HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!

NO COVER TONIGHT! BUT WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND GETTING HERE BEFORE 10:30!  

 

WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC 80+ YEAR OLD FUNKY AND INFAMOUS 169 BAR! (aka "Bloody Bucket") ONE OF THE LAST AND OLDEST ORIGINAL BARS IN ONE OF THE LAST ORIGINAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN MANHATTAN!

....AND THE ONLY BAR TO HAVE A LAVA STONE OYSTER GRILL!

CHARLES HANSON'S 169 BAR is perfect for parties and events... please email Charles at astrochuck@hotmail.com

 

 

 

    

Purchased by former New Orleans resident and musician Charles Hanson in 2006, the 169 Bar is now taking its metier visually and aurally from that city.

 

 

THE RAW BAR IS NOW OPEN!

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE RECEIVED AN "A" RATING ON OUR OYSTER BAR AND KITCHEN BY NYC HEALTH DEPT!! 

Specializing in local farmed raised & harvested, East Coast Premium Oysters & the best of the West Coast. Our seafood is delivered daily, provided by "Wild Edibles" a well established, boutique seafood wholesaler, servicing the best restaurants in NYC. We offer the same fresh seafood at much less mark up. We also offer a menu of hot foods associated with New Orleans and our famous Chinatown dumplings all at tavern prices till closing at 4am. Check menu page for our current selection.

 

 

 

SPINNING THE BEST OF SOUL-JAZZ, FUNK, BE-BOP SWING NIGHTLY!!

 
NEVER A COVER OR A MINIMUM!! 
Open everyday from 1pm to 4am, Happy Hour 1pm-7:30pm
12oz can beer & well shot $3, $1 off can beers & drafts, $2 off everything esle. 

SUNDAY $3 SHOT/CAN BEER ALL NIGHT!

 

 

 

LEOPARD SKIN $1 POOL TABLE, DARTS, RARE AND COOL MOVIES, HD TVs, 13 FOOT SCREEN AND PROJECTOR

 

R.I.P."Jeff"

 THE BEST DUMPLINGS!

WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO GET BOOZE, BEER & LUCIOUS DUMPLINGS TIL 4AM!!

 Check out original 169 BAR COCKTAILS! First created and served by Charles from his unique and first hand perspective on BOOZE!!

WEEKENDS DJ CHUCKY LOVE SPINS FUNK SOUL DISCO!!

 

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FRI-SATURDAY WE FEATURE
"THE 169 SOUL JAZZ DANCERS" PROFESSIONAL BROADWAY SHOW, JAZZ TRAINED DANCERS, WEARING LOCALLY & INTERNATIONALLY DESIGNED RETRO COUTURE. 12 to 3am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>BACK ROOM AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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