Hank's Saloon
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 625-8003
- Cross Street:
- Atlantic Avenue
- Directions:
- B, D; M; N, R; Q; 2, 3; 4, 5 at Atlantic Ave-Pacific St; A, C; G at Hoyt-Schermerhorn
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 8am-4am, Sun 12pm-4am
Editorial Review for Hank's Saloon – by Kara Zuaro
The Scene
Menacing painted flames curl up the cement facade, neon beer signs glow in the windows, and barflies of all shapes and sizes stumble out to light up cigarettes. But this isn't another ironic hot spot for hipsters playing tough. Inside, before a backdrop of beer and bric-a-brac, local ladies clink glasses while neighborhood machos man videogames and flip through jukebox selections as varied as the clientele (Lucinda Williams, Chuck Berry, Parliament, and Kiss share a page spread).
The Draw
For those who dig a low-down, dirty dive, Hank's offers the most bang for your buck. A rough-edged bar maid pours pints and well drinks that are tall, cheap and stiff--about three-parts liquor and one-part mixer. There's never a charge at the door, even when the pool table gets pushed aside to accommodate some raucous country-punk band come to cover outlaw anthems by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.
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Insider Tips
When to GoOn Sunday nights around 10pm, free barbecue is fired up on a hibachi grill on the sidewalk.
The ExtrasSince most subways lead to Manhattan, meeting up with friends from various Brooklyn neighborhoods usually means a trip to the city. But with so many trains passing near Hank's, it's a great gathering place.
User Reviews for Hank's Saloon
05/11/2008 Posted by brownsuede
Hank's Saloon is the quintessential 'dive bar', and I mean that in the best way possible. With its free live music, dark dinky interior, crappy bathroom, no kitchen, cheesy jukebox, junior pool table, and 100's of blue collar bumper stickers all over the place, it makes you feel like there's no place better to just have a drink. If you need modern decor, glitter and buffalo wings, this isnt the place for you. If you cant feel comfortable here, then the problem is you. NYC needs more places like this. Unpretentiously perfect.
Pros: Atmosphere.
Cons: None worth mentioning.
03/05/2007 Posted by yukster11
This is a dive located about a block from the Atlantic Avenue train stations. Beer prices are affordable $4.00 for a bottle of Coors Light ($3.00 off during happy hour. It features a long bar and a pool table in back along with a stage for live music (entertainment is free). Clientele is blue collar and trashy (you won't find any Rhodes Scholars in here). Jukebox was a bit of a disappointment. It ranges from classic country to ABBA to some classic soul but there's not much of a selection in each genre. Bathrooms are in poor condition.
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