Sunny's
Bar · Red Hook
253 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Highlights
Historic Red Hook saloon with live music, quirky decor, and backyard
Historic Red Hook saloon with live music, quirky decor, and backyard
"As I mentioned earlier, a trip to Red Hook generally feels like traveling back in time. But it's really Sunny's that truly takes you there. Open for (in one way or another) over 100 years, the somehow sleepy yet lively vibe that you can clearly imagine back in the day, is still intact. Open Wed–Sun, you're bound to get down to some bossa nova or bluegrass with the locals and the newbies on Friday and Saturday nights. Get lost inside, and in the back garden, exploring all of the bar's unique quirks and intricacies." - Michael Ciancio
"Red Hook has several breweries, a winery, and even its own distillery, but if you’re picking one place to drink in the neighborhood, it should be Sunny’s. This tchotchke-filled bar opened as a saloon for Longshoremen to drink and hang out after working on the shipping docks, and it feels like it hasn’t changed at all since. Sunny's hosts live music nearly every day of the week, and the space out front turns into a pseudo-block party every night." - willa moore, hannah albertine
"Sunny’s is so much more than just a steakhouse. But it’s also a steakhouse—and has the trappings of a great one: a big selection of meat cooked with the accuracy of an Olympic archer, delicious sides, a stellar wine list, and 148 ways you can order a martini. You can also get a scallop crudo with squid ink aguachile and pastas like corn agnolotti. But the reason we think Sunny’s is one of Miami’s best steakhouses is because steakhouses aren’t normal restaurants. They exist for special occasions or big, impressive nights out. And you won’t find a bigger, better night out in Miami than at Sunny’s. Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"Even if you don’t get one of the seats near the band in the small back room at Sunny’s, you’ll still be able to hear the live music that goes on here every night. That’s because the speakers throughout the narrow Red Hook bar play the music from the stage, and the open windows next to the band mean you can hear the blues, swing, or R&B when you’re hanging out in the nice backyard." - will hartman, neha talreja, kenny yang, nikko duren, molly fitzpatrick
"This tchotchke-filled bar in Red Hook opened as a saloon for longshoremen to drink and hang out after working on the shipping docks, and it still feels like a relic you’d find in a time capsule. It’s run by two brothers who were born in the very same building (their family opened the bar in 1890). Not a longshoreman? Fear not. Sunny’s hosts live music nearly every day of the week from 8-10pm, and it consistently draws cool people from the neighborhood with whom you can bond." - hannah albertine, nikko duren
