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Proof Bar and Lounge

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239 Third Ave., New York, NY 10003
nr. 20th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-228-4200 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    5.0 out of 10

    1 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, Bar Food, Karaoke Nights, Lounge, Private Party Space, Singles Scene, Sports Bar
Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 5pm-9pm; 2-for-1 absolut flavored drink and sauza margarita; $3 domestic draft; $5 watermelon or apple martini; $5 cosmos; $6 for a burger and a Bud Lite draft
Thu, 10pm-2am; $20 all you can drink

Nearby Subway Stops

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

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

This venue is closed.

Leave the arcades and beer bellies to the ESPN Zone. At Proof—part sports bar, part candlelit lounge—guys and their dates can watch their favorite games on four plasma screens, seven big flat ones, and a gargantuan projection TV without feeling like they're in the basement of a frat house. The menu includes sports-bar staples like buffalo wings, and on karaoke-night Wednesdays, Cosmos are $5 and domestic beer $3.

5.0 "Mixed Reviews"
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A little too intense for after work sports bar

margottt from 07940 | Posted on 8/6/07

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)

We got to this bar around 7:30 (after work) on a tuesday and didn't find the lounge/relaxing/sports bar we expected.. instead the place was mostly filled with people dancing to really loud dancehall and rap music. We...Read More

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