Nassau Bar

Yep!! Rude waitress from the first 15 seconds in the door. Welcome to the stereotypical “if you’re not a regular, piss-off” mentality. Too bad, cool bar.

The woman who was bartending around 6pm on 5/31/24 was extremely rude. She kept ignoring us when there were barely any other customers at the bar. There are a bunch of other places around the area with great drinks and service. I read over others reviews and the owner blindly defends any false claim.this review isn’t feedback for the owner, but to warn people to stay away. Unless you love terrible service. No accountability.

Great Spot, the bartenders the hours and the Owner. Super cool people, was a great find!!

Went here with a couple of coworkers and we loved it. Drinks were great prices for FIDI, the bartenders were friendly, and the owner of the bar is hilarious and sweet. I definitely recommend this place, we’ll probably make it our regular after work spot!

After walking around the 911 memorial I was feeling down and needed a good dive bar to liven things up a bit. Luckily I found the Nassau Bar close by. I got there on Wednesday around 4pm. The place looks kinda small from the outside but surprisingly a long space on the inside with the bar running a good sixty or so feet. The place has a great ambiance and it’s one of those typically dimly lit dive bars with the juke box cranked up. The bar tender had a lot of energy and was grooving to the tunes with rhythmic gyrations and smiles. After a few beers and maybe more than a couple whiskeys, I left revitalized with a smile similar to that bartenders kind smile. With a newly found spring in my step it was onto the search for some of that legendary lower Manhattan pizza.

When I was in elementary school, my third grade teacher (god rest her soul) always made it a point to question everything. Whether it’s the beauty of nature, the meaning life, why the sky is blue, there’s always something to question and learn from. That all changed the moment I walked into this godforsaken sorry excuse of an establishment. Right when I walked through the doors, I was greeted by the horrid voice and attitude of the bartender. Not only did I have to pay for an overpriced beer and water, I was constantly threatened by “you better by something before the owner comes down”. This place killed the whatever childlike wonder and awe I had left. My advice? Spare yourself the agony and head to the nearest 7/11 for a beer you can enjoy without fear of reprisal. After all, drinking on the street is way more classier than this pitiful excuse for a bar.

Used to be a great real dive. Hot bartenders in bikinis slinging drinks, great happy hour deals, reasonable prices during normal hours, fun vibe, packed with local biz people during the afternoons & local residents at night... Now it's overpriced ($8 Bud??), dead, smells like toilet and cigarettes constantly, they NEVER play music (to try get ANYONE to dump money into the jukebox), I only ever see one bartender these days who's gruff & short with folks. It's not a fun place to hang out any more. I don't know if they think they've cornered the market since other nearby dives closed (Iron Horse, Raccoon, Patriot, etc) but I'd rather go to my local in Brooklyn than get gouged by them FiDi.

Great for a dive bar experience. Happy hour specials are awesome $5/cocktail. Bartenders like to shout and have a lot of fun. Listed as a "Bikini Bar" but none when I went. Great for a dive bar but as just a bar its alright

Was a bit taken aback at first since it was really quiet with barely people inside. But it was cuz we went fairly early around 5:10pm so I think they just opened. Once they started playing music the vibe was great with the dimmed red lights. They have mainly bar seating with ~3 table seatings for 4 ppl seatings. The people there were very sweet and friendly. Had some bottled beers there. One worker or owner there also suggested us where to grab pizza and cafes when we were leaving too.

Super average dive bar - prices definitely higher than other spots in the area, so not sure I'll be returning. Bartenders were friendly though, and solid music too.

THE THICKEST ACCENTS IN NYC. Locals sports bar on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Be prepared to be called Sunshine or sweetie with a Brooklyn accent by the lady Amazon bartender who must be 7' tall. This is a real NYC locals bar. Everyone is friendly? Speech is peppered with colorful language. I didn't eat anything there. So no notes on the food. In fact. I was practically the only one there except for a three or four locals. The bartender lady was kind enough to charge my phone. But I had to pay for it with a beer and a little bit of humiliation for not being a regular. Stop in here at your own risk. Depending on your tolerance, you might have a good time. Excellent dive bar. Cheers.

