One word, cheap drinks and we LOVE that! It doesn't get that busy so it's nice if you just want to grab a cheap drink, and hangout with friends. Don't expect anything fancy but they make great mixed drinks 3/5 read more

Solid dive bar with solid bartenders It's byof so if you're hungry order a snack They do serve chips and small commodities but not much. They also have a ton of merch. So if you're in the mood for a drink in greenpoint and you think every place is closed just consider lake street read more

Great neighborhood dive bar. Been in here a few times when I am in town. Barkeeps are top notch and the locals are friendly. Always a good time. read more

How have I not reviewed this bar yet?! Been here quite a few times already and it's always a nice time. Really a local spot. Each time I go I. The place is flooded with regulars which is what I look for in a good bar. The bartenders are always super friendly and the prices are pretty good too. I am a woman who likes to go to bars alone and so when I leave reviews I like to highlight that point as well. I can say Lake Street has become a regular spot for me that I often frequent alone , sometimes during the week and also in weekends, and I feel comfortable. If you want to chant with some regulars you totally can, if you just want to hang alone with your drink it's great for that too. Highly recommend. read more

Nice neighborhood place. Good music and agreeable drink specials given brooklyn, inflation, etc. Bartender and barflies were friendly

Went there to watch the game on Saturday night and they only had it on two tv screens - refused to turn it on the rest of the tvs or use the projectors, huge buzzkill considering they advertise they play all nfl games. Bartenders were rude about it read more

I was a bit torn on what to give this place settled on the 2 stars because at the end of the day the place itself just didn't have that great of a vibe. Came here to meet someone for drinks before starting the night I happen to arrive first sat at the bar right up front by the door , sat there for about 5-6 minutes before the guy bartender even noticed me, ended up getting some Brooklyn lager beer not bad great beer. My company finally arrived & basically the same deal long time to grab or even get the bartenders attention for drinks it's not that big a place & I get that maybe they are preoccupied but the reality is a good bartender notices & pays attention to its customers these guys were simply not all there. Music wise ahh don't understand what was going on as it got a little later the place emptied out quick it seems to me people came & went rather quickly. We finished our drinks & were on our way ok place if u r grabbing a quick drink & not making it your main place for the night. read more

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Good dive bar with decent Happy Hour and beer/shot specials. Drafts were $2 off during HH, and HH ends at 8! You can make shot specials into picklebacks for $1 more. Tons of seating and cool bathroom wallpaper. read more

Lake Street - Beer menu - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This place has since become my favorite bar in all of Brooklyn. Bravo! Love the peach margarita - love the JELLO shots! Love this place!

So this past Friday I came here with a friend and her buddy from Minneapolis. This place had very good 80's music playing in the background, a good crowd and very good beer on tap. The margaritas we ordered were nice and strong and the bartenders were very nice, especially the chick with tattoos she was awesome. read more

This is one of the best local bars-- My favorite part of all is that it is 2 mins away from my house-- Perfection if my friend calls me at 1am she has a crisis and needs a drink. The bartenders are great-- Very friendly. Sometimes they get carried with the conversation and don't see people waiting to order (this is the only thing that made me give it 1 star down) It a cool dive bar. They have happy hour as every other bar. They have TV's so you can watch the games. The music is loud so no ease-dropping on other convos. They have a lot of seating. I love the high tops by the window. It also very dark in there, which can be creepy in a sense. I like it have gone back on many occasions and will definitely go again soon read more

Long story short, gave this place a bad review cuz they're dicks. Told me to leave after just sitting there crying cuz my cat had just died. They kicked me out and said 'maybe you can yelp about it' read more

This is a chill bar and also they tracked me down and returned my wallet to me after it was missing for a while- with the cash inside!! So they're really nice, too. They had to call my card company after trying to find me on social media. read more

I'm not a Williamsburg girl at all! I mean I live on the other side of Brooklyn so this part of town is for people who love in the city. This place was a cute bar on a semi busy strip. We just stopped in for some drinks before the fire works ( had frozen margaritas ) and it was good. Had 4 drinks and 2 shots bill was like $47... so you decide. Definitely somewhere you want to just chill and meet up with friends. read more

Lake Street - Good ole margaritas - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Bartenders could not care less about the customers! Completely ignored patrons until we had to flag them down multiple times

