Monas

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Located in New York, New York

Address: 224 Avenue B Unit 14, New York, NY 10009, United States

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Rating: 4.4

Services

  • Dine-in
  • Delivery
  • Takeaway
  • Bar games
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Live music
  • Live performances
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Food
  • Happy-hour drinks
  • Spirits
  • Wine
  • Outside food allowed
  • Toilets
  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Trendy
  • Groups
  • Tourists
  • Accepts reservations
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards
  • Free of charge street parking

Categories

  • Bar

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Comments

  • Review 1 (2024-12-03 - Rating: 5)

    Went there on Mon night and there was live music. Cool setup/atmosphere

  • Review 2 (2024-05-25 - Rating: 4)

    Live music and dive bar. great spot to grab a night cap, play some cards, play some pool and have a chill night. total hole in the wall. bring your ID and cash only under $20. great for groups and also has live music on select nights.

  • Review 3 (2024-11-10 - Rating: 5)

    Love any slice here. I like fulgieri with hot honey, Reliably great. They cook a mindful amount of pizza for the day, not wasteful with their ingredients, are friendly. For the people. GrrrrrrGreat dough 10/10 🐯

  • Review 4 (2024-05-02 - Rating: 5)

    Great place for musical expression and improvisation. Come on a Tuesday night and youll feel why they call it hot jazz! Drinks are extremely affordable and bartenders are great - buy a pitcher or some Genesee lager to get a buzz on a budget. Tip the band and bring your instrument if you stay past midnight on Monday or Tuesday - you never know what could happen!

  • Review 5 (2017-05-23 - Rating: 5)

    Thats NYC! Especially on a Monday and Tuesday night when theres a Blue Grass and Jazz jam sessions. Most interesting people in the City. Get wasted without getting broke

  • Review 6 (2024-09-13 - Rating: 5)

    Great ambiance, people are nice, the staff super friendly, great vibe!

  • Review 7 (2024-08-28 - Rating: 5)

    Great Jazz bar!

  • Review 8 (2024-03-22 - Rating: 5)

    Ah, Monas. Where else can you rub elbows with neighborhood seniors while watching Jeopardy!, listen to live jazz music every week, and people watch the youths of tomorrow coming in to get their drink on?Monas is part of the Sophies and Josies family, and while the bars are similar--Sophies and Josies having near-identical layouts--everyones got their favorite, mine being Monas. As with all local dives, showing up with a good attitude and not being cheapskate when it comes to tipping will make your time infinitely more fun.

  • Review 9 (2024-03-18 - Rating: 5)

    This is a great bar, nothing here scared me and I didnt make what anyone could describe as Halloween sound effects cd noises. I was smiling and laughing at a funny joke my friend said :)

  • Review 10 (2022-08-24 - Rating: 4)

    Lovely place, classic neighborhood bar with live music friendly staff.Went there on Tuesday night, they were playing jazz.Affordable prices, no coverage but courtesy tipping the band.They play late hours

  • Review 11 (2019-03-08 - Rating: 4)

    Monday night bluegrass is fun and entertaining, usually brings in a decently large crowd. The service can be slow, as the bartender can be quite a character. Dont yell at him, be patient, and eventually hell get to you. Though I have definitely seen people just walk out after not being helped for 20 minutes.There are pool tables and video games in the back and plenty of seating. Drinks are standard price and the pours are generous.

  • Review 12 (2024-03-18 - Rating: 5)

    Had a great night! Bobby made it a great time…thanks for the great drinks and service! Will definitely be back, thank you!

  • Review 13 (2022-12-19 - Rating: 5)

    Neighborhood staple with great live music. Always roll in for a good deal and a solid energy. An absolute classic that is welcome to those of all ages. Cash only highly recced!!!“Always a five” my partner!

  • Review 14 (2019-02-01 - Rating: 5)

    Great off the beaten path NYC bar away from the straight laced, cookie cutter parts of the city. Jam session night is a great night to be there and the staff was VERY nice to me. Had a lot of fun making friends with the fellow patrons.

