Poorly located with the style of it's own. Ever since NYC banned indoor smoking, this place was bareable. They have a very interesting second room which is long and narrow. The live music adds a nice touch, but the crowd is a complete sloshfest. Enjoy. read more

When i order a margharita and say please and ask nicely for something im paying for i dont have time for side eyes and an attitude. Barmaid has a bad attitude. Is it so hard to smile? read more

The narrow backroom here is a beautiful, intimate spot for live music.

Good spot to see some live music and have a drink. The place is bigger then it looks. They have a back patio for the warm weather although there is a sign that states " Beware of falling bricks" I cant make this stuff up. I do have 2 issues. They have live music in the back and many people might not even know. I think they could do more to let people know that their is live music in back. My other issue is the alcohol selection. The rum selection like most bars was terrible, Brugal, Pyrat and some Zaya at the bare minimum. Anyone who does not have Jack and Honey ( I know this is not a rum) in their bar is loosing money. read more

Pete's Candy Store is really where it's at, especially on Sunday nights when they have the open mic! The place is packed, both with musicians and others just coming to have a drink, visit and listen to the music. The bartender is friendly and so competent - he even invented a drink of his own, Atonic Bomb, which was quite good. Just a fun evening in a warm and welcoming place. I'll definitely stop by on my next trip to NYC. read more

Fun place to grab a drink. I really liked how it was divided into a bar, restaurant, private music room, and a sweet patio. Drinks were strong and delicious. I met a bunch of cool people there. read more

Nice interior and back event space. Went there a lot more when it first opened because of Trivia night as well as bands performing. Food service was slowwww. The bar culture itself was never New York. Buybacks are given out on rare occasions to point of being an insult. There have been a few exceptions though. read more

Nice space. I hear its super in the summertime. A little heavy on the hipsters. The night I was there some of them were a little funky, but its all good. Three distinct spaces - the bar, the performance space and the patio - keep it interesting. Overall worth heading over to. The drinks were priced right and the service was friendly. Nobody bothers you here - just don't smoke in the areas you're not supposed to. read more

Really good vibe.

Wonderful bar. Love the back room live venue. Wish a little more attention was paid to it. Always a nice selection of booze.

Great bar. Love the space in the back for music, and overall seems pretty relaxed and unpretentious.

Nice size front room. Narrow back room where the band was set up. Excellent cocktails....I had the flying nun and it was SUPER! The place got crowded but not uncomfortable. Low key ... Dimly lit and awesome! read more

Spent a couple of hours here on a Thursday night and it was a delightful experience. Good music and drinks..hot apple cider, yum!

A cozy, cool, and intimate little venue. How nice of them to have a space for musicians to play and share their music. Plus they make the greatest burgers! :) read more

Excellent place especially on a Sunday afternoon for the open mic event. The service and prices are also good. Very cool crowd...

We came here because we heard Pete's trivia night was good, and the whole experience was mediocre. The quiz itself: not well organized, not well presented, and not very fun. Nearly every question was a you-know-it-or-you-don't, involving no thinking or reasoning. Over half the points were about SNL cast members or murderers. Plus, the space was not conducive - the front was noisy with people at the bar, and the back room was ridiculously cramped. It was hard to hear. Bleh. I have no idea how this one ends up on lists of the best trivia nights in the city. The food was not very good and took a long time to come, and the drinks were just ok. Offerings of both were extremely limited. They couldn't make a mojito. I suppose if you live nearby and want to drink beer and eat a not-actually-grilled grilled cheese sandwich, it will do the trick. For everyone else, there's no reason to go. read more

Place is great. Seen many shows there. Always have fun... I would give it a five, but the girls behind the bar aren't friendly. One word hellos. Try to strike conversation and it ends in reluctant hipster syndrome. Key to the issue is more extroverted and people oriented bartenders. I'm a bar tender for 3 years and no matter my mood I speak with my guests. Don't stand there on your cell phone and text your ex with you back facing your patrons. That's terrible service. Like I said this bar is great and the happy hour is rad but it's hit or miss on the bartenders. Enjoy the concert guys. read more

During my first visit to NY, my friend and I had nothing to do, so we stumbled into Pete's Candy Store. An amazing indie band was playing there, and they blew me away. It's part of what made me want to move to NY! read more

I finally came to Pete's and I had a great time!! Friday nights may become a thing there now! I had the Feta, Tomato, Arugula & Balsamic Sandwich and it was delicious! I will soon be going again! read more

Actually, pretty consistent. Dive bar, good service, fair prices, decent crowd. I'll allow it.

