Best bars Lower East Side New York City on Monday night (US)

Visitors usually stay 45 min to 2 hr here.

The Back Room is one of only two speakeasies in New York City that operated during Prohibition and is still in existence today. It is a timeless example of the underbelly of New York past. The original 1920’s speakeasy, known simply as “The Back of Ratner’s,” played host to many theater and movie actors of the “Roaring Twenties,” as well as famous gangsters of the era. These gangsters included Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. They were known to use the space for “business meetings.”

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Attaboy is most popular around 11 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 1-2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Attaboy is the everyman’s cocktail bar hidden in plain sight on an obscure bit of Eldridge Street. From Michael McIlroy and Sam Ross, the pair that helmed Milk & Honey throughout the late aughts, this understated beauty is the younger, less self-conscious sister that took over the space when M&H moved uptown.

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Casual hang with a wide menu of American comfort food & happy-hour specials in a spacious setting. // Local Bar, Sports Bar, College Bar

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Visitors usually stay 45 min to 2 hr here.

Fools Gold NYC, a haven for beer lovers and cocktail aficionados since 2015, boasts a vibrant Lower Manhattan atmosphere. Explore an ever-changing selection of 25 craft beers on tap alongside expertly mixed cocktails. Their menu caters to diverse tastes, making it an ideal spot for a casual brunch, dinner, or drinks with friends.

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Booze, Books, B movies…. And music … not crap music

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La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels is most popular around 7 PM on Tuesdays. Visitors usually stay 1-2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

La Compagnie, originally founded by the team behind Experimental Cocktail Club, current partners are two Eleven Madison Park alums who have pulled back all the pretense of wine snobbery with parties like Jurassic Park Pop-up (Jura wine & Jurassic Park movie-themed soirées) and Wine Boot Camps. Caleb Ganzer, the wine director, offers an approachable wine list complemented by chef Eric Bolyard's "Fringe France" cooking.

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