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Odessa

117 Ave. A, New York, NY 10009 40.726381 -73.983454
nr. 7th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-253-1470 Send to Phone

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Scene: Bar Food, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar, Singles Scene

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Diner: daily, 24 hours; bar: daily, 5pm-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Thu, 5pm-9pm; 2 for $5 well drinks; beer specials

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; L at First Ave.; F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

On one side of this gloriously tacky Ukrainian dive, a brightly lit diner caters to senior citizen locals and NYU students pulling all-nighters over coffee. Next door, a kitschy bar and restaurant serves the same greasy, delicious food to a lively crowd of post-collegiate punks on their way to or from the clubs. The ceiling is covered with what looks like red insulation foam; clusters of phallic gourds decorate the walls; and no, that landscape's not a Rothko, it's a Rodko. You might want to bring a flashlight for the nearly dark bathroom: Rumor has it management dimmed the bulbs when a few too many needle junkies left a long line of complaining customers behind them. — Kathleen Andersen