Pete's is THE BEST. I not only run a reading series here once a month, but I held my birthday party here, my friend's going away party here, and hang out here regardless all the time. The staff is the greatest and their drinks are ALWAYS good. And happy hour is incredible. I'm so glad I live near Petes! They're the ideal neighborhood bar, and heir back room & stage are ideal for performing / hosting events! (They have cup holders on stage!!!!!!!) read more

My favorite bar hands down. They are absolutely the nicest community of real down to earth lovely humans that Brooklyn has to offer. And the drinks are also great!! read more

Hipsters. Wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling hipsters. I guess it is to be expected in Williamsburg, though. So why did I, an aged non-hipster, go there one time, the end of last summer? Because one of my best friends got tickets to see Wilco at the McCarran pool (which was an awesome venue - I don't care much for Wilco, but the pool was neat, too bad no more concerts there; it too was hipster-infested, though) so Pete's was a close bar he knew of that was close to the pool. Since we're both coming in from a ways away, it was a convenient place to meet. I got there first so I checked out the place. From the outside, it has a sign like those you'd see on bodega-type candy stores, which I'm guessing it once was, and the oh-so-hip owners probably decided to keep the name, because it's just oh-so-IRONIC!!! ha ha, a "candy store" that looks like a "candy store" from outside but you go in and it's a BAR!!! Wait till the transplant hipsters tell their friends back in Wisconsin and Missouri just how hip and cool and IRONIC this place is! Guffaw, chortle, snort! The place itself is small but not tiny. The yard in back is very nice and relaxing but it's also very small so getting a seat is not easy, especially because hipsters use half the seats as ottomans and messenger bag holders. They will gladly remove their feet or bag from a seat for their friends or certain other hipsters. Inside the bar, the bar itself is somewhat roomy, but hipsters like to stand wherever they can best block people from going around them, so it feels smaller unless you park yourself in your own space. There is a narrow little corridor leading to the backyard which hipsters find to be a great place to congregate and set up camp, so it gets cramped there, too. If you are not a hipster, and don't look like one or play one on TV, then you are invisible here. Bartenders and patrons ignore you equally. My experience at the bar was as follows... First, when I walked in, at about a little before 5:00 PM, the bar was 3 or 4 deep with hipsters, so I went to just check out the somewhat smoky yard in back. The bar cleared up in about 10 minutes, so when I went back there were only a couple people waiting for drinks at the bar, but I had to push and shove through the crowd of hipsters to get to the bar. If you say "excuse me" the hipsters can't hear you since you're invisible AND inaudible to them. When you push through they look astounded, as though a ghostly force just brushed against them. When I got to the bar, I waited patiently as the bartenders (3 of them) waited on the other 2 who were waiting. I stood there with money in hand, but when they served the other two, one bartender (the female) walked out, another one stood there looking bored and then started to move cases of beer bottle to the refrigerator behind the bar, and the other one started washing glasses. One of them made eye contact with me and then turned back to his busy work. Then someone walked up to the one bartender and got prompt service. After that, a gaggle of 5 hipster guys (who were previously blocking me from the bar) got an idea to "dude lets do shots...get Maker's...no, that's so 2005, get some Jack...no dude get some red devils that would be hiLARRRious!!" As they did this, the female bartender came back and walked up to me, and looked right through me and at the leader of the gaggle, and took their order for 5 shots of tequila (!!!) but at least THEN noticed me, because I said "excuse me" just before she took their order. She then got me two beers and even apologized for my having to wait. Total wait time - 14 minutes! If you add the fighting through the crowd time it was another 3 minutes on top of that! At least I got to see a lot of bar glasses get washed, whoop-dee-doo. I will not be returning here anytime soon, for sure. So why 3 stars? Because the place itself is a less than one-star to me, due to the hipsters. However, the place on its own (ignoring all the hipster customers and workers) is average, about 3 stars; the bar itself, devoid of people, is A-OK. For hipsters this place is 4 or 5 stars, it is like a hive where worker bee hipsters constantly fly in and out, clustering like honey bees on a comb when they're inside the place. So I gave the most objective rating. If it were filled with normal people it would be a 3 star bar, maybe even 4 because of the courtyard in back. So if you decide to go here, grow out that beard (but don't trim it!) throw on your skinniest jeans, your funkiest pink sneakers, your most ironic T-shirt covered with a plaid button down, your thickest Elvis Costello glasses, and your finest Fedora or porkpie hat, and you should have a great time! If you're a normal person, though, don't even bother going to Williamsburg, let alone Pete's; opt for someplace where those of your (our) ilk are welcome, e.g. everywhere else. read more

good front bar, nice backyard, good beer selection, somewhat laid back except on saturday nights when it gets crazy crowded. close to bedford and lorimer stops. would recomend to friends. read more

