John Street Bar and Grill

(212) 349-4659

17 John St (nr. Nassau St.)
New York, NY 10038 40.70982 -74.00884

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Neighborhoods: Financial District (Wall Street), Downtown, Financial District

JOHNSTREET.COM

Hours:

Daily 11am-2am

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants, Bars & Pubs, Taverns, Dive Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour, Bar Menu

Restaurant Special Features:

Happy Hour

Bar & Club Special Features:

After Work, Live Music

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What People Are Saying About John Street Bar and Grill

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A "Route 69" highway mural leads down into the dive-y depths of this spacious, hard-day-at-the-office bar. Its logo is Harley Davidson-style, the music classic rock and the menu strictly pub grub. A gritty bar is a gritty bar, and no one's here to toast to a big win on the market--but at least this one's clean and has all the amenities of your favorite hometown hangout--sports, video games, mounted deer heads and a pool table.

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Thursday is all-you-can-drink draft beer for $10 from 5pm to 8pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday night happy hour means $8 pitchers of Bud and Bud Lite.
ambiance
87.5% positive
  1. “The prices are low and the crowd is fun - though it tends to dissipate after 8:00 or so.”
  2. “great bar atmosphere”
  3. “John Street Bar & Grill has a dark, depressing, divey atmosphere, with greasy food, but, with lots of space for pool, darts and decent beer.”
  4. “perfect atmosphere to play beer games.”
drinks
91.18000030517578% positive
  1. “perfect atmosphere to play beer games.”
  2. “They have great specials that people will actually want to take advantage of (Thursdays - all the draft beer you can drink for $15) and it pulls in a very good crowd.”
  3. “The people at the bar were really friendly and the service was great.”
  4. “Prices are reasonable, and they serve excellent bar grub.”
  5. “John Street Bar & Grill has a dark, depressing, divey atmosphere, with greasy food, but, with lots of space for pool, darts and decent beer.”
  6. “The John Street is a great bar for cheap beer, darts and classic rock.”
  7. “Just don't drink anything with sugar (soda, cider beer), every time I do, the glass is full of little surprises.”
  8. “great bar atmosphere”
  9. “Pool,Darts,Beer Pong,Buzztime(interactive online game)or just sit back and watch one of the big screen tv"s.The food was really good and you can't beat the drink specials(Friday $8.00 pitchers of bud,bud lite,rolling rock or john st amber ale.”
  10. “came in to this bar by mistake 3 weeks ago and am so glad i did the staff are amazing and the food is unbelievable.”
  11. “Happy dive bar”
  12. “$6 pitchers of beer during happy hour, now that's happy.”
  13. “John St. has great deals, great beers on tap and a nice staff.”
  14. “They have amazing drink specials to fit any budget.”
  15. “went to watch yankee game last night great beer specials game on surround sound free wings what more could you want!”
  16. “Thursday nights from 5-8 you can get all the beer you want for $10 and the service is very good!”
  17. “This place is great- the best drink specials, very social, pool table, etc.”
food quality
93.75% positive
  1. “went to watch yankee game last night great beer specials game on surround sound free wings what more could you want!”
  2. “watched alittle baseball had some great pub food.”
  3. “Pub food is good and cheap.”
  4. “came in to this bar by mistake 3 weeks ago and am so glad i did the staff are amazing and the food is unbelievable.”
  5. “Pool,Darts,Beer Pong,Buzztime(interactive online game)or just sit back and watch one of the big screen tv"s.The food was really good and you can't beat the drink specials(Friday $8.00 pitchers of bud,bud lite,rolling rock or john st amber ale.”
  6. “(like Mad Men) even on Saturdays , when we worked 1/2 day and went to JSBG to shoot pool, the old juke box was free all day and the lunch food was great.”
  7. “John Street Bar & Grill has a dark, depressing, divey atmosphere, with greasy food, but, with lots of space for pool, darts and decent beer.”
  8. “Food is marginal although the caesar salad and quesadilla's are tasty.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “This subterranean dive is the best place to go after work downtown.”
service
95.45000076293945% positive
  1. “came in to this bar by mistake 3 weeks ago and am so glad i did the staff are amazing and the food is unbelievable.”
  2. “They have great specials that people will actually want to take advantage of (Thursdays - all the draft beer you can drink for $15) and it pulls in a very good crowd.”
  3. “It's a rough place, but in the end everyone is in a good mood, the pool table works, and the staff are friendly.”
  4. “Thursday nights from 5-8 you can get all the beer you want for $10 and the service is very good!”
  5. “the bartenders are real nice when they are not cussin at you.”
  6. “They have the best prices and service downtown.”
  7. “John St. has great deals, great beers on tap and a nice staff.”
  8. “Our waitress was friendly, remembered our orders and kept our glasses full at all times.”
  9. “great people!”
  10. “The people at the bar were really friendly and the service was great.”
  11. “They were from england and enjoyed the bartender while waiting for my arrival.”
value
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. “Pub food is good and cheap.”
  2. “John St. has great deals, great beers on tap and a nice staff.”
  3. “The prices are low and the crowd is fun - though it tends to dissipate after 8:00 or so.”
  4. “They have the best prices and service downtown.”
  5. “Music sucked and the place is overpriced.”
  6. “If the huge size of the place puts you off, the classic-rock oriented jukebox will keep you around for sure.”
  7. “The John Street is a great bar for cheap beer, darts and classic rock.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/12/09

