(212) 777-6254

29 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003 40.7245 -73.99065

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown, Bowery

Hours:

Daily 11pm-4am

Last updated 3.21.11

Category:

Bars & Pubs, Gay & Lesbian Bars, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars

Payment Methods:

Cash

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Hours, 21 & Over

Smoking Permitted:

No

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What People Are Saying About The Cock

Featured Review

Kara Zuaro

Contributor

In Short – This beloved gay pick-up joint relocated from its old Avenue A digs, but a neon rooster still marks its entrance and the raunchy vibe remains. A mostly male clientele mingles in the barely lit space, where dark glittery paint glazes the walls, graffiti covers the bathroom doors, and a big, bright cock (a male chicken, that is) adorns the wall. Benches and bar stools provide seating, but the floor is open for dancing.

Editor's Tips

When to Go:
The doors open at 11pm, but nobody shows up before midnight.
Save Money:
Monday nights with DJ Jonjon are cover-free, but be prepared to pay as much as $10 at the door during the rest of the week.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “So me and my friend was bar hoppin all night in the city after going to 5 bars Chi chi,hangar, urge then detox which is now called woodys i got bored and was about to leave i was so drunk but i was out to have fun so me and my friend saw this ling and the”
  2. “The bartenders, dancers and patrons were incredibly fun and friendly (something I didn't find at other bars in Manhattan).”
drinks
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “So me and my friend was bar hoppin all night in the city after going to 5 bars Chi chi,hangar, urge then detox which is now called woodys i got bored and was about to leave i was so drunk but i was out to have fun so me and my friend saw this ling and the”
  2. “It is definitely not the gay bar for the prim or more conservative crowd, but if you like your bar like my martini's: strong and dirty, then this is the place for you.”
  3. “The drinks are good.”
  4. “No one was trying except the go go dancers on the bar, who were not very good, and the music was just OK.”
  5. “If you like to have a good time SF style or A-House style, this bar should be on your list.”
  6. “PS--even if not "on the prowl" this is an excellent bar to go to alone b/c you'll meet people who will talk to you.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “From watching what was going on, it seemed like a good place for guys to hook up, with a crowd of mixed age and attractiveness.”
service
50.0% positive
  1. “PS--even if not "on the prowl" this is an excellent bar to go to alone b/c you'll meet people who will talk to you.”
  2. “The bartenders, dancers and patrons were incredibly fun and friendly (something I didn't find at other bars in Manhattan).”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/17/11

Fist pumping and Butts Bumping

by Powertool at Citysearch

Went here with a few guys and had the time of our lives. Riebl, Arrigo, Salerno, and John Fox made it happen!! Got there around midnight and we went to the VIP where they allowed us to grease up the hot hard body dancers. Special thanks to Pedro and Fabio for letting us go to their after hours for body shots and whipped cream sticks. We will be back no doubt kaaaad. Cant wait for the Slip n side next month and hope I fit in that thong u gave me Fabio. Been using it as floss the past week!! Hope my girlfriend doesn't find out where I go on the weekends now. Bros being Bros keep it on the downlow!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/18/10

Best Gay bar ever

by Just Jermaine at Citysearch

So me and my friend was bar hoppin all night in the city after going to 5 bars Chi chi,hangar, urge then detox which is now called woodys i got bored and was about to leave i was so drunk but i was out to have fun so me and my friend saw this ling and the sign at the top say The Co*k i was determined to find out if there was co*ks in there lol so we went it it was crazy which was good to my surpriezed for a Bar which is mostly white and latino they was playin Black music from 50cent lol to beyonce..

i got a few numbers befor i leave even got head from a few strangers lol i have to go back to this bar soon..

  • Pros: Two words Glory Hole lol
2 Star Rating: Below Average

10/26/08

Good for only one thing ...

by Greaves at Citysearch

I went to The Cook, (whose real name will not pass the censors) on a Saturday night. After paying $10 cover, I was surprised to find that it consisted of one small, very dark room where it was too crowded to dance. No one was trying except the go go dancers on the bar, who were not very good, and the music was just OK. The drinks were strong.

I'm a woman, so I know that I'm not qualified to review most aspects of The Cook. From watching what was going on, it seemed like a good place for guys to hook up, with a crowd of mixed age and attractiveness. It would have been hard to have a conversation, though.

Other reviewers are right -- this isn't the kind of gay bar where you should take a female friend. I got the stink-eye from some guys there.

  • Pros: Strong drinks
  • Cons: No dancing, unfriendly to women
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/06/08

The C**k not what is used to be.

by eastvillager1 at Citysearch

Standing in line on a Saturday night several 20 something girls dressed like they were from Greenwich, CT, some with their boyfriends, were allowed to cut line ahead of the 30 or 40 gay men who had been waiting in line in a cold rain ahead of them.

Is this The C**k or the Hammerstein Ballroom?

Stay home and get online on manhunt instead.

  • Pros: WAS one of the last refuges for gay men away for the 20 something yuppie bridge and tunnel straight crowd that invades the village on the weekends
  • Cons: supposed gay male bar that allows gay men to stand in the rain while girls cut in line ahead of them
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/13/07

Total hook up place

by trip23 at Citysearch

You know what everyone is there for when you go to a place like this. It's a a hook up spot plain and simple. If you can't hook up here you must be some sort of mutant.

The Details on The Cock

Place Categories:

  • not very good bar
  • incredibly fun dancers
  • incredibly fun bartenders
  • good ahouse style
  • good drinks
  • good time sf style
  • cold rain
  • good place
  • urge chi
  • incredibly fun patrons