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Lakeside Lounge

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162 Ave. B, New York, NY 10009
nr. 10th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-529-8463 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
6.0 out of 10
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2 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: After Work, Live Music, Neighborhood Bar

Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

lakesidelounge.com

Hours

Daily, 4pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 4pm-8pm; two-for-one drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; L at First Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

On nights when there isn't a garage band wailing away, the Lakeside Lounge is a good place for group drinking. There are plenty of tables in the second room, and one of them usually bears a half-maimed Duncan Hines cake, the remnant of an after-work birthday party. Weeknights are dominated by art-school kids in hooded sweatshirts. The jukebox is one of the best in the city and the beer is cheap by just about anyone's standards. But Lakeside's most appealing feature is the Coney Island-style photo booth, where four bucks gets you a strip of four shots—in case you have trouble remembering your evening. — Amy Larocca

Note

Lakeside also has PacMan on hand, for your playing pleasure.

Live Music
Almost every night; check website for calendar and performance times

6.0

"Mixed Reviews"
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A Fond Memory Factory

poeklyn from 11238 | Posted on 6/20/07

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

So the demographics of the neighborhood have changed since this bar opened. It has raised its beer prices, but it's still damn comfortable, easy to mingle in, and has great live music FOR FREE! And A/C in the summer. Jukebox is great, depends on who is playing it.

Cheap beer? I think NOT...

savannah89 from | Posted on 4/14/03

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)

This place used to be pretty decent. The last two times I was there, the drinks have gone up. It's the same prices as every other bar and the same crowd as everywhere else - yuppies grooving to the diminishingly fresh jukebox. At the time I was there they had the BEATLES on. How obscure can you get? Sad. Cuz it used to be a fun hangout.

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