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The Phoenix

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447 E. 13th St., New York, NY 10009
at Ave. A See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-477-9979 Send to Phone

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Scene: Billiards, Gay Bar, Lounge, Outdoor Area

Photo by Youngna Park

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Hours

Daily, 4pm-4am

Happy Hour

Daily, 4pm-8pm; two-for-one well drinks and dometic beers

Nearby Subway Stops

L at First Ave.; 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Profile

Ground zero for the East Village rock-'n'-roll gay bar scene now that the dying ember known as the Cock has ceded to Eurotrash and non-locals, the Phoenix is a deliciously dark queer hall with a pool table, Ms. Pac-Man, and the requisite hipper-than-thou jukebox packed with Britpop, girl groups, vintage punk, and post-rock. Owned and operated by the former proprietors of neighborhood mainstay, the Bar, the Phoenix is crowded, cruisey and congenial on the weekends, when tattooed love gods and corn-fed roughnecks with Popeye forearms mix, mingle and make plans over pints of Hoegaarden. Sublimate your sexual frustrations at the combination Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga machine—it's the new safe sex! — Andy Bailey