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    ANIMAL

    3.7 (15 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)
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    Friendly staff, decent drinks (a little overpriced), good music, and the place was pretty packed.

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    It was so much fun good service and great drinks. Highly recommended enjoy it was amazing night out.

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    A beautiful setting with friendly service and a great vibe. Williamsburg needed this place!

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    Great music nice crowd with no attitude I found love there there as well xxxxxxxdxxxxxxx

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    A great addition to the neighborhood, from the owners of the Exley comes Animal.

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    3 Dollar Bill

    3 Dollar Bill

    3.6
    (69 reviews)
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    A staple of the Brooklyn gay nightlife scene. There's pretty much always something going on…read morehere..most nights have events, and yeah, expect to grab tickets for a lot of them. You'll find everything from disco parties to drag performances (including queens from RuPaul's Drag Race), plus Survivor and The Traitors watch parties. The circuit parties are always a good time, but if you need a breather, the back patio is clutch. In the summer, the big outdoor downstairs space opens up, and if the weather's nice, it turns into a "who's who" of gay NYC. There's also a food stall out on the patio that absolutely comes through when you need a late-night bite.

    I came here for a Dia De Los Muertos event that blew my expectations out of the water. It was a…read moreLate Night food market event with live Mexican band music in the outdoor area. The food market had variety of Mexican dishes to choose from esquite truffle to tacos al pastor. They also had merchants selling hand-made Mexican products such as purses. After grabbing some tacos and cafe de la olla, I hit the dance floor with my husband and friend. The atmosphere was so festive that it seemed like everybody was dancing and enjoying each other's company as if we were at a quinceanera. Once the live music ended around 10ish pm, we went inside and continued the party with a live dj and delicious Mezcal mules, which was big enough to split into two cups. The dj started with some classic Mexican music and then continued the night with some old school reggaeton. I felt like I was 19 again and dancing at a basement party...the good old days. I had such a good time that I got bummed out when the party ended at midnight like I was Cinderella and had to leave before my carriage turned back into a pumpkin. My husband and I can't wait to have another date night at 3 Dollar Bill.

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    Cafe Balearica

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    4.0
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    0.5 mi

    I absolutely love the vibe here. Upstairs is a bar, with string lights and disco balls. It's laid…read moreback but still has a fun, lively feel. You can bring outside food and the cocktails a fantastic. Downstairs is a proper dance floor that usually opens at 11. You can effortlessly switch between hanging out upstairs and living it up in the basement which I love. If you can early enough you can even skip the cover charge!

    You can choose from two main vibes at Cafe Balearica. Upstairs, you have a spacious, somewhat…read morerelaxed bar and lounge area. The music is at a low enough volume that you can hear your conversations, it doesn't get too crowded so you can spread out, even if you're in a large group. Downstairs, it's a lot tighter, with a DJ, dance floor, lounge seating area, and a much more packed and busy atmosphere on the weekends. I like ping ponging between both vibes when I'm with friends. Admittedly I've found the music both times to be too experimental for me. Confessing that makes me feel like an old person shaking my fist or at least shaking my head, misunderstanding what makes the youth tick. But I had no trouble twirling around the dance floor to this weird experimental music after throwing back a few tequila sodas upstairs. A few times while here my friends have split up into the group that wants to go downstairs to dance and the group that wants to stay upstairs and chill. It's relatively easy to navigate between both vibes, which I enjoy about this spot very much.

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