Nowhere

Sonny the manager was such a gem. So friendly and welcoming. Great pool table. Cool vibes and cheap enough drinks

The atmosphere here on an early Sunday was Addams family glorious. I so loved the dark sprinkled with candles! Gomez, speak French to me! And the music was great too.

Val, incredible service in the big city. Total tourist here and felt taken care of and welcomed. Good music and chill vibes. Thanks Jason for helping us out as well.

Val(entino) and Jason are absolute rockstars of the service industry. This place was a Very warm and welcoming respite to an otherwise awful day beforehand. 11/10 would recommend and definitely coming back here again when I’m in town.

We were accused of being rowdy when one of the billiard balls rolled under our table. We were not playing, the ball was retrieved, everything was fine. A man who said he was the bartender came to our table obviously very drunk and harassed us. We were 5 people, each with 1 drink. He said we had "racked up a lot of drinks." Not a.safe space. I regret going there. They turned an otherwise drama free evening into a very stressful event.

Great theme nights (I'm looking at you, Buddies); fun, funny bar staff; and hot, friendly men. Those is where you want to be. Really. Go. NOW!

A nice low-key neighborhood bar. Stop by for Happy Hour. They have late-night events but I haven't been to one yet.

Randomly walked in because of the MUSIC. Bartedar Jason is a sweet heart and his playlist gave me all the life I needed on the this day of Mothers ✨💕 Happy Mother’s Day Mom 👸🏻 also thank you jason😘

Best queer bar in the city, and probably one of the best of all time in NYC. Basics: cheap drinks, quick, friendly bartenders with great personalities. It's divey in the best way possible. Posters on the wall, pool table, places to sit. Music is varied, not the newest pop hits, ranging from disco to punk. Dark. They sometimes let me hold benefits for our community, and their employees reflect the community - lots of trans folks and people of color work there. It's the kind of place you can bring anyone in your life and they'll have a good time. And you can meet people there for friends and hookups. I met my husband there. Smart people hang out there. Also a good place to chill by yourself, especially in the corner to the left when you first walk in.

I can not recommend this place enough. You feel entirely at home at this bar that's been open for 26 years. My favorite aspect of this bar is one of my favorite bartenders Pat. He's here on Weds and the weekends and he's such a welcome part of this bar. Love him!!! You can not go wrong with coming here on a happy hour moment or on the weekend.

So Dark and so Right For me, I have nothing but positive memories of Nowhere. It definitely was a part of my weekly "East Village gay bar crawl" for many years. The bar has a no frills theme to it, with patrons of all shapes and colors. The drinks are relatively cheap; the bartenders have generous pours; and there are decent happy hour specials. All great in my book. The bar itself has a divey, 80's feel too it. Although there is a DJ spinning most nights, the bar really is not a dancehall, per se. I see Nowhere kind of as a place to meet up with people before heading out to someplace else. You know, get your buzz on with cheap drinks before going to places and paying $15 dollars for a gin and soda. In my experience of frequenting Nowhere, I found the majority of the bartenders to be really cool and down to earth (characteristics that can be hard to find in the NYC bar scene). The only (small) issue with Nowhere is the $25 card minimum, which can be high relative to the drink prices. But, I've never had an issue meeting the minimum.

For the staff member who denied me service, please see the following link for proof that Janssen=Johnson & Johnson. Instead of researching on the internet whether or not what I said was true, the worker who opened the bar just flat out denied me. I can't tell when last I was discriminated against like this. I only wish there were people in the bar, but the bar had just opened. Then again, perhaps there was a reason nobody was in there...I've certainly seen bars have a solid amount of customers right after opening. https://www.jnj.com/latest-news/things-to-know-about-johnson-johnson-janssen-covid-19-vaccine

My husband & I stayed in NY for Labor Day weekend and one of the places we kept going back to was Nowhere. Sonny the bartender was wonderful - he's so down to earth and approachable, he made good, strong drinks, reasonably priced, but more than that: my husband lost an item in the bar and no one had seen it. Right after we left - literally a block down the street on our way to the subway - we hear someone bellow my husband's name. We turn around in surprise, 'cause we don't know anyone in NY, and it's Sonny! Someone had turned in the lost item right after we left and he ran outside to get it back to us. We gave him a hug and thanked him, and promptly came back the next night for more drinks. Also: DJ Dexter Driscoll was so sweet - he even took requests. I definitely recommend everyone check it out! Also love the atmosphere and décor inside! Thanks!

