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    Dada

    4.8 (14 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Live music
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    What a find! This is a hidden gem. Amazing ambiance it feels like a jazz bar but with a coffee house vibe too. The cocktails were delicious as were the snacks. We were looking for a place for date night in queens that wasn't just a restaurant or another bar and what a find this was. There was live music (amazing jazz trio) and the bar tender was awesome. He had us such fun cocktails and gave use on the house samples. I cannot recommend this place enough

    Yasi H.

    Such a lovely bar in Ridgewood! I thoroughly enjoyed this space. When you walk in, there's an open space with tables and chairs that can also be cleared to make room for a dance floor. The bar itself wraps around the back with plenty of seating. I like how there's a large booth in the very back. There's a lovely outdoor patio with plenty of tables and chairs. Just such a great layout for a bar! Due to neighbors, we were ushered inside after midnight to keep the noise down. I enjoyed the plethora of libation options, all of the cocktails sounded so unique and my friends all enjoyed the ones they got. I settled on the Pura Vida and it was divine. They also have a food menu with a fun mix of bites with some middle eastern flair sprinkled in. While it was too late for me to try any food, I will definitely be back to try some. The owners are so kind and organize a wide variety of community events in the space, like literary circles, poetry readings, and more! Definitely check this spot out if you're ever in the Ridgewood area, you won't regret it!

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    Came here on a Sunday evening for a jazz show with 3 others. The staff were great and helped us pick out drinks, and the music was amazing.

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    great DJ on a saturday night, drinks were good, intimate, small crowd. nice outdoor space

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    Nice decor, good drinks and tapas. The place has live music at night and an outdoor patio which is awesome in the nice weather.

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    The Bad Old Days - Library

    The Bad Old Days

    4.3(64 reviews)
    0.6 miRidgewood
    $$

    According to the Internet, this is the #1 bar in Ridgewood, so I decided to check it out with BF…read moreafter dinner at Rolo's. The bar is a bit on the smaller side in terms of seating, but it has a TON of personality. I loved the eclectic decorations and knickknacks around the seating areas and the bar. The bartender had the TV tuned in to Jeopardy, so my inner (or extremely obvious?) nerd was beaming. In terms of the drinks themselves, I tried the cocoa orange whiskey (?) infusion on the rocks, and my BF had the chipotle paloma. We would both say they were solid, definitely not at "craft cocktail" level, but decent. This bar has a fun + dive-y feel - the kind of place where you get a beer, a plate of chicken nuggets, and watch trash tv with your neighborhood crew (I think they actually do have people who have a weekly Bachelorette viewing during the week). Definitely worth checking out if you're already in the area and looking for ~vibes.~

    I've spent a decent amount of time in Ridgewood and unsurprisingly, much of that time has been here…read moreat The Bad Old Days. I've had a number of drinks here and it's been a great meeting spot for late night occasions, especially ones that revolve around a good drink. No doubt it's one of the more underrated nightlife venues in the borough. The setup feels like something out of a Brooklyn type bar - pseudo hipster vibe, casual environment with the whole board games and stacks of books all within a space that is well divided to give a different feel in each corner of the small'ish interior. Like a living room extension but with adult company. Of course, the bar is the most prominent thing in the room and it's a great place to chill as a solo patron. Groups can congregate in the lounge-y areas but the feel is remarkably different depending on where one choses to hang. On a beverage front, there is no shortage of quality drinks to be had. The cocktails are well made and not expensive; the bartenders do a good job of making sure each drink carries a certain kind of potency before leaving the bar. The happy hours are lovely as well, combined with a good deals ($5 shot + beer special, $5 cocktails, etc.) and even better hours (2-8pm!). Lastly, I appreciate a good name. Bad Old Days can be interpreted in many facets, but I think this establishment prides itself on good company and somehow rewards us with simple, good drinks. Bring a friend or three, enjoy the random movies that get projected onto the wall, and enjoy a late night capper in a quiet part of an emerging part of Queens.

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    Hellbender

    4.3(109 reviews)
    0.3 miRidgewood

    Some of their dishes are worth the hype! We made reservation for brunch at 11:30am on a Sunday and…read moreit was completely full. (don't attempt to walk in, place is small and PACKED!) We tried a bunch of stuff and the star was definitely the soft scrambled egg tostada, the masa pancakes and coffee tres leches cake. These are a must try! Good to try was also the fried oaxacan cheese but at $14 for 3 pieces, it's not worth a repeat order for me. These were skippable to be honest: mega thick bacon (just ok) home fries (meh) The chilaquiles (pork chorizo, salsa ranchera, crema, queso fresco, sunny up eggs) lacked flavor for a dish with so much going on. Service was pretty quick.

    For dinner, I was pretty underwhelmed overall. The food was good, not great. And we were seated at…read morethe strangest table in the whole restaurant, it felt like they pulled out a random hightop to accommodate my party (we had a rez) -classic cocktails were very good -was kindof annoyed that a draft beer comes ina smaller glass, not a pint glass. Like come on -soft shell crab taco/quesadilla was sitting in a pool of liquid, it was soggy af -rest of the food was honestly just OK/good. Not mind blowing -churro dessert was not cooked well. I think it was fried in oil that was too hot. The outside was very fried and crisp, borderline tough. Inside literally raw. -quality to price just did not seem worth it. It was $120 per person I do not recommend for dinner

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    Rolo's - Double cheeseburger

    Rolo's

    4.4(515 reviews)
    0.4 miRidgewood
    $$$

    Returned for dinner after a few years and it's still 5 stars for me. This time, I tried:…read more + Calabrian chili butter polenta bread + Leafy green and herb salad + Rigatoni + Lasagne verde bolognese + Pork tbone + Rhubarb almond tart + Black Forest ice cream cake Top highlights were the lasagne and pork. Salad, rigatoni and desserts were also great. Can skip the bread.

    Overhyped? Hell yeah. Worth the schlep all the way to Queens? Eeeehhh, not really…read more Service was...odd. Felt so unnatural and choreographed. Every staff member was super young--barely legal or not even. Every interaction felt like staff were practicing their lines, playing a role in a play, and us, customers, were just cast. Waiters and buss boys were speaking to us like we were dumb/deaf/on the spectrum/high/drunk. It was so disconcerting. Never had such weird experience. Made me so uncomfortable. We were the first ones in the door with 11am reservation on a Saturday. The place filled up quickly. High noise level. Not the best for large groups. The burgers sell out quickly, as only 68 are prepared daily, so we snagged those right away. So delicious. Double smashed cheeseburger--simple and satisfying. Very rich. Would return for this again. French toast was disappointing. Looked pretty but tasted of nothing. It wasn't French toast in a traditional preparation: it was bread pudding cut into a slice and drizzled with syrup and served French toast style. The texture was of a moist but bland bread pudding. Utterly disappointing. Skip. War potatoes (crispy potatoes that are served as a side, with a dollop of super spicy sauce) were very tasty. Double or triple fried to a crispy perfection. Love me some perfectly crisp potatoes. These are super caloric, so prepare for some heartburn after. Ask for war sauce on the side because it is SPICY. House made pistachio gelato was superb. So many pistachios--I'd eat this daily and would return for this!

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