Coming to visit my brother in NYC, he told me about this bar in Brooklyn that is Minneapolis-owned and Minneapolis-themed. The way he pitched it, it sounded like a dream come true. "You mean that I can travel to visit family in amazing cities, but can still drink in wonderfully casual bars like I am accustomed to in Minneapolis?!" He said skip it -- it's not that great. ...but. What does he know? I'm the older sister. We went, it sucked, my brother was completely right. AND They were having what appeared to be a baby's birthday party there on a Saturday late afternoon. What? Babies don't belong in bars. Parties belong in bars . Babies' parties DEFINITELY don't below in bars. ANDANDAND The bartender had on Green Bay Packers hat. (?????) Nope. read more

Visiting my best friend from out of town so we came in for a beer. Before we even had the first sip of our drink the bartender says "you two are sitting right next to each other just so you know" and walked away. The bar wasn't very busy and loud already so we were so upset and asked what we did and he basically told us we were talking to loud and offered to buy our drinks in hopes wed leave. I've Never been treated so horribly that place was awful. And talking about it around town all weekend we've heard other people express similar situations. Plus baby's should not be at a bar on a Friday night, owner or not! read more

Alas, I didn't notice that the battery level on my iPad ran dangerously low until it turned off ("WHAT THE, oh"). So here I am, procrastinating from studying by spending the wee hours of morning on Yelp. Yay. We dropped in here at the conclusion of a sick (in a good way) EP release party nearby. The Beloved was packed that night so he brought us to "this unmarked new place" instead. For a couple of hipster musicians (HA, excluding myself), this was their jam. Funny, this place was opened by a bunch of Minnesotan musicians. Hence, the Midwestern/music theme. Saunter in, grab a drink at the bar, sit at the bar or wherever you like; they don't have a host/hostess to limit your seating choices (at least not that night). They have about a dozen taps as well as a full liquor bar, including wines and ciders, and a selection of Midwestern brews of course. Compared to the other bars in the area, Lake Street was fairly empty, but it was perfect for our large group to take over the nook by the front windows. And surprise surprise, they played great music (wasn't too loud!). I'll certainly be back to sit in on their live music nights (check their FB to see who's playing). With $2 Old Dutch Traditional chips (apparently that's very Midwestern) as their only nibbles, we sadly had to leave to find more substantial grub elsewhere. Not too difficult in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Now getting home was another issue. G/Ghost train? No thanks. read more

This bar is the epitome of 'faking it' in "williamsburg". Why do you have paintings of mountains on the wall? Why are all the bands the owners were in so bad? Why do you not sell any MN craft beer? I mean, I know WHY, but it just makes you look lazy to not even have Surly cans that you can stock up on and drive out here. Bar staff sucks in a way that almost makes you pity them that this is the job they wake up for. Nice tats, brah! Any bar that counts Sean Tillman as a regular is not a place you want to go. Looking forward to the day this spot closes. Maybe they'll put a real bar in? read more

People tend to write online reviews in a state of either extreme euphoria or anger. This often gives an unfair shake to the casual spots: places who don't strive for buzz but quietly occupy more weekends than places that top a yelp search. Such is the unfortunate fate of Lake Street, probably the best "normal bar" in all of Greenpoint. It doesn't serve Fernet cocktails or shishito peppers, but does have a great atmosphere, plenty of places to sit, and clean bathrooms (which really does matter). Lake Street isn't a "wow" spot, but it doesn't aspire to be. It's simply the best and most unpretentious place to meet local friends for a beer. If that's what you need, look no further. read more

Unfortunately I don't have substantial comments to give on the beverage since we just got Guinness, but I really liked the vibes in this place. Intimate ambience (reaally dark), attentive bartender whose conscientious, deadpan patrolling back and forth raised my suspicion at first ("what does he want...? oh."), and fascinating bathroom decor. I seriously regretted bringing my phone with me (which I sometimes do for reasons I'd rather not specify) when i went because I could've taken a pic of the wall art, which comprised of scans of some sort of handwritten journal that were embedded -- not pasted over -- into the tiles. The place had the right level of noise, the type whereby you know you're in a bar and yet you don't need to shout over your drinks to talk. Good vibes, would come back again. read more

Lake Street - two pints of guinness on a bar - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