Great dive bar. Amazing staff and good drinks. Haley is one of the most professional and welcoming person I have had the pleasure of interacting with. Only downside is they don't have food

I visited New York with my husband and we stayed in the Financial District. Nassau Bar is a great watering hole! Super close to a lot of different attractions and the bar tenders were extremely friendly and kind. Phil is very sweet and helpful. Great happy hour deals and if we visit New York again, we'll definitely be making another pit stop here.

Staying at the stuffy beekman (across the street). They don't sell any domestic beer or seltzers. Stumbled across this dive bar and it was great!! No frills type of place. Great experience. Feels like home/local bar.

Classic Dive bar and friendly bartenders Union Friendly and Buybacks are a ++ I'll always be a loyal customer here

I came here after a long night of work on Thursday March 14 and the bartender in the back part of the bar was acting like a real b*tch. She wasn't talking to anybody and looked like I was bothering her when I was talking to her. She was rude, and was on her phone most of the time I was there. This use to be a great spot, but if you hire ppl like this girl, ppl are gonna stop coming in. She looked so f*cking bored, 100% she's in the wrong business. I won't come back when this girli is working

Visited for first time last night. Wonderful atmosphere, Julie was a great bartender and John, the owner was attentive and caring. All in all a nice bar to stop in and have a reasonably priced drink. Will go back...

It's a nice spot and it's fun, bartenders are great but the women's room is upstairs and you cannot for any reason use the men's room downstairs...but upstairs houses a second men's room...just rubbed me the wrong way

Hole in the wall dark bar. Has a range of clientele from suits to construction workers. The girls behind the bar were either in bikinis or underwear. We came in right at shift change on a Friday around 5 - the change of scenery was night & day, if you know what I mean (; Happy hour offers $5 drinks, which seems like a bargain in NY. Definitely stop by this place for a drink or two, it's an interesting spot.

Walk right on in to this well air conditioned bar just steps away from city hall. The bikini clad bartenders will greet you with a smile and serve up a quick cold beer or drink. Cash or Card is accepted and the men's room was clean but the women's room was located upstairs and was a little... down on its luck. Super tiny shots of Patron Cafe were $10. Good stop for 1 or 2 then done unless you want to ogle the bartenders for longer.

Diviest of Dive bars. Plenty of TV's super long bar, and sass from the bartender. She was great!

This place is a gem in a boring bland neighborhood of buildings and small streets Philly brings this place alive in a way where you forget where you are the only bad thing about this place is leaving and being the lower manhattan around snobs again but enjoy the minutes you have with Philly and Budweiser and on a good day the yankees

Today was my third time going to this bar and was advised by one of the bartenders that my date and I would have to leave after we finished our first drink there. Apparently we were asked to leave due to me taking a "smaller than half" of roll of toilet paper from the bathroom during the last time we visited there. This bar did not offer napkins to begin with, and I never complained about it because the place seemed to be pretty cool even after the first few times we hung out there. I made it clear to our bartender that the last time I was there, the bar tender that served us made a comment that I had a roll, which seemed like is was a joke that was laughed off amongst all of us prior to us leaving. She never once made it clear that it was a problem for them or suggested that I shouldn't have done that. This time we were advised to finish our last drink,close out tab, and leave before her boss came in. Let's be clear that I needed it to blow my nose, clean my hands, wipe my mouth, etc! Not use it for a bathroom trip outside of their business!!! This was very bad business and there are ways to talk to your customers. They're loss, we were good and consistent customers. FYI-bring your own toilet paper and tissue to this place if you need to clean up or wipe anything!

The bartenders here are awesome! However, one of the managers just tries his best to keep the bartenders from "chatting too much" with the customers. Not a good experience for the bartender. My friend recently got kicked out because he and a bartender were having a nice conversation. Just waiting for the manager who kicked him out to leave for good, so the current bartender can run this business.

