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East Village

diverse dive bar pulse · 10003

Avenue A still runs the show, but the real action threads off it. Tompkins Square anchors the southern stretch, then 7th Street pulls you past McSorley's and into the ramen corridor where Ippudo and Rai Rai Ken trade punches. The dive bench is deep: 11th Street Bar, Doc Holliday's on Avenue A, Lucy's if Ludmila is in. Vintage hunting lives on 9th between First and A. Tradeoff is honest: the punk bones thin every year as another nail salon replaces another record shop, but the late-night density holds. Bring cash for Mona's, bring patience for the wait at Superiority Burger.

21,467
singles 22–50
48%
male
$78,578
median income
$3,049
median rent
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Local date spots

Irving Plaza · East VillageWebster Hall · East VillagePlease Don't Tell · East VillageGramercy Theatre · East VillageDeath & Co East Village · East VillagePineapple Club · East VillageHearth · East VillageVia Della Pace · East VillageAmor y Amargo · East VillageTuome · East VillageTop Secret Comedy Club · East VillageIl Posto Accanto · East VillageMerchant's House Museum · East VillageParadise Lost · East VillageLê Phin · East VillagePlado Tasting Bar · East VillageRuffian · East VillageClaud · East VillageAURA Tapas & Cocktail Bar · East VillageLuthun · East Village6BC Botanical Garden · East VillageBibi Wine Bar · East VillageHard to Explain · East VillageSauced · East VillageHidden Tiger · East VillageDiVin Wine Bar · East VillageEast Village
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26 spots across East Village

  • East Village
    Activity

    Irving Plaza

    Live music venue4.3 · 3,243
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Activity

    Webster Hall

    Live music venue4.2 · 3,141
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Please Don't Tell

    Cocktail bar$$$$4.3 · 2,445
  • East Village
    Activity

    Gramercy Theatre

    Live music venue4.5 · 2,311
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Death & Co East Village

    Cocktail bar4.5 · 2,100
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Pineapple Club

    Cocktail bar4.7 · 1,170
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Dining

    Hearth

    Italian restaurant$$$$4.5 · 1,023
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Dining

    Via Della Pace

    Italian restaurant$$$$4.6 · 1,004
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Amor y Amargo

    Cocktail bar$$$$4.7 · 979
    LGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Dining

    Tuome

    Fine dining restaurant$$$$4.5 · 781
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Activity

    Top Secret Comedy Club

    Comedy club5 · 656
    LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access
  • East Village
    Dining

    Il Posto Accanto

    Italian restaurant$$$$4.6 · 618
    LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access
  • East Village
    Activity

    Merchant's House Museum

    Museum4.7 · 537
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Paradise Lost

    Cocktail bar$$$$4.4 · 495
    Good for groupsWheelchair access
  • East Village
    Cafés

    Lê Phin

    Coffee shop$$$$4.7 · 463
    Outdoor seatingWheelchair access
  • East Village
    Dining

    Plado Tasting Bar

    Tapas restaurant$$$$4.7 · 443
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Ruffian

    Wine bar$$$$4.7 · 430
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Dining

    Claud

    European restaurant$$$$4.3 · 399
    Outdoor seating
  • East Village
    Drinks

    AURA Tapas & Cocktail Bar

    Cocktail bar4.9 · 391
    Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Dining

    Luthun

    Fine dining restaurant$$$$4.8 · 368
    LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access
  • East Village
    Activity

    6BC Botanical Garden

    Botanical garden4.6 · 288
    Wheelchair access
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Bibi Wine Bar

    Wine bar$$$$4.6 · 253
    Outdoor seatingGood for groups
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Hard to Explain

    Bar$$$$4.7 · 249
    LGBTQ+ friendly
  • East Village
    Drinks

    Sauced

    Wine bar$$$$4.6 · 126
    Outdoor seating
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