Dollar pizza and $8 Picklebacks . What more could I ask for . Lol . Definitely a dive bar . Bathrooms are filthy but the service is awesome and it has a convenient location . read more

Charleston - Pizza and whiskey . - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Charleston is a dive bar on Bedford Street with TVs, cheap drinks, $1 pizza and expensive skee-ball. The bar is low-key and a fun place to stop by if you want to catch the end of a sports game, or just want to get intoxicated, but other than that, there is nothing that would draw me to this bar on a regular basis. Skeeball is $5 for 9 sets of balls which is ridiculously priced if you think about it. You could easily waste lots of money on skeeball here if you wanted to or you could spend very little chowing down on $1 sub-par pizzas and $5 beers. read more

I fucking love the Charleston. I absolutely hate Williamsburg because I generally feel really uncomfortable around really wealthy and image obsessed people, but the Charleston is the exception to that rule. Real decent beer prices and always great music. I've seen a lot of shows in their basement, which are FUN AS HELL. (caveat: if you like metal.) The crowd is generally really good, on show nights it's basically the crowd that's there to see the band. Went to the 'secret' Rorschach show last night so there were a bunch of crust heads there. Whatever. Still great music and FREE PIZZA WITH EVERY BEER. Great end of the night spot if you're in Brooklyn, or great place to start if you plan on leaving. Definitely check the Charleston out to booze or see a show. read more

This is one of my fav dives in willy b. Bring your drunk face or get it here. Beer and shot special - awesome happy hour. I like coming here on a nice day to sit outside and people watch with a cigarette. If they have bands playing in the basement take a second to watch em' sometimes there is just some standing water hanging around and you feel like you might get electrocuted. But that's the true charm of the place :) A dive done right...I don't know if its on purpose though. read more

Great spot to get drinks right on Bedford Ave. Booze is cheap and if you go from 12-8pm, you can get a free personal pizza with your order! It's got great atmosphere. I would absolutely recommend if any of this appeals to you: -System of a Down was playing when I arrived -There are skeeball and HD-Duckhunt machines -You can get a big can of beer and a shot of whiskey for $7 -You have a beard or like them read more

Found this spot while walking around after dinner at a nearby restaurant with some friends. I can't wait to go back! Spacious, clean, drinks are priced well and pizza! Yes, pizza! I believe the pizza was for $1. We were so stuffed from dinner we decided against the pizza but everyone in the place was eating it. The location is great right around the corner from the L train Bedford Avenue stop. What more could you ask for right? Well, on top of all these great things in the back are two skee ball machines, a hunting game, and photo booth that takes dollars as well as cards! I can't wait to go back there with more friends and actually try the pizza and spend lots of money on skee ball and photo strips. And of course DRINKS! read more

Came here after brunch in the area with friend and I could just tell it's a chill dope spot. It was a Sunday so I didn't expect people to be out but this place has a loyal following. I like the mystery and darkness of the place on the inside but there is always outside seating if you want to experience some weather. It's 2016 and each booth has its own outlet which is amazing and if you don't have the adapter that plugs in the wall you can still just use the cord. Their happy hour is everyday from 12-8 and once you spend over $4 you get a free pizza during that time or its $1 afterwards. It's cute quality pizza but you get what you put into it. The drinks my friend and I had were good, nothing to extravagant just rum and pineapple but I appreciated the bartenders heavy hand. My friend and I each had about 4 drinks and the bill was cheaper than we expected. All over the walls they have specials like 5 shots of jack Daniels for $20. I would definitely come back here more than one and just enjoy the vibe. Very nice place to be and the staff is nice as well. read more

This place is so great. They have this special where you get a Tallboy, a shot, and a personal pizza for $9!!! An actual dream come true.