It's like 7 degrees tonight and the bartender was in underwear and had a sweatshirt. They shouldn't make the ladies wear bikinis or underwear!!!!!! It's cold :( but they were kind. It was very empty.................confused about their hours? Most of the time they aren't open... it's quite unknown sort of like a game... GIVE THE GIRLS REAL UNIFORMS!!!!!! PLS

We were only visiting nyc and stumble to this place , Dive bar 200% and we love it , everything is cheaper than everywhere else plus our bartender was Victoria from Budapest and we love her thank you vic From Tina and Vivian

Every now and then you get tired of all the frou-frou cocktail lounges, bars with "mixologists" instead of bartenders, fancy wine bars, etc., and just wanna grab a drink at some place that's low brow, low stress and low end. Just get dirty in other words. Sometimes you just wanna go back to what Manhattan used to be - when it used to have an edge - when it was primarily a grimy, seedy, dirty, rundown, inexpensive city with sketchy bars with weird themes. Like the old Paradise Club near Penn Station, where lonely married guys on their commute home to NJ, would stop by for a $10 slow dance with an attractive woman (yes, slow dance)...no lap dances, only slow dancing like at a high school prom, lol. And all those places on 8th Avenue near the Port Authority, that offered $15 striptease shows behind a plexiglass window in a private booth. Yes, those places really did exist, but now just a part of history and turned into chain stores - the old Playpen (is now a Shake Shack), Show World (now Duane Reade), Peep World (now the Westin), and Peep O-Rama (now Bank of America). Or the Vault in the old Meatpacking, where they had live sex and S&M shows...now a Dos Caminos restaurant. Or Bar d'O ("Bardoe"), a West Village bar that featured drag queen shows every night...now, a trendy seafood restaurant named Ditch Plains (after a Hamptons beach of all places lol). Wow, how times have changed. And along those lines, there were a string of "Bikini Bars" in the city. No stripping, just bartenders in bikinis in dumpy dive bars with dirt cheap drinks and great jukeboxes. Most have disappeared - Billy Stopless (now a Starbucks), Deno's Party House (now a Taco Bell), Red Rock West (now Artichoke Pizza), and countless others. But thankfully, a few survive...probably not for long though as the city continues to "yuppify" and "suburbanize". Notably, Nassau Bar, Port 41, Snafu, Wakamba, Ipanema and The Patriot. However, of those, only Nassau Bar is a true bikini bar, the others are more like "daisy duke shorts & crop top bars". Nassau Bar was the 1st bar I went to when I first moved to NYC in 1999. My boss at Goldman Sachs (when we were at 85 Broad Street) took my group there on my first day at work to introduce me to my new colleagues and the city...8 Beers, 6 Tequila shots and 4am later, I was indoctrinated and sold on NYC. So, this place has some sentimental value for me. As the years went by, I completely forgot about it, until one day walking home from work a few weeks ago, when I happened to pass it and was shocked that it was still there. I went in, and it was exactly as it was over 15 years ago, NOTHING has changed. Which is refreshing given this constantly changing city. Since stumbling in, I've gone back with co-workers for after-work drinks, and even though it seems like this may be a 'guy-only' bar, I've taken a few girl friends of mine and they've enjoyed it and had fun. So, if you want to step back in time for a moment, or just grab some cheap drinks with a good jukebox, or if you're just a creepy old guy that's never seen a woman in a bikini, then this is your spot! And just like Toby Ketih's song, which is on their jukebox..."I Love this Bar".

It is what it is lol. It's a dive bar, it's dark, the bathrooms are upstairs in a weird spot. The booze is cheap- I don't think they serve food and if they did, I probably wouldn't eat it. I don't remember if they had a good music selection, but I do remember that the bartenders wear bikinis. More power to them! I would be mortified lol. They are sweet girls though. The crowd is pretty much construction workers and random dudes that work in the area. It's kinda on the small side, but nobody invaded my personal space yet. Cool place to pre-party or even post-party.

