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Parkside Lounge

Critics' Pick

317 E. Houston St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Ave. B See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-673-6270 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
9.0 out of 10

3 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Work, Billiards, Cabaret, Comedy Club, Live Music, Open Mic

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Daily, 1pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 2pm-8pm; $3 domestic beers and well drinks; $12 pitchers

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

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The Lower East Side was once a place where expiring hipsters would quietly drink themselves to death in downtown's last-ditch demimonde of derelict, drug-laden depravity. But this bustling neighborhood has seen a turnaround in recent years, and so has the Parkside's once sordid clientele. They keep the well drinks flowing, the classic rock blaring and the billiard balls clanking in the bar's otherwise sterile and faceless neon-lit front room. — Andy Bailey

Reader Ratings

9.0

my favorite bar

vanessasparling from lower east side | Posted on 8/2/04

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

a great place for after work, weekend afternoons, ), a game of pool, catch all kinds of lower east side characters and fend off the hipsters!

Cool folks

hippylawyer from East Village | Posted on 8/13/03

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)

Andy probably lives in Connecticut and has only been to the Parkside once, on a weekend. Moreover, he clearly never (1) talked to anyone who works there, since they are all completely unpretentious, kind people, (2) visited the back room, where...Read More