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75 St. Marks Place New York, NY 10003

212-777-9637 

 

75 St. Marks Place New York NY 10003

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  • Daily 2pm-1am
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This dingy basement bar offers probably no more than 10 drinks, but longtime owner/bartender Stefan Lutak, an often-trashed legend in his own right, serves them strong. Underpaid students, punks, and fat men all engage in a cheap, efficient race toward obliteration in the worn-in booths; $3 bottles of Bud and $4 glasses of whiskey make it easy. Large crowds of patronsathe smoking deprivedaaccumulate outside.








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  • 2000 | Best Place to Go Get Lit by Yourself

    Don't expect to find any cocktails here. Holiday Cocktail Lounge has been serving cheap imported beers and stiff well drinks ($3) to the lonely and destitute for more than 15 years. The dive's horseshoe-shaped bar brings Bukowski to mind, but there are as many East Village hipsters as barflies. There's a dysfunctional Cheers-like scene (local drunk "the Rabbi"), and steady traffic from St. Marks attracted by the jukebox (Muddy Waters, the Rolling Stones). Holiday is best known for its... More »

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