A dive bar that smells like piss and shame. Stopped in here with my BF looking for a chill watering hole to kill time at before an event but got more than we bargained for. A real popular hangout for the "MAGA" crowd that doesn't have a functioning olfactory system. Went upstairs to use the bathroom which is tucked away in what looks like a squatters paradise. The carpet smells like pee! The bartenders are all women in bikinis which wouldn't be bad if they didn't look so unhappy and downtrodden by life. But this makes total sense when you see who they have to work for! The guy I assume is the owner was serving us weird looks the moment we walked in and decided to get confrontational with my boyfriend for "taking his seat" five minutes after he got up. I usually love a good dive, but this place plunges too low and bottoms out.

I mean, come on, it's a bar with bartenders in bikinis. What's not to like? Another good thing to like is the fact that there are cheap drinks. Plenty of cheap drinks. In fact, I may still be hungover from last night. P.S. No hipsters.

Was walking to Fulton Station and saw this dive. I figured "just a drink" The place is a dive, it is what it is. Men and not one single woman at the bar. For a moment thought it was a gay bar, which is ok with me, never had a problem at a gay bar. But, it is not. The bartender belonged more in a trailer park than in a FiDi bar. Her manners and attittude left a lot to be desired. They were non existent. But that was not the point. When she brought me the drink, I realized she was only wearing underwear. I don't know if this is a code violation but if it is not, it should. I paid and left. Did not touch the drink. At 2pm and at a bar that is open to anybody over 21.... these barmaids belong in a gentleman's club dressed that way

I'm so glad this bar is able to operate during COVID. It was a positive experience and the location had a great atmosphere. If you're someone looking to unwind during these dark times I definitely recommend this place. Will definitely come back next time I'm in town.

Dive bar and bikinis. That pretty much sums it up. Don't expect 10's to serve you, though. They're more like 4's but of course, after a couple of drinks, everyone starts to look good. Happy hour is pretty awesome. $3 drinks!

A bikini bar a short walk from the office? Thank god. This place is a dump. The 'bouncer' is always some big fat gross meatball complete with rotting teeth and poorly fitted glasses. To illustrate, the doorknob to the men's bathroom has been 'missing' since 1999, just the hole remains. The brands are basic, nothing fancy, but we are talking about girls in bikinis. Not girls that look like your sister or your wife, the one that 'lettered' in debate.... We're talking smooth skinned, cute, juicy, bulging melons in neon fabric, stretched to the borders of your violent imagination. To quote Huxley, "what treasures her's promised.." They have a happy hour, 5pm to 7pm. Mixed drinks are like $3 !! A great place for the guys in the office to visit. It builds morale...

I laughed my ASS off at the reviews written by women that had no idea what they were getting into before they wandered in. I LOVE this place! The AMAZING bar staff keep the assholes out and the good times in! Shun the naysayers and let them go to John Street which smells like puke. The bathrooms at Nassau Bar may not be stellar but I have never walked in to find it reeking of beer, vomit, pee or anything vile. Just everyone having a great time.

I walk in at 4:57pm on a Friday. The bartender tells me domestic beers are $5, imports are $7, and when happy hour starts at 5:00pm, beers and hard liquor are all $5. She walks away and another one asks me what I would like. I tell her that in 3 minutes I'll have a jack and coke. With a very serious face the bar tender says, "No, you can't just stand here without drinking. You have to order it right now." I laughed, figuring she was joking--how could a statement like that be serious, right?! So I reply, "ok, I'll have a jack and coke." She comes back with it and says "that'll be $8". I respond, "what happened to happy hour?" and she replied "it's not happy hour yet. You have to pay for it." When I refuse to pay $8 she brings over another bartender, we'll call her alpha bartender, who is more belligerent and demands in a hostile tone, "It's 8 dollars, you have to pay for it. You can't leave without paying. 8 dollars." I remained calm and politely refused to pay for it. "Then you have to leave. Go!" As I walk away I overhear alpha bartender say to the other one, "remember his face!", as if I did something wrong by refusing to let them take advantage of me. I give it 1 star because these people were so rude I was stunned.