Haiku: One dollar pizzas Trivia night on Tuesdays Yet to get one right To Eat or Not to Eat: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways! read more

A haven in a neighborhood of douche. One of the few bars I'll actually walk into because they play good music and the staff is awesome. They also hold killer shows in the basement. Free pizza with beer, but you don't need to fight the gaggle of hipsters they have at the Alligator lounge or similar bars. The drinks are cheap and the outside area is room enough to relax with a pack of cigarettes and watch the self-conscious parade of hip walk by. Extra points if you manage to trip one. read more

Divey bar with cheap drinks... but with a whole lot more: - Great, chill crowd. - Music selection is solid (heard everything from classic Weezer to Led Zep). - $1 personal pizza (additional $1 for toppings) with every order. - Buck Hunter and skeeball in the back. - Friendly staff and bartenders. read more

Fresh out the Yelp NYC office this is my first review since working there. The Charleston is the kind of place that needs to be reviews with known standards in place. If you are looking for amazing service, the cleanest surface this is not your place and if you write a bad review because of those reasons you a fuck fuck Cheap prices, $5 corona, unheard of in NYC. PIZZA WITH EVERY DRINK. This place is the shit. read more

Don't even bother trying to go here if you are waiting for your new NY state ID to come in the mail and only have the interim ID the DMV gives you and your work ID. The bouncer wouldn't even look at it, there's even a barcode he could've scanned to see that it's real and wouldn't. I'm almost 30 and in my opinion don't look underage, and if he just looked at what I was trying to hand him he would've seen the year I was born. It wasn't even a busy weekend night it was the middle of a Sunday afternoon and I was just trying to get pizza. I've come here numerous times since moving to NY from Philly a few months ago, brought friends and family here, and will never go back just because of the ignorant bouncer. Also, the bathroom is disgusting..more disgusting then your average dive bar bathroom. read more

Place is awesome. Shout outs to Dave. You run a well oiled establishment. Bravo, keep it going for years to come.

Amazing place for cheap drinks. Loud people. Really vibrant place during busy hours. $1 pizza 12-8pm. Arcade In the back. They have 3 bar tenders at all time ( every time Ive gone) so your not really waiting for ever to get serviced. This was my bar to go for the summer of 2016 -2017 (even in the fall). They have 5 booths, but dont expect to be sititng, unless you get there before rush hour. The pickle juice they use in thier pickle back shot could be much better. Theres aren't the best. But hey who wouldn't enjoy a $4-$5 beer and free pizza during happy hour. read more

I love the Charleston cause the blow jobs are warm... And the beer is cold, the pizza is good as well.

This is it. This is the bar that you need to see and experience when exploring Brooklyn. Their Happy Hour is a full work day. That's right mother fuckers, 8 hours. Not only are the bartenders the NICEST dudes in the world, but the pizza that comes for free is epic. I'm a Philadelphia resident and go out of my way to come here! Props guys, you're doin' it right. read more

Charleston - Snakebite. - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

1 dollar peekzah! Now that's a good deal! Plus they got 5$ beer and shot deal. Cool atmosphere and chill music. Love this place!! I'm drunk. read more

Charleston - I already took the shot - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love this spot it's a fun atmosphere and good people. No dumb drama involved and the drinks are at an awesome price plus the little pizzas are a perk when you're getting hammered it saves you from taking a trip to a diner or McDonalds afterwards for those drunken munchies read more

As a non drinker, this place was great to go with a group of drunks. For every beer they got, I got to snag half their pizza, so I was full after about an hour. Most of the time I've spent here has been downstairs watching bands play, which for the most part has been great. If you're used to basement shows then this isn't much different - smells of beer, crust punks and farts downstairs (depending on the crowds beer & pizza intake I guess?) fill the air and make you feel right at home. The speakers are at about face level, but since the ceiling is barely taller than I am (at 6'0), I'm not sure where else they were going to put them. I can't comment too much on the crowd in the bar, though if you're looking to avoid hipsters in 2009...in Williamsburg...you might have a little problem. read more

This bar is a nice casual spot for reasonably priced drinks. The 10" pie is only $1 AFTER purchasing a drink. This is a good deal that goes until 3:30 AM! I would say order at least one topping or you'll get a pizza with little cheese and little flavor. It's kind of loud so talking with friends at the table may require some screaming but it's not too bad. The music comes from a jukebox so it's pretty good and has variety most of the time. I would definitely come here again. read more