  • Review 15 (2022-04-26 - Rating: 5)

    Showed up with some musician friends and lit the place up with some bluegrass. Bartenders and patrons were very friendly and welcoming will definitely be back to hear some of the finest NY underground bluegrass around!!

  • Review 16 (2024-03-06 - Rating: 4)

    Great dive bar, friendly patrons Guinness happy hour. I look forward to coming back.

  • Review 17 (2023-02-22 - Rating: 5)

    Sweet bar on Ave B, reasonable prices, cool atmosphere, cool bartender Kayla. Id totally come back here, would be interested in going on jazz night.

  • Review 18 (2023-10-02 - Rating: 5)

    I love Mona’s. It’s such a great place. I’m there often for pool league and I get to enjoy bluegrass. The regular bluegrass players are really nice too.

  • Review 19 (2024-10-15 - Rating: 5)

    Best dive bar in the east village. Bring cash

  • Review 20 (2016-01-28 - Rating: 4)

    You dont go to Monas for the drinks. You go for the music. Tuesday nights with Dennis Lichtman (and a continuous rotation of other jazz musicians; bring your instrument if you want to get in on the action). Super fun, but plan on a late night, as it doesnt get going till 10pm.

  • Review 21 (2023-08-11 - Rating: 5)

    Monday evening, bluegrass live, dont miss out!!!

  • Review 22 (2023-04-21 - Rating: 4)

    Good place for some music and some chatstook off one star because it’s narrow and hard to find good space, but it’s kind of always like that in nyc 🥲

  • Review 23 (2024-07-15 - Rating: 5)

    Very nice great service perfect drinks to relax and Mello out with good company

  • Review 24 (2017-01-27 - Rating: 5)

    This is the place! I come here on Tuesdays for the jazz jam. Best event ever. Casual environment and high level jazz music all night.

  • Review 25 (2024-10-05 - Rating: 5)

    Has a pool table. People are friendly.

  • Review 26 (2023-06-16 - Rating: 5)

    Best music I have ever heard in a Bar. Professional musician playing almost everyday.

  • Review 27 (2018-10-03 - Rating: 5)

    Low key, great prices & bartenders. Theres a pool table, jukebox, skee ball, and some arcade games. Plenty of seating and Guinness

  • Review 28 (2021-10-14 - Rating: 4)

    Incredible live music! Decent bar, good bartenders, but nobody checked my vaccinated status and nobody was wearing masks.

  • Review 29 (2023-12-11 - Rating: 5)

    Dive bar, Pitchers and new felt on the pool table. What more could you ask for?

  • Review 30 (2018-08-31 - Rating: 5)

    Chill vibes, GREAT bar tenders and cheap drinks. It’s a little quiet if you’re here before 10 but it’s a great place for a conversation and to just chill out.

  • Review 31 (2019-03-31 - Rating: 4)

    Hidden gem! Pool table and deer hunting games

  • Review 32 (2023-09-20 - Rating: 5)

    Poppin on a Tuesday

  • Review 33 (2021-12-08 - Rating: 5)

    Monday night attracts some amazing Bluegrass pickers!

  • Review 34 (2017-08-25 - Rating: 5)

    My favorite dive bar in the city, great regulars, cheap drinks, live music on mondays and tuesday nights

  • Review 35 (2020-03-05 - Rating: 5)

    Terrific terrific Tim always has snacks! Excellent vibe and $4 Guinness on Thursdays

  • Review 36 (2024-05-19 - Rating: 4)

    Bartender was incredibly rude:But rest of bar is pretty fun.Juke box gets turned off when rude bartender enters bar.

  • Review 37 (2023-03-30 - Rating: 5)

    Reasonabley prices drinks and live jazz with no cover!

  • Review 38 (2022-08-22 - Rating: 5)

    Great neighborhood nook! live music on weeknights with pool at the back, it’s a vibe!

