Wilka's Sports Bar

Two New Women’s Sports Bars Are Opening in NYC, Athena Keke’s and Wilka’s | Eater NY

"Co-owned by Melissa Ng and an unnamed business partner, this Lower East Side Manhattan bar plans to air women’s sports while serving cocktails, beers, and snacks. The name is a play on the Polish word for wolf, “wilk,” with the idea of patrons being in a wolf pack together supporting their teams. The owners have launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover opening costs, including installing a high-quality television setup suitable for a sports bar. There is no projected opening timeline yet; in 2024 a different New York women’s sports bar project (Althea’s) had been in the works but never opened." - Nadia Chaudhury