It's concerning what has happened with Friday happy hour. I swear we were the only gay people there and the 70s rock killed the usually vibe

You would think that a place meant to be a safe space for the LGBT community would hire people who aren't, you know, against that very same community. I was assaulted by a bouncer here and have heard nothing from the people here. No one stepped in to assist me. I called the cops, but only dealt with threats of being arrested too because the bouncer lied and said I assaulted him. It could have went way better if management had stepped in. If you're going to provide a safe space for others, employ the right people to provide that very same space. On a positive note, the bartenders were nice.

In a gay world full of oppressive top-40s pop music, unfriendly muscle queens, and conspicuous consumption, Nowhere feels like a precious, endangered species. Some of the most clever DJing in a NY scene that can feel suffocatingly samey and probably the most down-to-earth, approachable, clever crowd you'll find in the city's gay spots. My favorite homo bar in the city. After all, Nowhere in Greek is utopia (sorry, couldn't help that one).

Came in tonight and bought one cocktail. Told the Caucasian bartender after that I wanted a (relatively cheap) beer and was told to wait because he had other drinks to make. Totally understand, no problem at all. Then continued to wait about 15 minutes while I watched him serve every other white person at the bar that literally ordered after me. Finally left after receiving no attention and no service. I get that white people in NY are racist but it's 2022? Maybe serve other people at the bar that you don't want to sleep with.

Nowhere was a great smaller local gay bar that still brings the party. The only reason I gave them three stars was for drink prices. There is a 20 dollar minimum and they wanted me to buy like 1,000 drinks because all there drinks are fairly cheap. I'll be back though... hopefully If I bring cash I won't have to pay the 20 dollar minimum

great service. cool crowd. and the drinks are cheap . what more could you ask for. Valentino is an amazing bartender!

Cheap happy hour drinks, friendly bartender (and bouncer!) and cool vibes/ambiance. Loved that they were decorated for Halloween. $3 drafts and $6 draft + shot is pretty hard to beat, so you should come here and check it out. Random $25 credit card minimum, which is high considering this is a cheap bar and it's 2016. Just a heads up! Didn't even realize this was a gay bar until we had been drinking there for awhile. I love that it's downplayed and that they make everyone feel welcome.

Came out pretty late to just chill out and enjoy the night. This place was perfect, the guy working the bar made excellent drinks and was just super pleasant. The bar is very cozy, and a little divey, but it's charming most of all. Will definitely come back often.

The bartender with the beard rudely snatched money from my hands, when I simply asked if there were change machines for the pool machine. When he came back, I said to him calmly that it wasn't necessary of him to snatch from me. After sitting down for about 5 mins, he approaches my friend and me. He then belittles me. Clearly, he doesn't appreciate females in the space.

I regularly meet up with a friend here for Happy Hour on Fridays, and I'm a fan! With decent drinks, low prices, and a lively yet laid back atmosphere, how could I not be? And with a Yelp check-in, you get a $1 off any drink!

Came in expecting to just grab one drink. I took money out of the ATM located inside that charges 3.00 since they have a 20.00 Debt card minimum . I waited at the bar for about 10 min it was not busy however I decided to flag the bartender and he ignored me and passed by me 3 times to help others. I would have waited longer had he acknowledged me and asked for me to wait but after 15 min of just being ignored I decided to walk out. I was the only person of color at the bar I hope that was not the reason for being overlooked.

