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    Young Ethel's

    4.7 (45 reviews)
    Closed • 4:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Free shows daily in the back room.
    Nikki B.

    My friend wanted to take us to some of his favorite neighborhood bars, and Young Ethel's was our first stop. This place is a great little hole in the wall where the locals like to hang. It has a relaxed, casual vibe. The décor is lovely and fun. The bartenders are friendly and greet you with a smile. They have a nice selection of signature cocktails. I ordered a Bee's Knees, and it was very good. There is also a room in the back where you can catch free shows daily by local musical acts and comedians. They even have pinball machines. I'd come back.

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    Tiffany H.

    Super fun place. Great local bar. Always something going on. Come in, have a drink, play pinball, make a new friend. Watch a comedy show or be in the the show! You can tell I cone here a lot.

    Marisa M.

    Cute little bar with lots of comedy shows. 2 pin ball machines and table 87 frozen pizza woo! Nice bar tenders. Came here for a friends comedy show. Comfy room with tables and couches too. Nice place

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    Ryan F.

    Stopped into Young Ethel's for a quick drink on Saturday afternoon. Got a chance to check out the beer bar and live entertainment spot and would definitely return when in full gear. Quality: I may have visited at a weird time, but there was still a lot to like. The small, but varied draft menu, pinball machines, and awesome background tunes, bode well for the live entertainment selected and busier evenings. Quantity: No issues with pours. Value: $5-9 for a Draft Beer. Ambiance: Young Ethel's is located in Park Slope. They have a small outdoor setup, and then plenty of stools around the long bar. Elvira pinball machines sit towards the back of the front room, and a stage for live music and improv can be found in the far room. Divey and cool style, with great music playing. Crowd: Regulars appear as soon as the bar opens. Service: Great and funny bartenders. Parking: Limited street parking.

    Rum Hot Chocolate. Absolutely hit the spot, dangerously delicious
    Grant S.

    This place is a like a hole in a hole-in-the-wall. Divey as hell, as down-to-earth as you can get without literally operating out of someone's basement. Drink menu is folded red printer paper and food is mostly frozen pizzas and a taco truck down the street. It's the kind of bar you want to be a regular, but not really the place you'd take someone from out-of-town. Only 4 stars because it's definitely not some people's vibe, but it's a strong find for everyone else

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    Dakota L.

    Fun improv shows and other events. Hard to get the attention of the bartender when busy, but there is typically only one. Had the "Brooklyn Barbie" special drink, which was solid.

    Glen H.

    Because of the name, I really didn't expect much of this place. I was very pleasantly surprised to find it was a very clean, reasonably priced and decent sized place. Drinks were good; well mixed and the bartender was which to fill your order. Sound system was good also. No parking, but that's Brooklyn for you. Highly recommended. Enjoy your time there!

    Andrew C.

    Super tasty (strong) drinks like the jungle bird, frozen rose (the cool kids call it frozé), and frozen margarita. Very friendly staff with big hearts and big smiles (under their masks, of course!) Come visit!

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    Veronica R.

    Holy cow this bar is an awesome new addition to the Slope. Killer cocktails, events basically every day, and a really really cute space. It's great for a date or hanging with friends. Did I mention they currently have mulled wine and spiked cider? Oh also there's pinball in the back?! Whaaaat?

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    Nothing wrong with the place if you enjoy music so loud you can't hold conversation. Staff was friendly though.

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    Cannot beat a night at Good Ethel's. Staff is friendly, beer selection is great, and it's a great warm atmosphere.

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    I highly recommend this place. Love the bathroom (it was clean). Love Meghan's hospitality. Love the sweet buns. Will happily return!!!!

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    Awesome new spot in South Slope. Incredible staff, great drinks, and the back room has super cute furniture.

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    1.1 mi•Park Slope

    It's clear this place takes inspiration from Japanese vinyl listening bars, from their menu of…read morehighballs to their vinyl collection and attention to the audio experience. I've made it a point to visit every vinyl listening bar that I learn of in town, after enjoying the shared experience of someone curating a select vinyl list in intimate spaces in Tokyo. Few have been able to replicate the experience, but Honeycomb Hi Fi Lounge comes close. That the space is narrow with just a few seats along the bar and a few tables mimics the Japanese experience best, where you can almost have it so the whole room is having one conversation together. The music is the focus. The cocktail menu is rather simple, and my Stormbringer drink, with dark rum and ginger beer was not anything to write home about, but $15 is pretty low for cocktails these days so I'll take it. If they introduced new cocktails to the menu with more interesting ingredients I'd be more inclined to return, but the vibes overall are pretty good and the staff really nice.

