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All 3329 bars in our NYC beer-price database, grouped by neighborhood and sorted cheapest-first. These are real beer prices, accurate to the best of our knowledge — but a "beer" means whatever that bar pours, so sizes vary. Prices change often, so call ahead. Prefer the live view? Open the map.

This directory is for browsing and checking details, rather than a definitive ranking of identical pours. A listed price may be for a can, bottle, draft, or a happy-hour special; read the note and source on each card before making a trip. Learn how we collect and rank listings in our methodology, or see our guide to comparing NYC beer prices.

Union Square

The Living Room Bar & Lounge

201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003, USA

The Living Room Bar & Lounge is the ground-floor lobby bar/lounge at the W New York – Union Square hotel, open Wed–Sun from 4pm, operating as a cocktail-and-wine-focused lounge (described consistently as offering 'craft and classic cocktails, a curated wine list and elevated small bites').

Source: Resident Magazine - NYC Bars and Bites feature on W Hotel Union Square

Union Square / Greenwich Village

Jelas

17 E 13th St, New York, NY 10003, USA

Clarified-cocktail specialty bar (milk-punch cocktails only). Happy hour is 50% off select cocktails Tue-Fri 5-7pm, but that discount does not apply to a beer price since none exists on the menu.

Source: Time Out New York

Unionport

University Heights

Running Cool Bar

2261 Jerome Ave, Bronx, NY 10453, USA

Small Bronx bar/lounge with limited web presence.

Source: Yelp listing

Salsa Con Fuego

2297 Cedar Ave, Bronx, NY 10468

Source: Yelp listing

Upper East Side

Plug Uglies UES

$4.00

1495 1st Ave, New York, NY 10075

$4 domestic bottles/drafts (Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite/High Life) advertised for weekday happy hour. Regular draft beers run closer to $8-9 per other reviews.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 13:00–19:00 · $4.00

Source: Official website

1291 Pub Inc

$4.50

1291 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA

1291 Pub Inc is the legal corporate name for J.G. Melon, a cash-only Upper East Side tavern operating since 1972 at 1291 3rd Ave (confirmed via D&B and Manta corporate records tying '1291 Pub Inc' to the J.G.

Source: Allmenus.com menu listing for J.G. Melon (1291 Pub Inc)

Ryan's Daughter

$5.00

350 E 85th St, New York, NY 10028, USA

Official drink menu lists $5 Budweiser and Bud Light 12oz cans. Its lowest listed draft is the $7 house ale.

Source: Ryan's Daughter official drink menu

Avoca

$6.00

1678 1st Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

Cheapest regular beer found: Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, or Miller Lite bottles/cans. Happy hour includes $7 draft beers Mon-Wed 4-7pm and Thursday 4pm-2am.

Source: Avoca official drinks menu

Bedford Falls NYC

$6.00

206 E 67th St, New York, NY 10065

Cheapest bottles: Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Coors Light, Bud Light can all $6. Cheapest draft: Michelob Ultra $7.

Source: Bedford Falls official drink menu

Ethyl's Bar & Restaurant

$6.00

1629 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Official menu lists a $6 beer bar choice. Other listed draft beers generally start at $9.

Source: Ethyl's official menu

The Five Lamps

$6.00

1586 York Ave, New York, NY 10028

$6 bottles/cans (Bud Light, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Yeungling, Miller Lite, Miller High Life). Cheapest drafts $8 (Guinness 20oz, Founders All Day IPA, Stella, Allagash White).

Source: The Five Lamps official menu

The Penrose Bar

$6.00

1590 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028

Miller Lite/Narragansett cans $6 (cheapest). Draft Bitburger $8. HH Mon-Fri 3-6pm: Mug of Spaten $5.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 15:00–18:00 · $5.00

Source: bar website full menu

Horn's Hook Tavern

$7.00

1589 1st Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Official live Draft Beers tab lists 16oz Bud Light, Horn's Hook Lager, Modelo Especial, and Yuengling at $7. Other drafts are $8-$9. Homepage advertises Mon-Fri 2-6pm happy hour but does not publish a qualifying beer price for it.

Source: Horn's Hook Tavern official drink menu

Iggy's

$7.00

1452 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA

Official drink menu lists Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser, and Miller Lite at $7.

Source: Iggy's official drink menu

Sefton

$7.00

1373 1st Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA

Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Bud Light, and Miller High Life cans/bottles are $7. Happy hour Mon-Fri 11 am-7 pm: domestic bottles $6 and Stella or Narragansett drafts $7.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 11:00–19:00 · $6.00

Source: The Sefton official beer menu

The Bar Room

$7.00

117 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022, USA

Winter 2026 beer PDF lists Bud Light bottle/can at $7 and tap beers from $8-$14.

Source: The Bar Room wine/beer PDF