So I'm more then f****** annoyed, at this point! 1. My boyfriend who is absolutely responsible with his personal items, got robbed, gotta blame the dancers... ( in my opinion). I got a phone call from him while he was outside our midtown west apartment, He finally figured out that his wallet was missing I paid the cab. 2. Called the bar asked if anyone found a wallet. (Long story short) Bartender said the music was to loud while I was on the phone with him, which I gave him the benefit of the doubt if he truly couldn't hear me on the phone, or if he was ignoring me. He hung up. Tried again (same thing)... 3. This is what truly irked me. Decided hell I'll take a 12 dollar Uber, we live in midtown west. Walk into the establishment, Talked to the bouncer explaining hey, my boyfriend's wallet is missing tried calling etc etc. ..bouncer pulls the Mgr over.. The mgr is asking me questions what's the full name I give it etc. His response well no one has turned anything in, give it 30/40 mins if the people downstairs turn it in.. (Cool beans) in my head, Mgr walks away. So for the 30/40 mins I rather just chill and order a drink. Bouncer says it's a 5.00 dollar cover charge. Ok all I have on me is a credit card and a debit card no cash. Ask to use the ATM. The bouncer responded with well there is an ATM across the street.) yet there is an ATM in the back of this bar. Ask for the mgr again. He comes over I explain hey I rather just order a drink and wait till you find out from who ever is downstairs).. the bouncer won't let me in without paying the 5.00 dollar cover charge can I use the ATM in the back of the bar, here's my driver license to hold onto while I withdraw a 20, so I can pay your cover charge. The mgr JR responded with well there is an ATM across the street. To me that's no compassion what so ever, is this crappy ass establishment so money hungry for 5.00 dollars.. I'm sure the ATM fee was probably at least 2.00+ I'm not positive but most ATMS in NYC are 3.00 dollars and more. I refused to go across the street and use there ATM to withdraw money to pay the cover.. So I left, ordered my Uber back to our place.. got home explained it to my boyfriend, He was knocked out and didn't seem to worried. When he wakes up I'm sure he's going to care about his ID, as far as cards go I transferred most of the money to my cards and even if so hope who ever took the wallet gets caught... waited till 3:55am called back and talked to Raul apparently a wallet was turned in with just 5.00 dollars in it. I asked for the description of the wallet they found cause my boyfriends wallet is just a plain black coach wallet.. He wouldn't tell me just stated to come in tomorrow.... So later on today I'll call again and see where things go and hopefully this place can jump from a 1 star to a 4

Best goddam bar in NYC. Have been coming here since I was a young thing (legally mind you because it is not possible to get past bouncers without your ID/ don't try it) and it still gives me the neighborhood queer vibe I need to get by. Music is always a party and DJ takes care of the crowd during events (fire in the hole/discoden.) Excellent bartending staff, outside a very rare and unprecedented occurrence recently. I came in on a Tuesday night visiting from Chicago for vacation, mingled and attempted to grab drinks at the bar. At first I thought I must not be able to hear an accent right because I can't understand a thing the bartender is saying once I'm able to catch her attention (attention being used very loosely, she more or less stared at me for a minute), but I'm guessing she was mighty wasted. I'm a bartender, I get it, sometimes you gotta have a drink to get through the night. But this was on another level. Incoherent mumbling, really slow service with the service being visibly intoxicated and incorrect half the time. After a while I stopped trying to throw money down and just hung around until me and my group of friends went to another bar to actually drink. Nowhere has been an anchor for me every time I visit and I don't want that to change. Hopefully things get cleaned up by my next visit.

I was looking for a place to have a drink in the area, and I picked Nowhere at random. It was a Friday night at around 12am, and the bar was about half empty. *Interesting* decoration: jockstraps hanging from the ceiling, hardcore 70s gay porn videos playing on the TV screens, scruffy-looking bartenders wearing assless buttchaps... Very divey feel, relaxed East-Village crowd, and great music mix! Too bad it wasn't more crowded and that no one was dancing, or I probably would have partaken myself. The drinks were pretty cheap (around $5 or $6); kudos for the beers on tap (Hoegaarden, yay!). There's a small lounge area with couches in the back. While I was there some idiot complained to me about there being lesbians in the bar: WTF? Not exactly my type of bar, but I still had a good time and may stop by again if I'm in the neighborhood. UPDATE (08/07/07): I've been going to Nowhere quite a bit more recently, and it might well be my new fave gay dive EV bar. The first time I went must have been a special event: on most nights it's quite a bit more low-key, with a lot of regulars just hanging out and having a drink. People, including the bartenders, are very friendly, and the drinks are cheap. Great place to unwind over a beer with a friend.

Ummm not really my scene but I come here with my friends. They warned me about the bathrooms...so I cannot describe how gross or filthy it really is but hey they give you FRESH POPPED POPCORN. 1 STAR for the FRESH POPPED POPCORN!

