Cheap drinks help make this a strong contender for Columbia's best dive.
Generic name, but then what do you expect from the Dive Bar folks? Craft beers, solid execution.
Classic vaudeville theater lets you get all intimate with Thom Yorke's lazy left eye.
Closest we're getting to lakeside fun, with beer, burgers, and sick views.
BBQ and sports and neon beer signs. "Put some south in yo' mouth."
- Candle Bar
- Upper West Side
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Dive, Gay Bar, Lounge, Performance
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Open
Gay dive that's a nice counterbalance to the frat-tastic bullshit of the Upper West Side.
Needle in a haystack for jammy jazz and so-so Medi eats.
A cramped but worthy respite from Amsterdam's frat bar row.
Mourn the memory of punk among a like-minded crowd.
Less of a dive than the name implies, but still a good place to spill on yourself.
Squint and imagine you're at a beach—with the West Side Highway running through it.
Collegiate rooftop party scene. Lions and a few locals, oh my!
Great bar with a great party vibe. Flip cup optional.
Buddah's luxury lair at the top of Time Warner.
Burger and a beer before your visit to Alice Tully.
Smokers vie for sidewalk seats while inside they're partying like it's 1929.
The Empire Hotel makes it drinky time on its vast rooftop.
Gastropub’s elaborate cocktail array will have you Oliver Pissed.
- Smoke
- Upper West Side
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Live Music
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Open
Live jazz, although keep in mind you're closer to Columbia than Harlem.
Booze and belly laughs at a classic New York comedy club.
- Suite
- Upper West Side
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Gay Bar
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Open
- Vareli
- Upper West Side
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Wine Bar
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Open
Uptown grocery gets into the refined dining game with a candlelit Mediterranean duplex.
Long way from the Village, but still pouring.
Access Perk!
Unwind in style after a long day at the (Midtown) office.
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