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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.

Upper East Side

Trinity Pub

$7.00

229 E 84th St #1, New York, NY 10028, USA

A visually inspected menu photo on the venue's Restaurantji listing shows Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Budweiser, and Modelo cans/bottles at $7.

Source: Restaurantji Trinity Pub menu photo

Doc Watson's

$8.00

1490 2nd Ave #1A, New York, NY 10075

$4–$6 beers during long weekday HH + late-night HH. Irish pub with beer garden.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 11:00–19:00 · $5.00  |  Sun–Thu · 23:00–23:59 · $5.00

Source: HourDrinks / docwatsonsnyc.com

The Office Public House

$8.00

1744 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

Cheapest regular beer is $8: on draft, The Office Lager and The Office Amber are both $8. In bottles/cans, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Founders Solid Gold, Heineken, Pacifico Lager, and Montauk Summer are all $8. Prices are per the bar's own current drink menu (embedded as an image on its homepage). Separately, a Monday-Friday happy hour (per the same official menu, running 'til 7PM) drops Draft Beer and Bottles & Cans to $7 each.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–19:00 · $7.00

Source: The Office 1744 official drink menu (embedded image on homepage)

Caledonia Bar

$9.00

1609 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

The official UES Beer & Wine menu lists Allagash White, Belhaven Ale, Guinness, Lagunitas Daytime IPA, Narragansett, Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing, and Victory Prima Pils at $9.

Source: Caledonia Bar official UES menu

Eli's Night Shift

$9.00

189 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075

Cheapest draft is a 3.9% light lager at $9. Rotating local craft beer list, no happy hour found.

Source: Eli's Night Shift official menu

Flex Mussels

$9.00

1431 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Official Third Avenue drinks menu lists Narragansett Lager at $9. Location-specific happy hour lists the same lager at $5 every day 4–6pm, plus late-night windows.

Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 16:00–18:00 · $5.00  |  Sun–Thu · 21:00–22:00 · $5.00  |  Fri–Sat · 21:00–22:30 · $5.00

Source: Flex Mussels official Third Avenue drinks menu

Heidi's House by the Side of the Road & Ed's Elbow Room

$9.00

308 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075

Cheapest beer on shared menu is Sunday Beer (American Lager) at $9. All bottled craft/import, no macro domestic, no draft. NYC DOH shut down the operation Dec 6 2025 (sanitation violations). Heidi's House reopened Feb 2 2026, Ed's Elbow Room now open per current site.

Source: Heidi's House official website beer menu

Keys & Heels

$9.00

1488 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Official menu image lists Peroni, Kronenbourg 1664, Allagash White, and Lagunitas at $9. Non-alcoholic beers were excluded.

Source: official Keys & Heels menu image

Treadwell Park

$9.00

1125 1st Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA

Cheapest regular standard beer found for Upper East Side menu: 12oz bottles/cans from $9. Signature 16oz drafts are $10.

Source: Treadwell Park official menu

Uva

$9.00

1486 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Official wine/beer PDF lists several 12 oz beers at $9. Menu PDF appears older, so confidence is medium.

Source: official wine and beer PDF

Jones Wood Foundry

$9.75

401 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Official drinks menu lists Gun Hill Pilsner at $9.75, the lowest regular alcoholic beer price shown. Its other draft beers start at $11.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–18:00 · $8.50

Source: Jones Wood Foundry official drinks menu

Pil Pil

$10.00

265 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Official drink menu lists alcoholic beers starting at $10/bottle. Estrella Galicia 0.0 is non-alcoholic and excluded.

Source: official drink menu

Jacques

$12.00

28 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065, USA

Standing dinner/bar menu at Jacques Bar lists five beers tied for cheapest at $12 each: Kronenbourg 1664, Kronenbourg 1664 White, Stella Artois, Brooklyn Lager, and Ithaca Flower Power IPA (NY). Chimay is $15 and non-alcoholic Bitburger is $12.

Source: Jacques Bar Menu (official PDF via lowellhotel.com)

Melody’s Piano Bar

$12.00

1020 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA

The official menu PDF linked from the live site lists Hoegaarden, Asahi Super Dry, Carlsberg, and Sierra Nevada IPA at $12. The beer page was rendered and visually verified.

Source: official menu PDF

The Mark Bar

$15.00

Madison Avenue at 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

The Mark Bar's current bar menu (dated 07.22.26, effectively today's menu) lists five beers tied for cheapest at $15 each: Beck's, Brooklyn Lager, Heineken Light, Lagunitas IPA, and Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. Duvel is $18. The menu also lists a non-alcoholic Stella Artois Liberté at $15, which is excluded from the beer-price comparison since it is non-alcoholic.

Source: The Mark Bar Menu PDF (official, The Mark Hotel)

128 Bar & Bistro

128 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065, USA

128 Bar & Bistro is the operating bar/restaurant of the Society of Illustrators, open Wed-Sat 11am-5pm, serving cocktails and food (burgers, stuffed pizzas, salads, omelets) with indoor and outdoor terrace seating, confirming it is an operating bar.

Source: 128 Bar - Society of Illustrators