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All 3264 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.

Central Harlem

L Bar & Lounge

301 W 115th St, New York, NY 10026

Harlem cocktail lounge with live jazz/soul.

Source: Harlem One Stop

Central Park

Central Park Boathouse

$12.00

East 72nd St + Center Dr, New York, NY 10021

Official restaurant menu lists canned beers at $12: Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager, Goose Island IPA, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, and Modelo Especial. Guinness is $15. N/A cans are $10 and excluded.

Source: Central Park Boathouse official restaurant menu

The Boathouse Outdoor Bar

$12.00

New York, NY 10024, USA

The operator's current live site is, which no longer has a page dedicated solely to the 'Outside Bar' but instead shares one beverage program across the Restaurant, Cafe, and walk-up Dockside bar. On the current Restaurant Menu page, the cheapest standing canned beers (Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager, Goose Island IPA, Stella Artois, Blue Moon Belgian White, Modelo Especial) are each $12. Guinness Irish Stout is $15. Non-alcoholic canned beers (Athletic Brewing, Brooklyn Non-Alcoholic) are $10 but were excluded from the regular-beer figure since they are non-alcoholic.

Source: Central Park Boathouse Restaurant Menu (Canned Beer section)

Central Park South

Chelsea

Bar Avant

$5.00

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

The Bar Avant section (page 2) of the official combined Bar Après Ski / Bar Avant menu PDF lists only two canned beers for Bar Avant: Budweiser $5 and Modelo $5. Cheapest regular beer price is $5 for a can of Budweiser or Modelo.

Source: Bar Avant / Olly Olly Market official menu PDF

Shy Shy

$5.00

169 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Cheapest regular beer is the Lil Buddy Lager 8oz Can at $5, per the current online menu, which also lists Miller High Life 12oz Btl $7, Hudson North Standard Cider $8, and draft beers (Zero Gravity Lager, Threes Logical Conclusion IPA) at $9 each.

Source: Shy Shy Official Menu

Social Circle / Rooftop at the Cambria

$5.00

123 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001

$5 domestic bottles (Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser, Miller Lite, Michelob Ultra).

Source: Official Toast menu (Cambria Social Circle)

Westside Tavern

$5.00

360 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Official beer menu lists Pabst Blue Ribbon at $5, the lowest regular beer price shown.

Source: Westside Tavern official beer menu

Harlem Hops Chelsea

$6.00

Market 57 at Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Cheapest regularly-available beers are the Carrot Cake Amber Ale and Wrench NEIPA, both canned 12oz beers priced at $6.00 each, per the official Harlem Hops drink menu for the Chelsea/Pier 57 location.

Source: Harlem Hops Chelsea Drink Menu

Maggie Reilly's

$6.00

340 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001

All day: $6 house lager/16oz PBR/house shots. HH Mon–Fri 4–7pm same prices. $8 mixed drinks.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–19:00 · $6.00

Source: maggiereillys.com specials page

Moore Wine

$6.00

Rooftop, 300 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Cheapest standard alcoholic beer is Sunday Beer Co. Lager (Brooklyn, NY) at $6, per the official rooftop menu PDF (Beer & Seltzer section, dated 6 linked. No happy-hour beer pricing, discount window, or bucket/multi-beer deal appears anywhere on the homepage, the moore-wine page, the PDF menu, or the venue's Instagram profile. The PDF is undated beyond '6.27.23' in its filename/metadata (over 3 years old), so pricing may have shifted.

Source: The Moore rooftop official menu PDF (Beer & Seltzer section)

The Bar at Moynihan

$6.00

351 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Cheapest regularly-available beer is canned Bud Light or Budweiser at $6 each, per the official bar-menu page. Draft beers range $9-$10 (e.g. Guinness, Brooklyn Lager, Stella Artois at $9).

Source: The Bar at Moynihan - Official Bar Menu

New York Beer Dispensary

$6.50

223 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

The cheapest standing price is $6.50 for a small (7-8oz) pour. Most full pours (14-16oz) run $11.00-$12.00.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 15:00–19:00 · $9.00  |  Sun, Sat · 12:00–16:00 · $9.00

Source: Untappd business-managed menu for New York Beer Dispensary

Bar B

$7.00

84 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Official drink-menu image lists Coney Island draft, Red Stripe, Peroni, Menabrea, and Guinness at $7. The menu advertises daily 5-7pm happy hour but shows happy-hour pricing for wine, not beer.

Source: Bar B official drink menu

District Local

$7.00

72 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

The official Draft Beer menu lists Bud Light, a 16oz light lager, at $7. The official Specials page says specials are being updated and publishes no time-defined beer offer.

Source: District Local official draft beer menu

Frying Pan NYC

$7.00

Red Boat in Park, 207 12th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Official drinks menu lists Pacifico and Heineken bottles at $7. Draft selection rotates without printed price.

Source: Frying Pan official menus

Gadfly Bar

$7.00

258 W 15th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Official beer menu lists Coors Light, Miller High Life, and Tecate at $7, the lowest regular alcoholic beer price shown.

Source: Gadfly Bar official beer menu

Shaffer's

$7.00

151 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

$7 Bud Light, Budweiser, Miller Lite and Michelob Ultra Zero/Guinness Zero on official drink menu. Cheapest draft Michelob Ultra is also $7.

Source: Shaffer's official drink menu

Bar 21

$8.00

216 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Cafe-Flor / Bar 21 (also listed as Bar 21) at 216-218 8th Ave, Chelsea, spans two connected storefronts and operates as a coffee shop by day and full bar by night. The figure was preferred as the more complete, internally-consistent, venue-specific listing.

Source: QRMenu.com live beer menu for Cafe-Flor / Bar 21