The Mark Bar

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1025 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222 40.733931 -73.954907
nr. Green St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-349-2340 Send to Phone

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Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Billiards, Dive Bar, DJ, Neighborhood Bar, Notable Beer Selection, Pet-Friendly

Photo by Kate Attardo

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Official Website

themarkbar.com

Hours

Mon-Sat, 10am-4am; Sun, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 10am-8pm; $3 drafts, well and call drinks; $5 margaritas, $6 cocktails

Nearby Subway Stops

G at Greenpoint Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Some bars are about sports or music or romance or classy decor. This neighborhood favorite is about dirt-cheap booze with more than 55 varieties of beer and seasonal cocktails, all costing less than a five-minute cab ride. The specialties are bourbon-based classics; the mint julep that will make you forget the word mojito. As to the setting, it's reassuringly standard. There's plenty of comfortable seating, a weathered pool table, a jukebox full of mid-90s rock, and amateur art and ephemera on the walls. Homesteaders with dogs and babies in tow sip nightcaps alongside sexy young things just starting their evenings. After a couple of those and a bowl of freshly-popped corn from the vintage machine barside, you'll nod your head in agreement when the jukebox declares that "Today is the greatest." — Emily Gould