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Spur Tree

76 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Broome St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-477-9977 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    8.0 out of 10

    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: Neighborhood Bar, Outdoor Area, Private Party Space, Restaurant & Bar, Smoking Area, Theme

Hours

Tue-Thu and Sun, 6pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 6pm-2am; Mon, closed

Happy Hour

Daily, 7pm-9pm; daily specials

Nearby Subway Stops

J, M, Z at Essex St.; B, D at Grand St.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

The paint had barely dried at Marc Solomon's revitalized Red Stripe Lounge when an ownership shake-up led to this name change; now redubbed Spur Tree, after a Jamaican town, the bar is still all about the island nation. New owners Sean John, Dean Moodie, and Brandon Liu (who also designed the mod space) augmented the menu with more tasty jerk-dominated dishes, installed a powerful sound system (D.J.'s spinning dub and roots reggae take over on Thursdays and Saturdays), and shifted closing time from midnight to 2 a.m. (The large back garden also remains, as do the Soju-based cocktails that creatively skirt around the bar’s wine-and-beer-only license.) Don’t expect to mingle amid overdone Rastafarian colors, however—the design is decidedly adult, with dark-wood accents. “We wanted plants, but they wouldn’t grow,” says Liu. “So we had them fabricated out of metal.”

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