Very disappointed. I was enjoying my afternoon here. A friend had invited my S/o and myself over to enjoy their special. We had been enjoying some drinks, 3 rounds, when the manager approached us and told us he couldn't have the same dog sitting outside on the patio "loitering". We had spent about $60-$70 just my boyfriend and I. Mind you, our friends dog is clearly a service dog. Said the dog was taking up too much room and that we needed to leave. The dog had stayed in the same spot for the 3hours we were there. Didn't make a sound and was in no ones way. The manager was very confrontational and it turned me off. As a tourist who was out to spend a lot of money on the 4th of July, I guess I will take my money elsewhere. Don't come here to sit on the sidewalk patio if you have a dog. Definitely don't come here if you have a service dog. read more

This place is a dirty dark bar and I kinda like it. The bar itself is long a fairly easy to order from. The bartenders were friendly and quick and they have an ok selection of beers. There is plenty of seating towards the back but the vinyl or whatever they are made of is often a little sticky. The lighting is pretty good, dark right where I like it. The upstairs music level was also ok. They also serve a free slice of pizza for each drink purchased but be forewarned the pizza is not very good. Downstairs, they play concerts of local musicians. This place is equal to the college frat basement party (only missing the foam): unfinished, exposed piping, dirty bathrooms, kegs in plain sight. - Don't take your first date down here. Overall, go here if your favorite local band is playing or if you just need a quick drink, otherwise I'm sure you can find something better. read more

The pricing is right at this bar, it is your great Brooklyn bar in the heart of Williamsburg. From the street you have a bit of seating on a front patio. Then inside you pass a TV playing something 80s/90s and bar on the left, with all the prices on the mirror behind it. To the right is a slot for pizza. Deep inside there is quite an open space, and seating on an elevated plateau along the wall. Underneath in the basement is a solid spot for live performances, that kind of cramped garage feel. Nevertheless, I've seen some pretty good shows in the basement. As for selection, three IPAs/Stone Pale Ales for $5 each. Blue point too. There is the $1 delicious pizza, who cares that it's one dollar? Once I met a childhood friend of Josh Hamilton, hailing from Raleigh, NC. Sometimes the bar seems too heavy metal. Go for the $5.00 beers. read more

Exciting little dive bar right off the l in williamsburg. Place has free pizza with the purchase of a drink and while it isn't necessarily the best in the world it's better than certain places whose sole occupation is manufacturing the stuff. I had some pbr equivalent that came with a lime and it was pretty tasty for a 3 dollar drink. I'll definitely be back. read more

This place is an awesome dive bar. If your looking for affordable drinks before you have to hop on the L train which is literally on the corner then this is tge spot, also did I mention the free personal pizza you get with a purchase of a beer read more

I used to come here a bunch, but hadn't been back in almost a year and a half, since i moved out of the neighborhood. But i stopped in last night on a whim, and almost EVERY complaint i used to have about the place has been fixed. I think there were all new bartenders, who were AWESOME, not at all like the jerks who used to spend all night flirting and never remember to get your drinks. Plus, there was a trivia night going on, which was a lot of fun. I won a shot , but missed out on first place which was a 30 dollar bar tab. Nice! Definitely coming back next week. best trivia night i've been to in brooklyn so far. Plus, you cant complain about free pizza. read more

Flat beer. Lame. Went here to see a friend's band play, we all left afterwards. read more

It's dive, so I guess it's exactly what you'd expect. It's kinda dirty, loud and cheap. I usually like dives, but at times the music volume is just too deafening to enjoy it woth my friends as we just spend the entire night screaming at each other. The age range is skewed a bit young too so maybe it wasn't my crowd. Can't beat $1 pizza in Williamsburg though I guess... read more

Very affordable and fun place decent service The place looks a little rundown ad could use a little touch up but overall a great place You can't get more bang for your buck 25$ for a pitcher of beer and four shots ! and 1$ mini personal pizza pies read more

bands are in the basement. high life is $3. you can sit outside. note: they are doing away with pizza and will soon be serving cajun food. i expect the puke factor to rise exponentially. read more