Kajagoogoo would probably never sing about this place because nobody I've met here is ever Too Shy*. People here seem to be friendly and relaxed and you can strike up a conversation easily. Not like some of the places in Chelsea or Hell's Kitchen where people just want to be seen but if you try to talk to them, they freeze like they're auditioning for a remake of "Mannequin". (Which was far superior to "Mannequin 2: On the Move-- I mean, I like William Ragsdale but he is no Andrew McCarthy) In any event, this is kind of a cool place. It's very laid back and much like an English Muffin, has lots of nooks and crannies where you can go and talk with friends new or old. Plus it's very dimly lit, so that helps me look better. Drinks seem to be okay. I had a couple of beers and I am not convinced the tap lines are cleaned regularly. To me this seems to be the type of place you'd either start your evening or end your evening. _____________________ * I have no idea what the hell he's singing about, but I'm liking the hair http://youtu.be/nKWbMJOIkUk

This a pretty straight-forward dive bar with nothing particularly amazing to mention. They do have a pool area and the drinks are cheap. This place is very laid back with no pretense.

It closes at 3:25. Close whenever you want, but don't LIE and say you're open until 4pm.

Good awesome time with Valentino. Out of towners and this person took care and had conversation with us on a Sunday night.

Love that they play vinyl disc for music. Staff are friendly. Just stayed for a short period but looks nice

Great gay dive bar for those nights that require no regrets. Dancing, crowded, small, cheap drinks, and more. Classier than the Cock, less classy than Phoenix.

After volunteering to pack up safe sex kits packs all afternoon I decided I deserved a drink. I wanted to go somewhere I usually don't go to. Luckily I had a copy of next magazine in my bag. I looked at the East Village bars and saw the location of Nowhere was about the closest both to a train home and to where I was. I got there around 5:15 Pm today. There were maybe 7 or 8 people at the long bar. I ordered a screwdriver since I noticed the specials on well drinks in the magazine and on the chalkboard outside the bar. The bartender was courteous and attentive, After I was just about finished with the first one h came over and asked if I wanted another. I replied affirmatively. Both drinks were strong without being overly strong. But for $3 you can't really complain. I thanked the bartender before leaving but after he asked if I wanted a third.

Stiff drinks, cheap prices, and a super nice staff. Very unpretentious - anyone coming in here would definitely feel welcomed. It's pretty low key. The space is large enough to dance and/or hang out, and there's a good amount of sitting area, too. Biggest issue is the music -- it's SOOO low. They refuse to put the volume any higher than a 7/10, it's a bit ridiculous and has killed my vibe on more than one occasion. If you're someone like me that likes my bars to be loud and likes to dance to said loud music, this is definitely not your spot. This is a great place to start your night off to pregame or have a super low-key chill night with friends, but not the bar you go to for an all out fun time. I'd give it 3.5/5 if half-stars were allowed.

I've come a few times for my friends party, King Size Queen. I love the dive aspect of it. Drinks are cheap and the bartenders are super attentive and friendly. Great place to hang with cute gays and meet new friends. I really enjoy my nights here.

True story. Last week on Monday around 6:30 pm, I had to get emergency retinal surgery - as in immediately - at the eye hospital a few doors from Nowhere. But I first needed contact info from a companion to afterwards accompany me out. My nearest friend lives in NJ; the "Rent a Friend" type service, which charges around $90, is available only daytime, and the hospital would not accept an uber or car driver as my companion, even if s/he came up to get me. I had about 45 minutes - and the operation could not be postponed. As an occasional customer of Nowhere, I hurried there and told the bartender, whom I had never before met, that I needed someone's help. She walked over to one side of the bar, and introduced me to a regular there, Cody. I got his phone number, listed him as my contact and, two hours later, he not only came up for me and walked me out the hospital door, but rode with me in the car service home, ensuring I made it safely. And when I offered to pay for his taxi ride home, he absolutely refused, saying that otherwise, it would be a trade vs. a good deed. Incredible! In a conventionally noisy bar, I don't think the connection would have been made. So, to the bartender (whose name I do not know), as well as to Cody, and to the bar unpretentious bar which made it all possible, THANK YOU!

Nowhere to be found. Maybe it went out of business or is not open on Mondays after 2am?