As far as local bars go, this is the best within a solid 3-block radius. It has this feeling of a 30-something Bushwick haunt, too respectable to be a true dive, but with just enough grit to give you that Cheers feeling. There are a few great stories I could tell you about this place, but somehow they don't seem appropriate for Yelp. Also, if I posted them here it might lure more people and I kinda like Lake Street the way it is. read more

I wont be going back, but that said, not totally the worst place. My first time going as Im new to area & checking out local haunts. Checked them out as saw they were close & had a Happy Hour. Enjoyed my first 2 draft beers with $2 off for HH, making them each $4 - Brooklyn Summer Ale and Founders All Day IPA. Not many people there and bartender decently attentive. Things went south during my 3rd beer and meeting the owner. The beer was good - Bell's 2 Hearted Ale, $5 with HH. Meeting the owner ruined the vibe and night. I usually relish interactions with owners as it's usually fun & gives insight into the bar. This time it gave a rather strong sour note to experience. Frankly severely marring a decent first impression of the bar. I left before finishing my 3rd beer to be any where else but there. I'm not one to patronize a place where my hard earned $$ goes to an owner who does not care about my experience, much less one that personally makes it worse. As I said, I wont be back. But if you dont meet the owner or, if you do meeet him & dont mind a souring component in your night, then Lake Street is somewhat cheap during HH and might not ruin your time. Best of luck. 'May the odds ever be in your favour'! (yes I did just quote Hunger Games) read more

Lake Street - Lake Street bar, happy hour - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Lake Street has some pretty good happy hours deals. They were offering pints of drafts for $4. There were about ten drafts on tap including a mix of macros, popular crafts, and local specials. It's a good bar, but it's in an extremely competitive bar market consider there a bars with seemingly endless beer options within a quarter mile. read more

Is it really that Minnesota themed if there are no beers from MN? I guess I thought it would be like the Walleye Saloon from How I Met Your Mother (in much the same way as I hope several vaguely Canadian bars will resemble HIMYM's Hoser Hut). Other than the lack of Minnesota Nice from the bartender, the ambiance was fine. Well drinks were reasonably priced. This spot is part of the Brooklyn Passport program, so my friends and I were drinking 2-for-1. The bar itself was fairly crowded on a Friday night at 8:45pm, but there were still plenty of tables available. Not a bad stop, but not worth going out of the way for. read more

Considering this spot is one of the closest bars to my apartment, I should come more often. There are a few reasons that I don't. Their beer selection is okay. I've noticed an improvement since they've opened and appreciate a wider selection of great beers, although they're mixed with some rather terrible ones. I have trouble respecting a bar that highlights microbrews next to InBev. I know bars have to accommodate to their patron's crappy tastes... but come on. Are you really going to drink Coors (which isn't InBev, I know) over Bells? Anyhoo, their staff is usually good although I find they have a tendency to ignore me when I'm trying to get a drink right before the end of Happy Hour at 8pm. I'm short, their bar is tall, and they tend to chat with their friends. I'm often struggling to get a beer and that's just annoying. Their backyard is super cute and I would come here just to enjoy this if there weren't so many people smoking regardless of the fact that there are No Smoking signs everywhere. The staff doesn't enforce this rule and I'm not going to be the asshole who says something to all the tables when they're capable of being decent and abiding by the rules to begin with. In the end Lake Street is just okay. I don't love it, and I don't hate it. It's the spot I come to when I want a drink and all other joints have stopped happy hour. I would love to take advantage of their back area to watch sports, but it's too small of a spot to deal with their inconsiderate smokers. read more

We stopped here randomly on our walk through the neighborhood. Sitting at the bar we randomly saw some Minnesota things and were blown away. It happens to be a Minnesota bar. I am from Minnesota originally so I was so excited. We just grabbed a quick drink but can't wait to stop back. Looked like great drink specials and a super cool/chill atmosphere. read more

Beer Selection: a pretty good array of beers offered. Full disclosure: for me as long you have Bell's seasonals (Oberon just came back!) everything else is gravy. I also appreciate having cheap domestic cans available as well as shot & a beer specials. Atmosphere: I've only ever been to Lake Street to watch games. There are a good number of TVs and a good number of sports fans in the bar that have the right amount of passion for their teams. The backyard seems pleasant but I cannot report on the late night scene. Food: there are a few snacks available at the bar, a local Minneapolis brand of chips and Nut Rolls which is a little bit more savory pay day - give it a shot. You are also welcome to bring in food from outside - there are many nearby good options. Location: very near the north entrance of the Nassau G train stop and right on Greenpoint's major commercial artery: Manhattan Ave. Recommendation: This is a great place to watch a game in Greenpoint. read more

