Brooklyn's after-midnight bar scene spans Williamsburg's cocktail lounges to Bushwick's dance parties. These are the spots still worth going to when everywhere else has called last call.
Bushwick · 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Bushwick’s maximalist circus of a nightclub, where glitter is currency and costumes are encouraged if not required. One night it’s aerialists spinning from the ceiling, the next it’s a queer dance party that puts Studio…
Williamsburg · 82 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
A candlelit Williamsburg classic where the marble bar glows, the booths feel conspiratorial, and the bartenders slide you cocktails that taste like they’ve been practicing them since 2008. It’s equal parts date spot and…
Bushwick · 140 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
Part dive bar, part live music venue, part restaurant that sells a burger-fries-beer-and-a-shot combo for fifteen dollars and calls it the Bushwick Happy Meal. The bands are up-and-coming, the cocktails are strong and w…
Bushwick · 6 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
Rock n’ roll dive, karaoke den, coffee shop, and pool hall. The programming is reliably unhinged in the best way: live music, comedy nights, karaoke that attracts people who actually sing. Female-owned and fiercely inde…
Williamsburg · 152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
A honky-tonk saloon with a Brooklyn address and a Texas soul. The walls are packed with vintage beer signs (the kind that flicker and hum like a 1960s garage) and the live music never quits. The room is tight, the crowd…
Williamsburg · 486 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
A Williamsburg dive that actually feels like a dive. Neon rock posters, a jukebox blasting metal and classic rock, and cheap schooners cradled like trophies. There’s a backyard patio and shuffleboard/pinball hiding behi…
Bushwick · 12 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Industrial edge meets warm light in this Bushwick bar-venue on Grattan St. Housed in a former casket factory, Pine Box pours local craft beers, seasonal/vegan cocktails, and serves up late-night pizza along with snacks.…
South Brooklyn · 641 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
Friends and Lovers splits cleanly in two. Bar up front, and a back room that flips between DJs, live sets, and comedy depending on the night. It’s cash only, and the crowd comes prepared, especially once things shift to…