Cool gay bar a straight woman like me can come in and be a part of the vibe. I don't like invading intersectional spaces but they are very accommodating. $4 well drinks are where it's at : NOWHERE! Lol

It's hard to review gay bars. What am I evaluating? The crowd? The service? The drinks? The location? The music? On all accounts, I would give Nowhere an "A-OK" three stars. The space is dark and strangely laid out (with a massive, well, block of space in the very center of the establishment that sometimes is, awkwardly, empty). The drinks and service are great, and everyone is low-key. I wouldn't call this place "nice," though. The restrooms leave something to be desired, and while it's a perfectly fine spot, I don't think I would ever go here unless friends wanted to meet up in the spot. In a city (and especially, a neighborhood) with so many good food and drink options, I would definitely look elsewhere. Then again, if you are looking for a low-key, basic gay bar on 14th St., Nowhere is probably your best bet!

I've been here several times. I really Like the Decor. Dim lighting, brick wall and sectioned off corners. The Bartender, Gavin is personable and his drinks are very good. There's also another guy that made good drinks. (Didn't get his name tho). Another time I came in on a Monday. Adrian worked this night. Me, personally I did not enjoy her drinks and she was OVERLY confident in her drinking making skills. They were very weak even with me telling her little ice. My mom is not a liquor drinker and she finished her drink before ME! that spoke volumes. Lol smh. To top it off the music selection SUCKED!!! I'm ready to find another spot.

So what I can say. Wow. First of all. For a bar that claims to be "gay" the hospitality that they showed my girlfriend was unacceptable. You need to educate your workers on what it means to be in the true human experience. I brought my friend here thinking that this was the accepting bar that I have always known and only to be proven wrong. There is a double standard where women all of a sudden were made vulnerable and could say that she "could say she got raped if she tried to join the men". And "it is a boy bar." The is the worst of all kind. We cannot do this as a queer culture!!!!! Educate your staff please!!! I'm asking basic human decency

Predominantly "male" patrons. However, (a big however) there's also some regulars that are "female". Also out-of-towners who pop in. Nonetheless, the entire staff is completely down to earth and excellent in service. Bartenders, managers, bouncers are all very pro & kind. My fav "gay" bar in NYC. Nothing fake or pretentious going on here. Feel-good kinda place to hang with your friends or chat up other patrons, who tend to be pretty cool. Cheers Gavin & Sonny!

Really great non-scene bar. Very friendly bartenders and good drink specials. The patrons are also friendly and refreshingly diverse.

Simply awesome !!! Love the 80s music played by DJ Patty !! and not to mention the bartender River .. amazing !!!

Living in Manhattan, I've become accustomed to having certain privileges. Cab always available, a terrific steak dinner in midtown, enough lawyers and doctors to date that I might actually be able to pay my student loan debt, and upscale bars with fantastic mood lighting. Nowhere Bar has none of these things. I had been sitting at home on Sunday night, relaxing after a long day, reading my book when my phone rang and one of my fabulous friends invited me out for drinks at this bar. Thus a 20 minute cab ride later, I was walking into this seedy dark establishment. Tonight...I was slumming it. The decor of the place was "dormitory chic". Shredded toilet paper was strewn all over the floor in small piles, as well as hung from the ceiling in streamers. Apparently, this was in the event that the bathroom was in use, you could just make on the floor and wipe up. My friend was waiting patiently in the corner, and ordered me a cider beer. The cost? $5, which for NYC is really not that expensive. Unfortunately, the cost of those beers change depending on the bartender, as the younger bartender charged us only $3 for the same drink. Nothing turns me on more than a bartender with bad math skills...and this man was on the road to marrying me. Sunday night, was drunk college student night, but honestly, I have the distinct feeling that every night in this bar is drunk college student night. Not that I have anything against that, but at the age of *ahem* 37 (yes...I'm admitting it), I'm a little beyond worrying how I'm going to get my term paper done after consuming several cocktails. I'm more concerned how my 401k is going to survive a downturn in the economy. The "party" of the night had something to do with drunk hippy guys, because the man who kept getting on the microphone had not seen a bar of soap or a pair of scissors in many, many, many, MANY months! In fact, If he hadn't been all of 23 years old, I would have considered him to be a close friend of my mother's from her Woodstock days. I kept thinking I had fallen into a remake of the movie "hair"...a really bad remake. And just like in the movie, we had nudity. The host of the bar made an announcement. "Come up to the bar and show me your dick, asshole, or extended vaginal lips and you'll get a free shot!" First of all...as a gay man, I have no clue what "extended vaginal lips" are...and I don't think I want to know. And the idea of drinking an unknown shot in a college bar, while they were attempting to solicit for the amateur strip show, was probably not a good idea on my part. I've been known to do things I shouldn't after drinking a few too many drinks. But as the cocktail waiter approached me, and asked me to expose myself, I couldn't resist. It isn't like I've not shown it to anyone before. Hell...I been known to email a picture on request. So yes...I dropped my pants for the "mystery drink". So today...two days later, my hangover finally subsiding I've learned some things. 1) I'm not in my 20's anymore. 2) No matter how free the shot...never drink cheap tequila. 3) Future rich husbands do not hang out at dive bars. 4) Cabs rarely stop in the East Village to pick up drunk people wanting to go home.