  • Review 39 (2023-12-30 - Rating: 5)

    Dive bar with Guinness on tap and new felt on the pool table. Low key, chill place, classic rock on the stereo. And a hunting video game, the only place you can hold a gun in NYC!!! Great bartender.

  • Review 40 (2021-11-03 - Rating: 5)

    Nice environment friendly bartender decent prices. No frills

  • Review 41 (2017-08-01 - Rating: 5)

    Great bar with great prices. Live music on selected nights. Love this bar

  • Review 42 (2018-12-03 - Rating: 4)

    Great and reasonable local pub on LES. Narrow with a billiard table. Went there on a pub crawl. Liked it.

  • Review 43 (2022-08-06 - Rating: 5)

    Local dive bar with a pool table in the back. Not much to say, just a very chill cool place

  • Review 44 (2023-10-27 - Rating: 5)

    Ive been meaning to come since I began living in the East Village. You have real live bluegrass! And real live jazz. Im looking forward to visiting again.

  • Review 45 (2017-05-02 - Rating: 5)

    Best place for live music while playing a game of pool. Cheap beers too!

  • Review 46 (2018-03-29 - Rating: 4)

    Nice neighborhood bar. Not to crowded but not yo quiet.

  • Review 47 (2023-10-10 - Rating: 5)

    Bluegrass Monday nights are spectacular!

  • Review 48 (2024-03-20 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing dive with live bluegrass on Monday nights!

  • Review 49 (2018-02-22 - Rating: 5)

    A unique environment. Great to have a beer with friends while enjoying good music!

  • Review 50 (2023-12-03 - Rating: 5)

    Haven’t been there in 15-20 years but love the pictures and remembering great times

  • Review 51 (2018-02-27 - Rating: 4)

    Great little dive bar and great little place to relax and have a drink.

  • Review 52 (2014-08-06 - Rating: 4)

    Free live jazz every Tuesday round midnight

  • Review 53 (2022-11-29 - Rating: 5)

    Gem hidden away in the east village. Went there to have a beer on a Monday around 7pm, only a few patrons and the barman which were quite welcoming. I saw the monday night bluegrass poster and asked about it, the barman told me it starts at 9pm and the bar will not be the same in an hours time. Boy was he right; bustling with people, great performers and very lively ambiance! Add to this cheap drinks and friendly staff and this just makes for a great all-round experience, will definitively be back!

  • Review 54 (2023-08-05 - Rating: 4)

    Live music was good and the people enjoying them selves very kind and polite.

  • Review 55 (2023-11-12 - Rating: 5)

    Get there early for Tuesday night trad Jazz!

  • Review 56 (2022-03-02 - Rating: 5)

    Great place. Great Tuesday bartenders. Live music. If you want to time travel back to the golden age of jazz while navigating through the local pool teams in the back room, this is the place on Tuesdays. Top notch musicians!!! A great bar all the way around.

  • Review 57 (2023-11-10 - Rating: 5)

    Great place for friends and family to hang out

  • Review 58 (2018-10-22 - Rating: 5)

    $4 Guinness on Thursday and they know how to pour ...what more needs to be said.

  • Review 59 (2022-01-23 - Rating: 5)

    No whiskey balls🤣😂 but truly enjoyed the experience

  • Review 60 (2018-08-28 - Rating: 5)

    Your neighborhood dive bar with amazing bluegrass sessions on Mondays

  • Review 61 (2022-08-10 - Rating: 5)

    Great live music, even late at night some nights. No cover, cheap drinks for any bar, especially a live music place. As many other reviews have mentioned though, be prepared though to deal with a sarcastic/rude (its hard to tell) bartender who will forget your order. They can be pushy with asking for tips for the band too. The other bartender was lovely though and made me feel like one of the regulars. So it just depends I guess.

  • Review 62 (2018-11-07 - Rating: 5)

    Great live music with good beer. Go for it!

