Spring Lounge

"Spring Lounge smells like a sock and a hot dog on most nights, but don’t the best dive bars? If you’re waiting for a table at Rubirosa, here’s the place to drink a beer." - katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg

"A renowned cocktail bar where Raul Flores, who will lead the bar at JR & Son, previously worked." - Emma Orlow

"Spring Lounge has been around since the 1920s, and you can tell. It has a tin ceiling and old wooden floors that look like they’ve been walked on by several million people, and sometimes the whole place smells a little like a sock. But it’s a classic spot, and it's your best option for unpretentious drinks in Nolita that won't cost $20. Like every other place in the neighborhood, Spring Lounge is a bit of a scene nowadays. If you want to avoid a crowd, stop by when they open at 8am." - Bryan Kim, Carlo Mantuano, Kenny Yang, Hillary Reinsberg

"We have to include Spring Lounge on this list because it’s one of our favorite dive bars, and they open at 8am every day except Sunday. So, say your parents are in town, and they want to have a weekend breakfast. Not brunch, breakfast - because they don’t understand the difference - and you all head over to Balthazar while the sun’s still rising. Fortunately, you can hit up Spring Lounge immediately after and take the edge off your Saturday morning before your friends are even out of bed." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Spring Lounge is pretty much as divey as Nolita gets. This is where you go if you just want to sit at a wooden table with some people you like and drink some beer before your table’s ready." - Hannah Albertine