Nowhere definitely lives up to it's name. It's a confused little place. One part dive bar, one part martini bar, one part lesbian pool hall, all rolled into what feels like Frat House basement, but teeming with gay people. Confusing, right? I know. But I guess that's why they call it Nowhere: because you might as well be at any of the above type locations, but instead you're here. I came one recent evening to meet up with some friends and sample the drinks. I ordered a Manhattan, a surprising choice even for me, and it was tasty - they do actually have quite a lot of top-shelf liquor, even if it feels like a beer kind of place (they have lots of beer too). I'd put it up there with Pieces for one of those in-between-ey gay bars that's just content to be what it is: Nowehere. How's that for profound.

It stinks in there, man. It took me a long time to get used to that. I used to go to this bar in Southern Indiana called Uncle Elizabeth's. It was in a double-wide trailer, and it had a pool table and juke box and cheap drinks, and everybody knew my name, which is Cliff. That's one of my favorite places on earth. Nowhere feels like a cheap imitation of that small-town bar atmosphere. And by cheap, I mean it stinks in there. They had a neat drink special going on, but the bathrooms were yucky, the space is awkward, and the volume of the music clashed with the atmosphere the bar was trying to maintain. It gets one star for $3 domestics (it was a Thursday) and 1 star for, as Ro Ro R. says, fresh popped popcorn because it masked the stink.

Gone here for years. They just started scanning ID's. Which scares the shit out of me. http://m.kvia.com/ID-Scanners-At-Bars-Clubs-Reveal-More-Than-Age/545662 Aside from that it's a laid back gay bar, only one I know of in the Nyc metro area. Literally the only place in Nyc I don't feel too old to be in at 31.

This would be a fun bar even without all the jokes that come to mind regarding the name ("so where'd you go last night?" "Ummm, nowhere..."). Low ceilings, low lighting and plenty of nooks and corners and crannies for hanging out or making out. There's a pool table and fabulous bathroom graffiti (don't forget your markers!) It's funny how a lot of the other Yelp reviews say it's a younger crowd in there... I was definitely there on Buddies night. On Tuesday night at 1:30AM there was a nice crowd of mostly bears. There was a DJ, (although they do have a jukebox too; it was shut off that night) and they serve $3 Yeungling and shots of Jäger, and $2 PBRs. John the bartender was fabulous and chatted us up once the masses had all been served; he had cute tattoos and piercings and an adorably subtle lisp. I'll be back soon; it's cheap and close to work and sometimes a gal just wants to unwind and have a drink someplace where she knows none of the guys will hit on her.

I haven't been here for a while, but Pride week has reminded me of what wonderful experiences I've had here since it opened years ago. I live close by and have come here with friends for drinks and also by myself for "therapy" at the bar, and am always in awe of how welcoming, kind and caring the staff are. I wish I could remember some names, but it's been a while (I moved out of town for 4 years). I'm so grateful this bar is in the neighborhood and plan on going back again soon.