    Incredibly pedantic and rude owner - he made the experience feel off-putting and gatekeepy from the…read morestart, from him scolding my group for entering the bar (apparently we should have stood on the sidewalk behind the closed opaque door waiting for him to come out and check if people are waiting? When the bar had multiple empty tables?) to asking us multiple times how many drinks we planned to order, then getting clearly frustrated when we sipped on our $25 cocktails slower than he would prefer. To top it all off, he spotted a deck of cards in my open purse and came over to tell us that "this isn't a board game cafe, you need to leave if you want to do that" Very strange attitude for the location and vibes of the neighborhood, save your money and go down 5th a bit further to find cocktail bars that actually want patrons!

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    Honeycomb Hi-Fi Lounge - Very attractive bar. You can see the speakers up above.

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    4.5(120 reviews)
    1.7 mi•Cadman Plaza, Downtown Brooklyn
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    One of my favorite bars ever! What a cool place tucked away on the second floor of Gage & Tollner…read more Their menu is so fun with levels of intensity to them. We went on a Friday night with a party of 3 and did a walk in. That was a risky move and to our luck, the hostess was so sweet and squeezed us in as the last party of the night! This is a must visit when in downtown Brooklyn. We couldn't try the food since the kitchen closed and we were the last to enter but we were able to try 3 drinks and I recommend them all! 1. Donkey Conga ($22) Bourbon and aged cachaça centrifuged with Banana. Followed by Cynar & sweet vermouth. 2. Manta Ray ($22) Coconut cocktail of apricot, ginger, and mint. London dry gin & Haitian Rhum. 3. Star cycle ($18) Shakened milk washed gin, Jasmine, and grapefruit

    I've been trying to go to Sunken Harbor for over a year now. I don't know how it's possible but…read moredespite being local it always seems to have a private event whenever we have plans to go. The stars finally aligned this winter and I had the opportunity to try it out. The vibes are perfect. Fog and bubbles, sea noises and all of the art go together seemlessly. Drinks were great. We had three and left suitably sloshed for the night with no aftereffects. We didn't have too many bites but the food was very good for a bar. I'm excited to go back and I hope we have just as much luck getting in next time.

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    4.2(218 reviews)
    1.2 mi•Prospect Heights
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    What a friggin VIBE. Maybe I need to get out more but we were in the area for a show at Barclays…read moreand I looked up where to go afterwards on a few different platforms, and sweet Polly sounded like my vibe. It's this almost speak easy vibe behind big dark doors, you enter into a quaint space with small cocktail tables for seating and bar room. The cocktails were simply outrageous. Crafted to perfection with potion bottles used as finishers (yes potion bottles for their perfect witch craft making bartenders!) I think I enjoyed the bartenders work ethics as a concept the most. Sure the place was hitting the nail on the head for any speak easy, specialty cocktail seeking person's dream. But the fact that the bartenders were straight ripping through putting out eclectic drinks, with a smile on their face that was genuine was most impressive. I want to go back not just because I'm in the area. I'll go out of my way for this one. Nice job Sweet Polly!

    What a beautiful space! This spot is very well decorated and the staff is super friendly. We just…read morepopped in for some quick drinks but tried the nut mix which was delicious. I got an amaretto sour which is my usual, and they went very traditional and even did some cute hearts on top! Fabulous! My only complaint was that for the place not being busy at the time, it really took way too long for things to come out. 15-20+ minutes for drinks. They do offer water which was nice.

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    4.5(185 reviews)
    1.1 mi•Cobble Hill, Gowanus
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    What a cool place! Beautiful back yard and decor, super nice bartenders and delicious, creative…read moredrinks. I decided to order a gin drink, the first was called Washington Green it was a slightly tart gin drink with kiwi. The second drink I had was one with gin, green matcha and foam. Both extremely refreshing and delicious. Prices were reasonable compared to New York. It's a no brainer.

    This bar has a very fun fun concept- a bar turned from a former brothel. The motif on the door is a…read moreplay on the 'this is not a pipe' work, which really added to the vibe I was expecting. Unfortunately this place fell very flat. Leading with what we liked: Their mocktail offerings were good, promising a 0.0% ABV which is hard to come across when mocktails are offered. They serve oysters, which adds to that aphrodisiac experience of the oh so 'wow this is a former brothel!'. The bartenders and servers were fast and very sociable with the more sociable customers. The immediate entrance is very tight, and it was uncomfortable navigating the space. We expected there'd be more seating in the back, which there was, but it was limited and not offered to us until we asked for it. We honestly had no clue where it would be and only asked because of how this place was advertised. While it was comfy once we made our way back there, it was reminiscent of a lounge style bar space that almost any bar could replicate with the right room and budget. We didn't feel as though this hit the spot and were let down by this experience. I'm not sure if I can judge the menu of drinks/ foods as expensive, but we left hungry bc we couldn't justify some of the prices. In addition, I've seen a lot of complaints about the volume of the music: it's definitely loud at the front but a lot lower in that back lounge space. It's as loud as any bar's music level would be, but truth be told we were expecting music that matched the vibe of what was advertised and yes, at a lower volume.

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