Williamsburg's live music bar scene runs from country to indie to jazz. Skinny Dennis keeps honky-tonk alive nightly, Pete's Candy Store hosts intimate sets in a converted train car, and Union Pool's outdoor stage is a neighborhood institution. These are the bars where the music is part of the experience.
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 i…
Williamsburg · 709 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
An intimate Williamsburg tavern-turned-venue where cheap drinks meet an all-day calendar of comedy, live music, readings and open-mics—sign-up starts at 4-pm every Sunday for the famed bit-rails.
Williamsburg · 484 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
A former pool-supply storefront under the BQE turned into one of Williamsburg’s last genuinely rough-around-the-edges good time spots—three rooms, a patio with a taco truck grinning away, and enough music and chaos that…
Williamsburg · 345 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Funky fun jazz bar and supper club with surprisingly good food. If you're with a group, you’ll want to sit in the dining room instead of the bar. If you're on a date, check out the garden out back.
Williamsburg · 113 N 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA
German beer hall where people end up dancing on tables with a stein in hand while a live brass band plays five nights a week, no cover. The pretzels arrive on wooden boards and the beer list runs mostly German and Belgi…
Williamsburg · 260 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
A sprawling queer nightclub and performance venue in East Williamsburg that feels like queer New York embodied—big warehouse bones, a strong lights-and-sound rig, and room for everything from drag to disco to immersive …
Williamsburg · 667 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Think grandma’s living room went chic: vintage couches, low-light, and a rooftop patio that kicks into gear when the sun finally checks out. Cocktails here lean botanical and flavored with herbs (basil-lime vodka, hibis…
Williamsburg · 174 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
A Williamsburg spot that actually commits to the name—velvet banquettes, red lighting, and a back room that fills in like a slow-burn dance floor. It walks that line between lounge and late-night scene without forcing i…