Desert 5 Spot
Bar · Williamsburg ·
Country-themed bar with mechanical bull, live music, and tacos
Country-themed bar with mechanical bull, live music, and tacos
"Desert Five Spot is an LA transplant that feels like Nashville (the touristy parts with bachelorette parties). The barn-sized room is big and cheesy, with a wall devoted to Dolly Parton and Wild West touches like bales of hay and a wagon wheel chandelier. If you’re game to hang with a crowd wearing cowboy boots that have never touched soil, it’s a good time. Grab a round of ranch waters, catch some live music, and take a ride on the mechanical bull." - bryan kim, kenny yang, nikko duren, matt tervooren, will hartman
"Originally opened in 2021 as a rooftop bar inside the Tommie Hotel and described as a western-themed bar; the concept was expanded into Williamsburg in 2024 (the Williamsburg expansion was noted as Ten Five’s earlier entry into the five boroughs)." - Nadia Chaudhury
"If you’ve ever furiously searched for “bars with mechanical bulls NYC” (just us?), the hunt is over. Williamsburg’s Desert 5 Spot has one tucked away in the corner, in addition to bales of hay, wagon wheel chandeliers, and a dance floor where North Brooklynites in unblemished cowboy boots two-step to live music. Don’t think of this LA transplant as a bar. Think of it as a cavernous theme park, an entire corner of which is dedicated to Dolly Parton. The place is cheesy, in a fun way, and it’s the perfect spot to dip your toes into the city’s emerging country scene." - sonal shah, bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick
"This over-the-top Williamsburg bar is a country bar the same way Back to the Future Part III is a Western. It checks all the boxes, but it’s all a bit cartoonish. Nonetheless, this place is a great time, and it gets bonus points for the mechanical bull and stage in the back where you can catch some live music. Bring a group, and hang out on a velour couch under a wagon wheel chandelier in the cavernous room that features a gallery wall devoted to Dolly Parton." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, neha talreja
"If you’ve ever furiously searched for “bars with mechanical bulls NYC” (just us?), the search is over. Williamsburg’s Desert 5 Spot has arrived, and in addition to a real, functioning fake bull, there are bales of hay, wagon wheel chandeliers, and a stage in the back where you can listen to live music and sit on a velour couch with a group. There’s also a gallery wall of Dolly Parton photos, which you can enjoy while you sip on a glass of ranch water. It’s cheesy, in a fun way. " - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah
