WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC 100+ 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.

Open every day, serving our full menu, from 1pm to 4am. Happy Hour from 1pm to 7:30.

Including fresh daily delivered East and West Coast Oysters from our Oyster Bar. Raw or Grilled w/ Spices Flambe' on our Lava Stone Grill. Please see our Menu Page for additional menu Items.

CHARLES HANSON'S 169 SOUL JAZZ OYSTER BAR - Is THE FIRST! establishment, in New York City, to introduce texting your menu order from your table!! If you find another one, let me know and I'll stop bragging!

RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED!

Seating for groups from two to twenty-five

For parties and events up to 60; please email in advance to Charles at astrochuck@hotmail.com

 

We are open for "day of" table reservations, for groups up to 12. For instance; if your hanging at a bar and want to come over to the 169 and get a table, text: 212-641-0357 Include the amount of people and time. You will recieve a auto responce and then a real responce.

 

If you are waiting in line, out front, on a busy weekend night, and want to jump the line...

(you must be requesting to be seated at a table) text: 212-641-0357 leave your name, and the amount of people your with, and you will get a auto responce, then either a real responce or we will send someone out to you when your tables ready.

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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 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!!
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!

 

 

FOLLOWING OUR SIMI-70'S THEME; WE NOW HAVE AN OCTOGON BUMPER POOL TABLE! MORE STRATEGY! MORE ANGLES! MORE FUN!! IF YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED IT...ITS LIKE BOCCE BALL MEETS CHESS MEETS POOL (while our pool table is in the hospital) & DARTS

R.I.P."Jeff"

 

 

THE BEST DUMPLINGS!

WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO GET BOOZE, BEER, LUCIOUS DUMPLINGS OR ANY ITEM OFF OUR NEW ORLEANS INSPIRED MENU 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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