never had a Rogue beer before but definitely will again in the near future) and free ”
  12. “Sorry to spoil the party for the Miller and Bud crowd, but having a beer with a clean finish (and a measly 3.2% ABV) is like watching a boring game.”
  13. “Love this bar for after work.”
  14. “If you are looking for a good beer, great service, and fun place to hang out and watch the game.”
  15. “I'm in the process of relocating to the area, and was looking for something just a little bit off the beaten path, where I could enjoy a game from my hometown, and have a good beer at the same time.”
  16. “It reminded me a lot of an English pub - small, great beers, not over-crowded, friendly staff and clientele.”
  17. “The owner Gary was really cool and they had a nice selection of beer.”
  18. “The people are cool, bartenders are awesome, and friendly regulars converse on beer and sports.”
  19. “We wanted to find a good NYC bar to drink beer and watch multiple games on flat screen tvs.”
  20. “can watch the Jets lose on nice flat screen tvs AND they have pitchers of good beer, which a lot of bars don't have.”
  21. “This is my new favorite bar!”
  22. “I'd tell you a good beer or two to try, but by next week, the recommendations would be invalid, since the beer selection changes constantly!”
  23. “Gregarious, managably sized crowd, very friendly and accomodating staff, amazing beer, free food for many big games - Highly Recommended (meaning don't tell anyone!)”
  24. “Another great beer bar in the tradition of the Blind Tiger and DBA--and games too.”
  25. “But the beer selection and the atmosphere are huge pluses.”
  26. “Great college football bar - especially for Cal fans!”
  27. “Pretty good beer at that too - lots of stuff I never heard of but it was pretty tasty.”
  28. “We came for the beer and stayed for the games and great bartenders!”
  29. “There are about 8 flat screens located throughout the bar.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “Pretty good beer at that too - lots of stuff I never heard of but it was pretty tasty.”
  2. “really like the special events like Oktoberfest and the free food at the bar.”
  3. “Gregarious, managably sized crowd, very friendly and accomodating staff, amazing beer, free food for many big games - Highly Recommended (meaning don't tell anyone!)”
  4. “small, comfortable place with about 7 or 8 t.v.'s - it's sensory overload at times as different games are on all the t.v.'s - great microbrews from around the country (never had a Rogue beer before but definitely will again in the near future) and free ”
  5. “The special free food nights are fantastic.”
  6. “When we wanted warm food, we brought in Thai food from across the street or Pomme frites and drank great beer from 3:30pm until 11pm.”
  7. “They brought in some superb looking pizza from round the corner, but didn't get a chance to sample as we were off to dinner else where.”
  8. “Only issue would be the barmaid on our last trip who wasn't the best and clearly was more interested in getting the free food down her neck even though she had just started her shift!”
  9. “The brews were awesome - many I had never seen before and free pizza was being served over in the corner.”
  10. “friendly staff that lets you bring in your own outside food and an interesting selection of local and national microbrews on tap.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The owner Gary was really cool and they had a nice selection of beer.”
  2. “But the beer selection and the atmosphere are huge pluses.”
  3. “It is a place to catch a variety of different games and meet a nice mix of friendly bartenders and patrons.”
  4. “There are plenty of TVs, and an interesting tap selection, and maybe under different circumstances it would be a cool place.”
  5. “friendly staff that lets you bring in your own outside food and an interesting selection of local and national microbrews on tap.”
  6. “an exemplary selection of ever-rotating microbrews and great sports coverage are the key points to this small east village pub.”
  7. “Really good beer selection, nice bartender, and five awesome tvs to watch games.”
  8. “I'd tell you a good beer or two to try, but by next week, the recommendations would be invalid, since the beer selection changes constantly!”
  9. “great beer selection for a sports bar and an intimate, friendly environment where everybody is discussing sports and fantasy leagues.”
overall
92.8600025177002% positive
  1. “Hands down the best place in the neighborhood to watch a game & socialize complete with STANDINGS board, fantasy leagues and some nice beers on tap.”
  2. “It's a great place to catch the game or just for happy hour.”
  3. “Really great place.”
  4. “Other than the heat, it's a good place to watch games.”
  5. “And I am definitely looking forward to football season, as this seems like a nice place to hang out on a cold winter's day or night and shoot the breeze with any conversational clientele.”
  6. “This is the best place in New York to watch college sports!”
  7. “If you are looking for a good beer, great service, and fun place to hang out and watch the game.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “It reminded me a lot of an English pub - small, great beers, not over-crowded, friendly staff and clientele.”
  2. “had been looking for a while for a low-key, friendly place to catch sports events and just hang out and Standings is that place!”
  3. “Gregarious, managably sized crowd, very friendly and accomodating staff, amazing beer, free food for many big games - Highly Recommended (meaning don't tell anyone!)”
  4. “Very friendly staff and crowd.”
  5. “We came for the beer and stayed for the games and great bartenders!”
  6. “friendly staff that lets you bring in your own outside food and an interesting selection of local and national microbrews on tap.”
  7. “If you are looking for a good beer, great service, and fun place to hang out and watch the game.”
  8. “Really good beer selection, nice bartender, and five awesome tvs to watch games.”
  9. “The bartenders are nice folks too.”
  10. “great beer selection for a sports bar and an intimate, friendly environment where everybody is discussing sports and fantasy leagues.”
  11. “The people are cool, bartenders are awesome, and friendly regulars converse on beer and sports.”
  12. “It is a place to catch a variety of different games and meet a nice mix of friendly bartenders and patrons.”
  13. “Highly recommended for sports snobs, beer people and everyone else.”
  14. “The service was friendly, the clientelle fun to be with and a great atmosphere.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “But the beer selection and the atmosphere are huge pluses.”
  2. “But for the great atmosphere and abundance of screens, it's worth it.”
  3. “Every week there is a different theme night (New Hampshire Beer, Oktoberfest, Pennsylvania Beer) with great deals and fun prizes.”
  4. “Dont go to Standings unless you like to hear the announcers on TV, hard to find microbrews at good prices (especially happy hour), the Mets, the Red Sox (though Yankee fans seem welcome), FREE PIZZA (Friday nights), FREE WINGS (Sunday & Monday Nights), or”
3 Star Rating: Average