  • Review 63 (2022-09-16 - Rating: 4)

    Only quiet bar. good high chair. cold beer brooklyn lager perfectly. no food service

  • Review 64 (2022-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    This bar was awesome!! Had so much fun here!! Shot some pool and just had a great time!! Bartenders were absolutely amazing!!

  • Review 65 (2015-06-09 - Rating: 4)

    Great late place, i found it because of the bands that play here

  • Review 66 (2023-04-19 - Rating: 5)

    Jazz! Nice paintings on the wall too. Crowded when music happens.

  • Review 67 (2016-10-20 - Rating: 5)

    Chill place with pleasant live music, even on Mondays!

  • Review 68 (2018-09-07 - Rating: 4)

    Early crowd is very different from the late night scene.

  • Review 69 (2023-05-26 - Rating: 4)

    Pbr on tap... Im there. Alright drop in spot

  • Review 70 (2021-11-14 - Rating: 5)

    Mona’s is special. No attitude and superb Jazz w/no cover and a just folks having a ball is the vibe. The music Tuesday nights is of a very high quality and full of invention and swing. It’s comfy and a real refuge from thegrind of NYC.

  • Review 71 (2021-09-22 - Rating: 5)

    Excellent place to see live jazz music. The level of talent was incredible. A place that feels like classic NY - affordable, eclectic, and alive

  • Review 72 (2022-12-14 - Rating: 5)

    Ive been coming to Monas, off and on, for almost thirty years. Excellent Guiness, proper neighborhood feel.

  • Review 73 (2022-04-20 - Rating: 5)

    Best place to enjoy a glass of wine or a pint of Guinness or your favorite beer from a wide selection and listen to great live music on Tuesday nights.

  • Review 74 (2017-06-11 - Rating: 5)

    Great local dive that has stayed the same for years

  • Review 75 (2021-04-23 - Rating: 5)

    Great music, friendly neighborhood vibes

  • Review 76 (2018-05-06 - Rating: 5)

    At my cousin Yuris recommendation, my friend and I came here for the live jazz music on a Tuesday night. Excellent music, cheap drinks, and such a fun experience! My friend and I actually ended up closing the bar at 4am. Cant wait to make it back here the next time Im in town!

  • Review 77 (2023-06-23 - Rating: 4)

    Tuesdays late night Jam Session is where is at. Just go.

  • Review 78 (2022-06-17 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome Bar. The Bartender Johnny is a top tier human

  • Review 79 (2018-08-27 - Rating: 4)

    Nice for workers nearby, maybe not worth for tourists

  • Review 80 (2022-12-28 - Rating: 5)

    Great music!! cozy and pleasant atmosphere!

  • Review 81 (2022-01-19 - Rating: 5)

    Great atmosphere and bartenders with live jazz on Tuesday nights. Love it.

  • Review 82 (2014-03-20 - Rating: 5)

    Its a great dive bar with a pool table in the back. Monday and Tuesday are the best for me. Monday is a live bluegrass jam and Tuesday is the 20s jazz swing jam. Both nights are a in the know musician hang and it gets going and goes really late. Dont be surprised if you loose track of time and get home in the wee hours if you go here!

  • Review 83 (2017-12-27 - Rating: 4)

    Tuesday nights live jazz starting at 11. The bar itself is your typical east village dive. Prices arent bad, atmosphere is fine, but Tuesdays are great.

  • Review 84 (2021-12-07 - Rating: 5)

    Tuesdays at Monas is a thing . Great live music , open sets . Bring your instruments and entertain .

  • Review 85 (2022-01-31 - Rating: 5)

    Strong drink and a Pool table in the back!! And a couple of video games 👍😁

  • Review 86 (2021-06-10 - Rating: 5)

    Great dive bar. Best Mondays and Tuesdays when theres live music

  • Review 87 (2021-06-11 - Rating: 4)

    Good Guinness as always. Classic jukebox, pool table, very relaxing

  • Review 88 (2018-09-28 - Rating: 5)

    Best locals bar, its got everything you need, witty afternoon bartender. If the pool table gets you there, your missing the real flavor.