Chill Bar by Rock stars with Midwestern theme (Means more Chi-town beers with your exposed bricks). read more

It was...fine. Not great, not bad. Just OK. Bart and I took two trains from Midtown on our last day in the city because we thought it would be fun to go to a "Minnesota" bar in Brooklyn. Sadly, there is nothing remotely Minnesota-like about this bar. No MN beers. No MN nice (even though we Minnesotans know "Minnesota Nice" is really just a euphemism for "passive-aggressively friendly"), and the bartender was a total mansplainer (sorry for asking if there were any upcoming MN-themed events, dude). We had a few beers because they were cheap. Also, it was torrentially raining, so we were sort of stuck. A nice stranger with a tiny cactus in a bag recommended a great dinner spot nearby (Greenpoint Fish & Lobster co.!), so it wasn't a total loss. read more

Run of the mill bar. Good spot to go to if you're NOT into sports bars. They have TVs which they seem to proudly keep off. Bartender wasn't memorable. Prices were standard for hipster Brooklyn. Wouldn't come running back but wouldn't refuse to go either. read more

Chill spot in a good location but needs consistency on this one item - don't be the place with the Direct TV NFL hookup and every pro football game on multiple screens on Sunday and then have three guys walk in on Friday night asking to watch Clemson versus Ohio State playing in the Orange Bowl and tell them that, for no particular reason, you're not interested in turning one of your multiple televisions on to accommodate them. The place wasn't very crowded and it could not have been that much of an inconvenience. But for for some reason - nah. Brew Inn up the street at Kent and Manhattan was more interested in accommodating and also has a great kitchen, which Lake Street lacks. Lake Street is still a cool spot. But hard to square the positioning as the Direct TV NFL mecca with too-cool-for-major-college-football on Friday night. read more

I was a passenger on this trip, going along with the crowd. Not that I wouldn't have gone in the first place, but when I go out around dinner time, I really want to go to a place that has food. And yes, yes, I could have walked across the street and bought food, but I was REALLY into my book and mostly waiting for the guys to do their thing so we could leave. Nothing against the bar. It's a chill little spot with a decent selection (BTW: CASH ONLY), and nice bathrooms. But the decor is hyper-conceptual, and it reads much more hipster than down home-Minnesota. Whatever. It's A-OK, and if I find myself in Greenpoint for whatever reason, maybe I'll go back. Maybe not. I'm not sure. I'm usually hungry. read more

So glad this place opened in the hood. Perfect place to jump off the subway and grab a drink with a friend before walking home. Unpretentious staff and super friendly. I love to sit in the window seats and people watch. I'm also a sucker for bars that use Meyers products in the bathroom. My favorite neighborhood spot right now! read more

Minnesota themed but not a single Minnesota beer on tap...is it just me or is that kinda weird? They do have Bells, Michigan's finest, which is close but not the same. I'm pretty sure Minnesota has some decent beers, eh. They do have some in bottle so guess that's how they're trying to suffice. Atmosphere is chill. read more

Great bar - right next to the subway stop. Good beer. Nice ambiance. Good man from Derry behind the bar. Can't go wrong. I'll be back. read more

Lake Street - a person holding a pint of beer - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Bartenders are the best. My favorite local bar. My favorite spot to watch football too.

Not a big fan of overpriced weak drinks and definitely not a fan of places that put up 3 NO SMOKING signs in their tiny outdoor area but then don't actually enforce it, at all. If I remember correctly they had a 20 dollar minimum on cards too. Which at $12 a frozen negroni, and needing at least 4 of those to even get a buzz... I guess you'll meet. Oh also bonus points for the middle aged guy on the laptop that was chain-smoking there at 6pm...you already ruined coffee shops, can you NOT also set up in bars read more

As good a place to have a mid-afternoon drink as you will find anywhere. Solid draft selection with some Minneapolis themed offerings on the menu. read more

Lake Street - Tequila + Tecate - Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

There's nothing distinct or different about this place. It's just a room where getting drunk is possible.