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    Uptown Bourbon

    3.9 (74 reviews)
    ModerateCocktail Bars
    Open 4:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Hipster
    Casual
    Intimate

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    Album collection on point!!!
    Julie T.

    Love love loveeeee Uptown Bourbon. Great local bar that actually has an incredible record collection and plays records?!?! Wow!!! In addition to that bartender Peter can make a mean drink!! Already planning to come back. What a local gem!

    Michelle F.

    I miss NYC so I'm going to write a review. I had never been to Harlem until a recent trip. It's a nice change of pace from Manhattan.. We visited a friend who lives there and he took us to Uptown Bourbon. A dark, small, hip type of place. With records on the wall. And dim lighting. Everyone knew his name ... we kept calling him the Mayor. He ordered us some tall cans not quite Pibbs a bit nicer. Too polite to say I'll take a "real" beer. To my dismay his choice was actually good. To my relief good thing I didn't opt out for something "real". Sometimes you just have to trust the local. Thank you Uptown Bourbon for the good times

    This pair don't like to serve gay people, they are Bullies.
    Herbert T.

    Worst Bartenders in history. I was visiting a friend in Manhattan a few weeks back and we wanted to get a drink here. BIG MISTAKE! We were two gay guys coming from Brunch and on a very happy note. A woman bartender was ignoring us over and over again and after we got her attention she said: "You people have to wait" and did not take our order. I know she said that because we are GAY. "You people?" Not only did she not serve us, she served everyone around us and was mocking my friend Rene. See pictures attached. The male Bartender was also rude and a Bully. This place has some serious DISCRIMINATION ISSUES employees here!!! I won't ever be back. This is against the LAW!!! I will make sure to Report this place and it's practices. I will contact LGBT Groups to BAN this Racist place.

    The back wall for over a year where Herbert's so-called photos where of #old
    Enrique M.

    MY response to Herbert T.'s so-called review (with his photos from over a year ago when the A/C was on a different wall), that misrepresents both the gay community that actually LIVES & frequents this fabulous bar & this GREAT bar: "Dear Herbert, I just read you're so-called review of one my personal favorite spots in MY neighborhood, that I live & thrive in, as a proud gay man. And it's f*gs like you that set our cause back 20 foking years. Get over it. Just because a bartender is blunt or curt with you doesn't automatically mean they're anti-gay. Not everything is about you & your alleged injustices [text deleted for PG audience].. I frequent this place BECAUSE they have alway been accepting of my sexuality (especially when I'm with the many guys I bring in here on "dates") and they are never judgmental or rude. If a bar is busy, they're busy. That means patrons, gay or otherwise, gotta wait a little bit longer to get their drink on. It does not automatically mean they're homophobic on any level; that is on YOU. Stop being so god damn insecure about being a f*g and stop foking blaming the world for whatever injustices you may have encountered in your pathetic existence. And just foking own it. Accept it. Embrace it. I never feel less of a person because I am gay. No one should. Only THEN will we, as LGBTQ people, truly be "accepted"..." BOTTOM LINE: GREAT bar with great vibes all around, both behind the bar & amongst the crowd. VERY gay friendly & highly recommended because of that fact #truth

    Small place with character
    Claude W.

    Voctor is direct and i like that. Brought a friend from Boston (Boo) and was overly critical but eventually started liking the cocktails he was creating. She got mad for what i sai d about her..hehehehe. Anyway, Victor is badass in making cocktails. All you need to do is tell him what your preferences are, such as sweet, sour savory etc, and he will make you something along those lines. The base whiskeys ( American spelling) is Evan Williams, and i know about the single barrel Evan Williams that won numerous awards for Bourbon. This is a place that is very intimate, and plays vinyl records. They have vinyl album covers throughout the place. Nice little gem in this neighborhood which you can easily overlook. Take a chance if you are a bourbon lover and you will not be disappointed. They also have meat and cheese plates or olives and pickles plates.

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    Love these guys. Great experience here. Good prices, wide selection, friendly staff. An uptown gem.

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    They have a real record player that you can request music with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and Aretha Franklin.

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    It was a vibe. We didn't do their 'valet' parking. Instead we used Parkwhiz to park our car in a…read moregarage about a block away which was less than $20 to park up to 12 hours (only through the parking app). Music was super loud but good! Live Dj. Lots of dancing! Very attentive servers. Our bottomless mimosas and sangrias were constantly refilled without asking. They offer hookah service too.

    This place genuinely has the worst customer service I've ever experienced and seems more focused on…read moresqueezing money out of customers than providing a safe or respectful environment. I had already paid $40 just to enter the lounge, and yet the security guard at coat check aggressively insisted I take off my "coat" and pay another $20 just to wear it--or $10 to check it. The problem? It wasn't even a coat. It was a dress, and I told him that. I even explained that I could technically wear it as a dress and that I only had something skimpy underneath, but he still kept arguing. He kept pushing me to take it off and said, "There are plenty of other people dressed like that," completely ignoring the fact that I was uncomfortable. Being told to basically strip down or pay more money after already paying $40 to get in felt harassing, humiliating, and absolutely unacceptable. The whole situation felt like a scam and a blatant cash grab. If management allows staff to treat guests this way, it says everything about how poorly this place is run. I won't be coming back.

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