GREAT ATMOSPHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by beth10038

I have been here several times and I always have a great time. They have the best prices and service downtown. Come on Thursday for $10 special and the food is incredible as well. Leave cell phone home no reception which could be good depending on if you want to be reached or not.

  • Pros: STAFF, SPACE IS TREMENDOUS
  • Cons: DOWNSTAIRS
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/21/09

lunch special is cheaper than fast food

by eddie mac

had a burger special with four clients it was totally different than any place they had been. They were from england and enjoyed the bartender while waiting for my arrival. Its nice to know clients are taken care of when you are running late. plus the bill with drinks and lunch was under $80 for 4 people. what a deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Pros: great service
  • Cons: basement bar
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/20/09

HAPPY HOUR AT ITS BEST!!!!!!!!

by hotgirldowntown

WE WENT THERE THURSDAY FOR OFFICE HAPPY HOUR AND IT WAS GREAT JUKEBOX BLASTING. FOOD WAS GOOD GREAT WINGS!!!!! YOUNG CROWD WAS INTO BASEBALL AND THEY HAD T.V.S. EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!

  • Pros: CHEAPEST HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS....GREAT BARTENDERS
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/20/09

great bar atmosphere

by lauren1569

went to watch yankee game last night great beer specials game on surround sound free wings what more could you want!!!!!!!!

  • Pros: all games on big screen tv pool table service awesome
  • Cons: none
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/17/09

Not the same bar as pre-9/11

by Bluesman0221

To my former Wall St. "area" peers I went to JSBG recently and was saddened to see how far it has fallen from grace of the good old days. (1990 - 9/10/2001). (The short white male bar tender with the blond pony tail was the best during those times) ... when the after work happy hour was exactly that. Corporate white collar professionals cooling out .(like Mad Men) even on Saturdays , when we worked 1/2 day and went to JSBG to shoot pool, the old juke box was free all day and the lunch food was great. I gave it two trys , on the 2nd I saw a fight break out over pool game rules. There is an young rowdy crowd there now and you cant even leave change (for anything over $20 on bar to go to bathroom, it wont be there when you get back.

  • Pros: size of bar. memories of old JSBG
  • Cons: young rowdy crowd, jukebox, pool game fights

The Details on John Street Bar and Grill

Place Categories:

  • overpriced place
  • great lunch food
  • fun great crowd
  • very nice new saturday bartender victoria
  • great drinks people
  • great beer specials
  • amazing drink specials
  • great pub food
  • real nice awesome bartender
  • nice staff
  • great wings
  • great bar atmosphere
  • great specials music
  • great dive bar
  • full glass
  • reasonable prices
  • great beer
  • depressing divey atmosphere
  • reasonable drinks
  • great jukebox blasting
  • awesome thursday
  • really cool rebbeca
  • friendly great food
  • sucked music
  • very good nights
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