07/16/09

It's all true

by torry2

I agree with all the comments here. Standings is a very small, sports dive bar with a great beer selection. And the bartender (on Friday eves) is aloof/grumpy/ill-informed about the beers. But the overall experience is quite good.

  • Pros: Terrific selection
  • Cons: Beers are a bit too warm
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/03/09

Awesome Bar!!

by Remdog

I went with a bunch of people and was amazed by how many TV's they had . Great place to just go and hang out and watch any sporting event. The owner Gary was really cool and they had a nice selection of beer.

  • Pros: Great Beer, Friendly Atmosphere, Lots of TVS
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/03/08

Sports and Beer and Lotsa Atmosphere

by Kashuba

I love this place! Ok, partly because they seem to be going in the direction of being a Cubs bar. As a lifelong Chicagoan transplanted to New York, this is great! But the beer selection and the atmosphere are huge pluses. (The beer selection regularly rotates!) And I am definitely looking forward to football season, as this seems like a nice place to hang out on a cold winter's day or night and shoot the breeze with any conversational clientele. Don't let the amount of TVs stop you from coming in. This is not an "in your face", blaring, glaring sports bar. It is a place to catch a variety of different games and meet a nice mix of friendly bartenders and patrons. The special free food nights are fantastic. And you've got Pommes Frites around the corner where you can purchase all fries all the time, with any of a number of sauces, and bring them to the bar! Don't forget to look up at the ceiling for an endless array of sports jerseys and paraphernalia and check out the train track running along the upper wall of the bar.

  • Pros: Great beer, friendly atmosphere, unique sports bar. Not like those overly commerical ones.
  • Cons: None, though some day I'd like to see the train running on the little track along the wall...
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/22/08

good beer and sports bar

by gordonvp

an exemplary selection of ever-rotating microbrews and great sports coverage are the key points to this small east village pub. theme nights featuring top breweries are very appreciated. free food hours are also quite nice. the only niggle i have with this bar is one of the regular bar tenders. his 'don't bother me i'm hanging with my buddies' attitude is bizarre. maybe if he actually got into what it is he's there for, he'd get bigger tips? the only downer to an otherwise terrific place.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/13/07

Best Sports Bar, but Don't Think You'll See the Sox Here in the ALCS

by barbarabar37

Bummah!!! So Standings, yeah? Best spaahhhts bahhh evahh (in New York). But here it is, Game 2 of the ALCS, and we?ve invited people from Way Far Away to come with us to the BEST RED SOX BAR IN NEW YORK CITY, and guess what? Sox on two tiny TVs, and NO SOUND! Why? Cuz there?s CAL fans there. Actual other regular(ish)e\s, as they were walking out of the bar, said to us, ?Dude?this is most definitely not the place to see the Sox game tonight.? Sad, so sad. And the owner? He said, ?Too bad the Sox are crossing seasons this year. It?s tough.? Guess I should go to Professor Tom?s now that Standings has sold out. Particularly if anything in the World Series falls on a CAL game Saturday.

  • Pros: Red Sox, Sports Bar
  • Cons: NoRedSox

The Details on Standings

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • good beer
  • big game
  • nice bartenders
  • friendly staff
  • warm free food
  • favorite college football bar
  • great atmosphere
  • very friendly crowd
  • great standings
  • clean finish
  • great service
  • great microbrew
  • superb free pizza
  • amazing mojo ipa
  • good happy hour
  • good red sox
  • good free bagels
  • great abundance
  • best barmaid
  • reasonable standards
  • nice folks
  • great sports
  • best pubs
  • good nyc bar

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