It's funny, I only started going to bars that are actually my speed recently. I've lived in Brooklyn for about... oh, eight months now... and for some reason people have really only taken me to douchey hipster bars. Now, I'm not saying that there aren't a fair share of douchey hipsters at the Charleston, because there are for sure - how could you be on Bedford in Wburg and NOT have at least some contingent of that element? But aside from that, there are mostly people of various subcultures, alcoholics, and crust punks/homeless types hanging out here. And the bartenders kinda all look like trannies - not because they are, but because like the honey badger, they don't care. They don't give a shit. That's why I liked the Charleston. Anyone trying to contest the fact that this place is a "true dive" is out of their mind (ahem, Clint H). The bathrooms smell like loading docks on the East River and have some seriously depressing graffiti (although someone did graffiti "all day all week, occupy wall street" on one of the toilets, which is kinda cool). The bar is DIRTY, like it's never been cleaned, ever, not once since it opened in 1933. Furniture is only functional and is very ratty. Music is not ironic or hip - it's loud, piercing metal and suchlike (not the kind you find at St. Vitus, more like the kind you find on a local public access channel metal show hosted by forty year old burnouts with skullets). Beer and drinks are CHEAP - I had a Mexican car crash spilled directly on my sleeve by both the bartender and the gentleman attempting to consume said beverage, but at six bucks for a margarita with a Corona IN it, I guess it didn't matter too much. I was loathe to actually touch the bar which we were saddled up to, because it was so sticky and wet. One of the lady bartenders looked exactly like this old junkie (dude) from my old stomping ground. And yet, all of these things don't bother me; in fact, I find them endearing. The Charleston doesn't put on any airs - it's simply a place where drunkards hang out. You know I do hate though? Yuppies and hipsters and the aspiring middle class. And there's not much of that going on here. read more

The music over the sound system was so loud we may have heard wrong but someone said there was free pizza with every drink, though we never saw a single slice... Either we heard wrong or we didn't know the secret code (we tried, 'hey can we get some pizza' but that didn't do much) Got some dirty looks from some kids with beards. Could have been worse. read more

hmmm. where to begin. i went here last week to celebrate a friends b-day. she recommended. so we went. because of the $1 pizza. its not free. it was the day nyc had really heavy rain. we were sittied in the back area and all of sudden the floor was all flooded. my purse was soaked. so we asked the guy to move the table. the bartender said NO, that we just had to deal with it. and i told him about my purse and his response was "shit happens". i was mad but didnt let it get to me. we just moved to the front of the bar. but i thought that was really rude of him. it not my fault your bar was flooding, at least be respectful and try to help out. my thought process was that we were paying customers shouldn't you be respectful to us. i tipped more the 20% anywhere i go. i will never in my life go here again just because of the response the bartender gave me. and i made sure no one goes here that i know. read more

The vibe in this bar is amazing!! Love the music the alcohol and the price!!! One of the bartenders (Verica) is so sweet! She's the best !!! Definitely would recommend!! read more

A pizza joint inside the bar, The Smiths on the juke, and late-night dance parties in the basement -- If loving the Charleston is wrong... I don't wanna be right. read more

we bounced from Mugs when they closed and noticed this place didn't close til 4. it was my friend's 30th birthday, and well, he was calling the shots (ho ho ho, see what I did there?) so we were obligated to close another bar down. so we stayed til closing at Charleston, where the drinks were cheap, the other patrons were a complete mixed bag of every type of person you'll find in New York, and they have power outlets in the booths. also, the guy in our group who really wanted Jagerbombs? the Charleston had no problem making them for us. I hate the taste of Red Bull but I'll cave in to Jagerbomb peer pressure once or twice a year. I think I'm good for a while now, though. come here to continue making your hazy night even hazier, and on the cheap. I'm a fan. read more

free pizza awesome bartenders good music low key i like. read more

The Charleston isn't planting any flags in the realm of the "free pizza with every beer" category, but I do applaud their efforts. I represented with a Brooklyn lager, got my free pizza, and agreed that the formula works, and will always work. The bar is pretty nondescript without the pizza so just make sure you go hungry. read more

This place smells like the urine of a swarm of hobos. They had a bouncer working at 4pm on a tuesday which was stupid. He was a douche as well. The two stars were for the bartender who was sweet. Cant stand in here for more than 10 minutes though without getting a headache from the smell of a sea of piss read more