No. Came in here drunk one night because I walk by it EVERYDAY (its right by work) and a bar that is crowded at 1:15 in the afternoon is alluring. I never really noticed that the crowd is ALL men. But there is a reason for it, its a bikini bar. The bartenders were nice and pretty when i went in but the place is just tacky. And not cheap. I feel like we paid $4 or $5 for a bud light. So unless you want to get off on the bar tenders, I would never come here. Ever. No reason for me to ever go back. If they had killer drink specials the tackyness would completely turn into fun factor. Sticking to John St. just a couple blocks away for an awesome time, cheap drinks, without leaving your dignity at the door.

This place had the longest bar I've ever seen! Which i loved. Basically it's just a bar with girls in bikinis serving you beer. Nothing special. Ive been on two different occasions and the first time was dead, second time packed. Service was quick even when they were slammed.

My boyfriend works in the area and we were thirsty one Friday evening and the following took place: Him: "Oh, let's try this place, there's always mad people...even at 1pm!" Me: "Wow, sounds like my kinda place!" Him: "Let's get whiskey on the rocks." Me: "Dammit, I only have $20! Wait, they're only $7!" Alright, enough of that convo. Basically, I had no idea this was a bikini bar, but I genuinely had a good time. Great convos with the bartender who, not lying, actually gave her number to my boyfriend who was seated right next to me. Just saying...

So after a long day at the office, I met some co-workers here. After a 15 minute monologue about how frustrated I was with so and so, the following actual conversation occured: Me: Why's that chick wearing a bikini? Co-Woker: Dude, that's the bartender Me: Oh, sweet Yeah, it was a rough one.... Anyway, the Happy Hour deal here is great but ends early, but the vibe later on is fun too and drinks are about $6 uniformly. It's usually pretty chill here on the weeknights when I've been by. For those looking for an experience like Hawaiian Tropic should check this place out. Less crowds, less noise and the "scenery" is probably better.

Hot girls in bikinis! This is a classic Old New York Dive Bar. NO Hipsters here! A very early happy hour targeting all those strong hardworking construction workers. The crowd is very eclectic, the drinks are cheap, the music is loud. Gets a little rough after 7. Love it.

For a bar in the financial district, you cant beat the prices. Add to that a great jukebox and attractive and attentive bartenders, and you have all the makings for a great bar. Philly alone is a great reason to stop by on the way home.

I walk by this bar on the way to class everyday........ i would say it seems legit if 1. There werent constantly creepy men (most of which look toothless) trying to lure me in this sketchy place. 2. The bikini bartenders were in shape 3. didnt open at like 8am and close around 10pm? 4. enough said

My coworkers and I nicknamed this place "the bar out back" as it is literally behind our building. The nickname lives up to this place. It is the epitome of a dive bar. I wouldn't suggest bringing a lady here as the bartenders wear bikinis and it's pretty much a de facto gentleman's club. They have very short happy hour times (12-1pm and 5-6pm), but you can get some cheap drinks. They have no food but will order delivery pizza for you. The bartenders are very friendly and courteous. If you're looking for a dive in the financial district close to the subway/path but don't want to venture to Jeremy's, this is your spot.

Had my first legal beer here, great way to turn 21, come back here for happy hour! In lower manhattan

What more is there to say? super friendly chicks in bikinis serving cheap drinks. Does it get any better? the bartenders are very pretty but not the least bit snobbish...then again how can they be since they work in a dive bar lol they also have a great jukebox ... Single ladies take note - this bar is FULL of Pace students and union workers - translation - I was only one of 3 women in a bar filled with men. Granted they werent all lookers but there were certainly lots of cuties to choose from had I been single. Their only downfall is the bathrooms are DISGUSTING bring your purell lol

Went last night to meet some friends to watch the Yankees game. I had no idea when I went what I would find. Yes, the place is a bit of a dive bar but they have cold beer and let you order food to be delivered. The happy hour sounds like it could do some serious damage to your liver. ALL DRINKS are $3! Everything including shots and mixed drinks! The drinks are fairly inexpensive. The bartenders work in bikinis or whatever is small and tight to show off their "assets". Not a bad place for drinks but I won't be making a separate trip down here.

