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.
East Village
Sly Fox
$2.00
140 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Ukrainian dive bar officially named Karpaty Pub, known locally as Sly Fox. Multiple reviews cite $2 PBR draft and $4 well shots. No formal happy hour, cheap drinks served all night.
Source: P2Bars / Drink Nation NYC
The Spotted Owl Tavern
$3.00
211 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
Official drinks section lists Genesee Lager at $3, the lowest regular beer price shown.
Source: The Spotted Owl Tavern official drinks menu
Blue & Gold Tavern
$4.00
79 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
A June 2026 local post says three or four beers cost $12–$16, implying a $4 lowest regular beer. An independent current venue page confirms the bar but no price menu.
Source: New York Foodie local post
horse with no name
$4.00
223 E 5th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
No standalone single beer is listed. The only regularly-available beer found is Narragansett, sold as a 'Bucket For The Buds' — five cans for $20, which works out to $4.00 per beer.
Source: The Infatuation review
Lucky
$4.00
168 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
Official drink menu lists Utica Club at $4, the lowest regular alcoholic beer price shown.
Source: Lucky official drink menu
Maiden Lane
$4.00
162 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
Official Beer + Wine menu lists 'cheap beer' at $4 and 'fancy beer' at $7.
Source: Maiden Lane official menu
The Library
$4.00
7 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, USA
User-provided correction reports Rolling Rock as the cheapest beer at $4. Happy hour is reported every day 5-8pm with buy-one-get-one-free beer, represented as a $2 effective beer price when buying two.
Happy hour: Sun–Sat · 17:00–20:00 · $2.00
Source: User-provided correction / The Library official site
Banshee
$5.00
143 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer is Labatt Blue (can) at $5, per Banshee's official drinks menu. Other options: Guinness draft $10, High Life bottle $6, Brooklyn Sour and Coney Island IPA cans $8 each. Modelo bottle $7. Magner's Cider ($9 bottle) is a cider, not beer, so excluded from the cheapest-beer calculation.
Source: Banshee official drinks menu (draft/bottles/cans)
Bar Monto
$5.00
61 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
Cheapest regularly-listed beer on Bar Monto's official 'beers & other stuff' menu is the Miller High Life Pony (small bottle) at $5, versus $8 for the full Miller High Life bottle, $8 for Coors Lite bottle, $7 for Modelo can, and $9-10 for the listed draft pints (Guinness $10. Heineken, Bitburger, Fiddlehead IPA, Downeast Cider, Allagash White all $9).
Source: Bar Monto official website - Beers & Other Stuff menu
Coyote Ugly New York
$5.00
233 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003
Weekend happy hour (Sat-Sun, 12-7pm): $5 Bud Light Draft / $5 Kona Draft, $1 off Bud/Bud Light bottles, $2 off wells. Weekday HH (4-7pm): $1 off domestics, $2 off wells.
Happy hour: Sun, Sat · 12:00–19:00 · $5.00
Source: Coyote Ugly official NYC site
McSorley’s Old Ale House
$5.00
15 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
Light or dark ale: $5 for one mug, or $8 for two — cash only.
Source: McSorley’s Old Ale House official menu
Old Flings
$5.00
25 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, USA
Cheapest regularly-available beer is Miller High Life at $5 (bottle/can), per the standing menu embedded on the homepage, alongside Allagash White $7 (draft), Peroni $7 (bottle), and Tiny Juicy IPA $8.
Source: Old Flings official website (homepage menu)
Sing Sing Ave A.
$5.00
81 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, USA
Official menu lists draft beer, wine, and wells at $5.
Source: Sing Sing Ave A official menu
Standings
$5.00
43 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
Drafts on the same menu ranged $6 (Miller Lite 16oz) to $9 (LIC Sour Hour, Maine Lunch). This listing is nearly 3 years old, so pricing may have changed. A Time Out NYC 'best bar in NYC' article (Jan 2026) found via search did not mention Standings or any pricing at all.
Source: BeerMenus
The Boiler Room
$5.00
45 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
Tap pints of Bud Light and Coors are $5. Well drinks $4 before 8pm, $5 after. Cash only, East Village dive/gay bar.
Source: Get Out! Magazine - GM interview
The Lions Bar & Grill
$5.00
132 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009, USA
Cheapest regular (non-happy-hour) beer on the standing menu is $5: either the Lions Lager mug or the High Life bottle (other beers: Braven Pilsner mug $7, Founders All-Day IPA mug $7, Guinness 16oz $9, Yuengling bottle $6, Modelo Especial can $6, Hudson North Cider can $8). Separately, during the 4-6pm Mon-Fri happy hour, single Mugs of Beer (Lions Lager, Pilsner, or IPA) are also $5, but the 'Pair of Lions' deal (2 mugs of Lions Lager) is $8 for two, which works out to a derived $4.00 per beer -- cheaper than any single-item price, though only available as a 2-mug purchase, not a per-unit menu price.
Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 16:00–18:00 · $5.00
Source: The Lions Bar official main menu (image)
The York
$5.00
186 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
Miller High Life bottle/can is $5. Cheapest draft is Coors Light at $6.
Source: The York official Wine & Beer PDF