We decided to check out a country/folk comedy band at Pete's last Friday. If you've never been here, you will most likely be surprised by the size of the venue. It is uncomfortably small and rivals Pom Frites as the most cramped establishment in New York City. However, the bar area is cozy and the brews are in the four or five dollar range, which isn't terrible because the music if free. If you don't mind listening to tunes in a sweaty boxcar with an obstructed view, check out Pete's Candy Store. But keep in mind that there is no cover charge, so with all problems aside, it ain't all that bad. read more

Scruffy clientele aside, Pete's is always the go-to spot for live music and nightly amusements like trivia and adult spelling bees. Perfect for those middle-of-the-week-bored-out-of-my-mind nights when you want to go to a bar without doing the whole club/Manhattan thing. The outdoor garden is nice, and the vibe throughout is laidback. read more

This is an awesome place. Their staff is very friendly. Live music every night. And for me the best part is there are NO T.V.'s! Great crowds every time. One thing is that as a female, I would want to have them put a mirror in the bathroom. 5 Stars! read more

The best bar in Brooklyn. GREAT sandwiches, fine selection of drinks and Holly is the best bartender in the city. Every night there is a fun event, especially the Wednesday night trivia, and on nice days sitting out in the backyard is especially fun. There is always something going on at Pete's and it serves as both a great night out or a place to stop off for happy hour before other things. Highly recommended. read more

Was there last night to see the very talented Cynthia Hopkins, who is doing a residency there. It occurred to me that if one is alone at Pete's, there is a very sad vibe about the place. That is not a criticism, more of an interpretation by somone who was alone- and in no way a criticism of the staff, the bartender, whose name, I think, was Sam was extremely gracious. But perhaps because there is no other distraction, say a tv set with a sports event on it, the sense of being by oneself is very strong. A great place to bring a friend or a date and just hang out---will be back for more music. read more

came here with a friend to watch her perform for open mic night, what a great time. we hung out with new friends, had some beer, and listened to the variety of performers. it was summer and I remember it being quite hot, so I didn't eat anything. I don't think they had plant-based snacks anyways. read more

Best bar in town. All the bar staff are incredibly personable and have great taste in music. The venue area is very intimate and you can depend on seeing live music every night of the week. read more

i love pete's candy store. i don't go to pete's very often, but i've also never had a bad time at pete's. in my last review of Pete's candy store i said it was my #1 most desired place to play. since then i've played Pete's twice. there is no sound person (you do the mix yourself). the gear isn't the best, but the control is great. i played accordion and it sounded awesome even though the mic was off. the little room has great acoustics. the drinks are reasonably priced. the people are cool, but not too cool for school. i even think i saw a pretty lady or two in the place on a random wednesday night. the music that comes through pete's are normally higher quality lower octane music. read more

My first Yelp review! Love this place, especially the backyard :) In my neighborhood and very welcoming. The bartender was very nice and made me the BEST dirt martini I have ever had. I also had a grilled cheese that was delish with my second drink. I will definitely be returning read more

I went for the trivia night (quiz off?) last Wednesday. The trivia was actually pretty good--difficult questions in a variety of categories. The problem? It was really crowded and we ended up having to sit over in a stinky corner by the ATM. Worse, there was no A/C and this is Summer. I might try this place again later in the year, but even so, I don't think it would be that great. I know it's trying to be an old timey dive bar/music venue, but it was just not pleasant to be there. read more

this is a great place to see live bands and to just chill with a beer...its a very relaxed atmosphere...they have various games on certain nights so if you are itching to go out and break up the monotony during the week, then this is the place to be! read more

My rating may be unfairly biased because I happened to see the best live show of my life here. Pete's was also an ideal venue for it - a small jazz band - they have a back room for shows that was very cozy and only fit a small number of people - the sound was great. read more

I vividly recall ordering a sandwich from Pete's maybe five years ago, and it was just the worst. It tasted like wet, low fat, 99¢ lunch meat from a supermarket on a nasty white roll. Just garbage. Every time I went there, and my friends would want to order a sandwich, I would always warn against it. Eight bucks for a sandwich that bad is actually insulting. HOWEVER, what an incredible turnaround!! I actually send people there now, specifically for the prosciutto sandwich. All their sandwiches are incredible! read more

so divey. so sticky. still loved it. hope to go back to catch some live music. will probably drink less to avoid more visits than necessary to that hellish bathroom. but it comes with the territory. read more

My kind of bar. Low key, live music until 12am, decent prices, and the best sandwiches ever.

i love this bar. i don't know what it is but it's one of those hipster bars that makes anyone feel at home - even if you choose not to sport vintage tees, or not to go six months without washing your hair. the bar is warm and welcoming, and you can get cheap beers such as pabst blue whenever you find yourself at the end of the month with an unhealthy bank balance. the best thing about the space is that you can usually find some great live music in the back room on any given night. if you opt to stay clear of the live music and stay at the bar you can do that too. a great little williamsburg hide out. i hope it stays a secret! read more