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Gatsby's

53 Spring St., New York, NY 10012 40.722111 -73.996549
nr. Mulberry St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work212-334-4430 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    3.7 out of 10

      |  

    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, Bar Food, DJ, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar, Singles Scene
Photo by Gavin Thomas

Official Website

gatsbysnyc.com

Hours

Daily, 11am-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 11am-7pm; $2 Miller and Yuengling, additional specials vary

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Spring St.; N, R, W at Prince St.; J, M, Z at Bowery

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Half pub (in the front), half tiny dance club in the back, Gatsby's is a bit of counter-programming in Nolita. It does attempt to emulate chic with ornate sconces and velvet-covered booths (meant to evoke a 1920's feel), but it only achieves in attracting a mundane crowd of guys in button-down shirts and dress slacks and girls in tight black pants and tube tops. If you’re ever feeling nostalgic for your college, Greek-scene brothers and sisters, you'll probably find all-too-vivid clones here. A DJ spins mostly ‘70s and ‘80s rock and disco hits (the Jackson 5 get heavy rotation) while everyone tries to get drunk or laid—or, preferably both. For a more quiet (or private) moment, an alcove all the way at the back houses a cozy banquette where you can take advantage of a well-priced $7 mixed drink.

3.7 "Not Recommended"
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Gatsby's

Happy Fraturday.

Aconn from 10003 | Posted on 5/9/09

Overall Rating: 101 (Not Recommended)

It's "Fraturday" every day at Gatsby's. This bar attracts the absolute worst crowd of jocks and chubby and drunk older men trying to relive their fraternity days. Even walking past this place is a nightmare, seeing as you must avoid the sweaty, drunk and angry patrons who congregate outside the bar, urinating and even vomiting into the street. Is there some kind of issue with the restroom? Or is there something in the beer that causes these men to regress to their pre-potty-trained days? Fights break out regularly between the regulars after their 20th beer, usually continuing down the street and loud enough to wake any neighbor at 4 in the morning. I have even seen a sleazy 40-something-year-old man leaving the doors of Gatsby's with a completely drunk (on the verge of puking) 20 year old, holding her up so that she could walk while his buddies gave him the thumbs up as if he had "scored". It should be shut down.

Gatsby's

are you a fun person?

clairegreta15 from 10013 | Posted on 1/30/09

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)

as a nyc law student, i have very limited time to be spending in bars/clubs across manhattan. luckily for me, my first weekend of school i stumbled into gatbsys and have gone back every weekend since. the bouncer is a sweetheart, the bartenders are efficient, the people aren't pretentious and the music is fantastic. it's definitely a just-barely-post-college scene, but hey, that's who i am and who i want to hang out with when i'm done learning about contracts!

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