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175 Smith St. Brooklyn, NY 11201

718-254-0607 

 

175 Smith St. Brooklyn NY 11201

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  • Daily 5pm-4am
  • Fireplace
Description

The mini shuffle bowling alley here may be single-handedly responsible for crowded Friday and Saturday nights. Most of the people here dress/look the same (carefully dirty) and the barabare and decor-lessafeels pleasantly familiar.








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  • 2000 | Best Bar Atmosphere

    Faux-sophisticated track lighting sheds a subtle red, orange, and green glow that provides, as my roommate Ted explains, "the perfect dimness. Everyone looks pretty fucking attractive." Although this dive-plus, which opened in May, draws the youngest clientele (mostly postcollegiate) of the burgeoning, slightly fancy Smith Street scene--so pardon the exposed-brick interior--Boat's real lure is the comfy seating area in back, where it is shockingly possible to nestle into a red vinyl... More »

  • 2000 | Best Indie Jukebox

    Inside a square, red-box building that looks decidedly like a London telephone booth lies dimly lit pub-type bar Boat, where Brooklyn folks gather afternoon and night--lured, no doubt, by a dark and cozy couches-and-sipping atmosphere enhanced by an old-style jukebox filled with indie classics. You get one play for a quarter or four for a dollar from a predominantly mellow selection ranging from Sonic Youth and Joy Division to Sebadoh and Pell Mell. And on any given night, if the choice... More »

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