Great unpretentious attitude here. Bartenders are friendly if you're not a creep and they have live music sometimes too. Good times with an edge :)

I'm sure people get the picture about the place. It's definitely your typical dive bar with a real long bar. And there are definitely 2 bartendresses that wear a bikini top and some sort of sexy underwear or a bikini bottom. It's an interesting place to say the least. The real time to go is for their (short) happy hour. I'm not sure what time it starts, but it ends at 6 PM. It's a good happy hour though, with half priced drinks. The problem is that after happy hour, the drinks go back up to $6, which to me, is a bit much for a dive bar, even if the bartendresses are wearing next to nothing. I mean, you can only stare at them for so long. End of story, you might as well go for the happy hour. Hell, even if you don't live/work down there, take the 20 minute trip on the 4 train on down and check it out. Oh yeah, on weekends they don't have to wear bikini tops, so you might as well not check it out then. To add on to my review, Jay P, calm down there little lady. Unless, as a man, you are not interested in women, of course you will not have a problem looking at ladies in scantily dressed clothes... Nobody thinks the ladies are interested in them nor does anybody care. You need to loosen up over there.

I'd heard good things about this place from a (female) friend who lives close by. It's a throwback dive, with a concept: the bartenders (female) are all in bikinis and heels. But it's not really "that kind of bar". I'm always up for some bad taste, but not bad service. Ordered two drinks for $14. Handed over a $20 and the woman in the bikini totters off and then blanks me. Then starts talking to the guy at the bar next to me. As if I'm leaving her a $6 tip without a second word. I ask for my change and she's all "Oh I forgot". Of course you did darling. The lingerie Jedi mind trick doesn't work on me - I'm gay. Also - weak drinks.

What does Peter Griffin say to Christina Aguilera when he has that little flashback about being her manager...? "...you look like if I touched you, you'd be sticky, and frankly, you smell bad. You're pretty much offensive to all five senses." Yeah, so I went here reluctantly twice with some former co-workers. In retrospect I'm happy I didn't touch anything...I don't have a steady supply of Cipro.

Great dive bar in a secret downtown NYC area. Been coming in for years, never a bad experience. Little crowded on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Excellent Happy hour, inexpensive drinks and great looking girls in bikini garb. Place can stand an upgrade in maintenance and decor.

Changes at the bar (in regards to bartenders) by management I dont agree with, and Im entitled to my opinion (as is management to theirs) as a paying customer for me to not see it their way. That being said.. A great hangout spot for the 5pm crowd, plenty of bikini's, plenty of booze, good jukebox, good selection of beers and liquor...Some wine for those hipsters that ask for it.. ..for a Dive its great Ive been a regular here for w while.. Quick walk away from Mass Transit MTA & Path for those of you that punch the clock outside of work too!! Come on down for a brew...

It's hard to rate this bar. Drink wise I would give this place a 5. They make the drinks strong so it's worth the money compared to other bars in the neighborhood. The bar is typically packed with fellow brokers and hard to get around. Usually they have a guy working the front of the bar and one or two girls in bikinis working the back of the bar. The girls flirt and are friendly but like another reviewer wrote, don't expect 10s. The girls are 3-5s at best with the low lighting and strong drinks but their personalities make up for it. I go here when it comes to hanging out with coworkers but if you're looking to relax or have a meeting of some sort, skip it and go to suspenders.

Maria was a smokin' hot RIOT! Warning: Do NOT get distracted and get overcharged. Galaga Coin-Op in the back.

Great little place philly and bridget and the best . Great HAPPY hour even without HAPPY hour drinks are cheap

I'm no prude, but was certainly a bit startled to see both female bartenders wearing tiny tiny bikinis. They were very lovely and served my friend and me quickly (we were the only females in the bar besides the bartenders). This is a pretty run of the mill dive bar that DEFINITELY caters heavily to men. Barely anyone batted an eye that we were there, but we quickly felt a bit uncomfortable being the only females with clothes on. I highly recommend to all the men out there though!