Any place that has queer plastered on the front door in the good way is pretty much the only place in the world that I want to be. I've been to Nowhere a BUNCH on weeknights, and it is stellar. The fly happy hour drink specials keep me coming back for more. $3 Yuenglings? Yes, please! Nowhere has that dive-y feel and is just crowded enough*. The bar-goers are VERY laid back and diverse in terms of queer/not queer/masculine presenting/feminine presenting/trans/not trans, which is precisely what I look for in a hang out spot. There's definitely more queer men here than anything else, but even the few folks in the bar at any given time that identify outside of this is comforting for me. The seating is great. There are plenty of bar stools lined up against the bar. Also, there are couches and comfy chairs that cover the perimeter of the main area of the bar/dance floor on certain nights. There is also a nook with a comfy couch if you're looking for something a little bit more closed-off [although, good luck getting that spot --- it's hot real estate!], and one more private-esque area in the way back of the bar. I really enjoy how Nowhere makes use of all of the nooks and crannys in this space. SO cozy. There are two bathrooms. The one towards the back has a single stall with a lock. The bathroom in the front, not so much. There's also a pool table, if that's your kind of thing. Prior to this past Friday night, I had only been to Nowhere on weeknights. The weekly Friday night queer party Hot Rabbit, which used to be held at Heather's Bar, recently changed locations and is now at Nowhere. I went this past Friday, and it was super chill. Pretty great mix of people; everyone was super friendly. I talked to a bunch of folks that I had just met that night, and danced with a few others. The vibe is super laid back, which is always nice on a Friday night. Although, dancing was definitely not the focus of this party --- there was not a whole lot of it goin' on. I like to bust a move on the dance floor just as much as the next guy, but the focus on talking and chilling is sweet. I'm looking forward to more Hot Rabbits at this new location in the future. ___ *Yup, Goldylocks style.

This might be my favorite dive gay bar in the city. Actually, it's the only dive gar bar that I know of in the city. Yes, I know, if you're playing pool and wander too close to the door of the men's bathroom, you're going to get a strong whiff of urine. Yes, I know, the place is large enough to hold about 270 people, but there are never more than 9 people in the whole place (that's at 3% capacity, for all you math nerds out there). However, Nowhere has its charm in its Happy Hour, free pool, free pizza, free popcorn...wait, how the hell does this place manage to stay in business if it's giving away everything for free and with only 9 customers a night???

What do you get when you throw a bunch of drag queens into a gay 'dive' bar with a pool table? You get a bunch of cross-dressing queens shooting pool. That sums up Nowhere on a Thursday night. Laid back, chill and eclectic mix of music (a bit too loud for my taste), dim lights, some stools and seats, a pool table. Not pretentious (at all). Beer on tap (Hoegaarden, Brooklyn lager, Sam Addams, among others). I also think they work on a reverse happy hour schedule; the drinks got cheaper as the night wore on. Maybe it's the tips? Tip your bartender. They're nice. He even told me that there's a changing room in the back; I assume he meant if ever my friends and I needed a place to change into drag. Hm, nice to know. Bathrooms are clean.

One of my favorite bars in NYC. Everyone is so friendly and it's always packed. Happy hour from 1:30 -3am, I believe. *inserts gif of a pair of lesbians riding a unicorn over a rainbow tiled disco floor* Fridays nights are where its at!

Do not go here if you are female. My gf and I went here on a Monday night thinking it was just a gay bar. We were literally the only girls there. 2 girls out of probably 100 men. On Mondays they have men wandering around in their little briefs, which is fine until they start grabbing your hands and forcing you to touch their bodies up and down. I touched and saw so many penises that I did not want to touch and see. The "dancers" were all over my friend and I and would NOT leave us alone. They kept telling us how straight they were and how they wouldn't be upset if they took us home with them that night. After we had been there for a little bit, one of the dancers grabbed us and brought us back to the lap dance room for a free lap dance, because we kept saying that we didn't want one. Eventually the boy just gave up on trying to make money off us and took us back for free. It was THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE I have ever been. As soon as we walked back there, 2 couples had to stop having sex. Then when it got to the "dance" part 2 rando naked boys started to rub us up and down touching places they didn't have permission to touch. After about 30 seconds, we bolted out of there. We met with another friend outside where he was having a cigarette to tell him about what happened, and as we were telling him the bouncer came over and said, "are you guys okay?!" He knew something went wrong, and was probably trying to prevent a lawsuit. Long story short just do not go if you are a girl!!!