  • Review 89 (2016-05-04 - Rating: 4)

    Great dive bar with a pool table.

  • Review 90 (2019-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    Its a very chill bar. No frills. Just get your drink and hang with your buddies. Or by yourself, it doesnt matter!

  • Review 91 (2017-04-20 - Rating: 5)

    Great Jazz Jam, Tuesday night!

  • Review 92 (2023-11-08 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing establishment

  • Review 93 (2019-11-07 - Rating: 5)

    I always enjoy this bar. One of the few remaining divey fun bars in the area.

  • Review 94 (2022-01-04 - Rating: 5)

    What a great spot. May Mona reign forever.

  • Review 95 (2017-08-23 - Rating: 5)

    The coolest spot in town on a Tuesday evening!

  • Review 96 (2023-09-12 - Rating: 5)

    Hi, at what time do the star playing?

  • Review 97 (2019-05-14 - Rating: 4)

    The Tuesday Jazz Jam starts very late with Swing-Jazz till almost morning.

  • Review 98 (2022-10-23 - Rating: 4)

    A neighborhood staple. Never very crowded or loud.

  • Review 99 (2018-08-30 - Rating: 5)

    Had the best night ever on Tuesday with the trad jazz jam. Amazing music and ambience.

  • Review 100 (2019-08-20 - Rating: 5)

    Superbylicious Monday and Tuesday night live music, $4 Guinness Thursdays ($7 usual), Pacman pool skeeball Buck-Hunter and a jukebox, cheapest can is $3, best jukebox track is 1013, no coffee machine. A great bar.

  • Review 101 (2019-02-21 - Rating: 5)

    Great Bluegrass Monday nights!

  • Review 102 (2016-01-04 - Rating: 4)

    This place rocks.Its a total dive and the bar can be understaffed, but its embedded in a scene thats unbeat. Mondays and Tuesdays the live music there is straight up, high quality neighborhood talent, and it doesnt end until late, late at night.If youre not looking for good tunes or a dank, musty place to drink, this might not be the place for you.

  • Review 103 (2019-11-11 - Rating: 5)

    Good pool table in the back, music not too loud 🕺

  • Review 104 (2019-04-14 - Rating: 5)

    We were walking by and decided to go inside ! Good drinks !!! And nice atmosphere and staff was very nice ! We will go back again !

  • Review 105 (2017-10-13 - Rating: 5)

    Great Live Music venue, but bring some change for the tip jar!

  • Review 106 (2018-09-18 - Rating: 5)

    You can always count on great late night jam sessions at Monas

  • Review 107 (2018-01-30 - Rating: 5)

    Great dive bar for early perk or late night fun.

  • Review 108 (2018-12-05 - Rating: 4)

    Best Tuesday jazz in EV

  • Review 109 (2021-10-02 - Rating: 4)

    Good place. Not expensive

  • Review 110 (2019-07-30 - Rating: 5)

    One of the best and original old man bars in NYC

  • Review 111 (2020-03-12 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing live swing jazz blues music Tuesday night

  • Review 112 (2021-10-20 - Rating: 5)

    Couldnt have stumbled into a cooler spot

  • Review 113 (2022-05-05 - Rating: 4)

    Comfortable local, great staff.

  • Review 114 (2018-10-20 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing service and drinks are very tasty. The environment is very chill.

  • Review 115 (2018-04-18 - Rating: 4)

    Great jam session starts 11:30 PM Tuesdays

  • Review 116 (2018-11-24 - Rating: 5)

    Good atmosphere and great bartenders!

  • Review 117 (2017-12-31 - Rating: 4)

    Great chill vibes. Pool, skeeball, deer hunter

  • Review 118 (2019-11-05 - Rating: 4)

    Fun atmosphere great staff

  • Review 119 (2016-04-23 - Rating: 5)

    Tuesday theres a wonderful gypsy jazz!! Order a Guinness and be surprised!

  • Review 120 (2018-10-02 - Rating: 4)

    Properly low key, cold beers.

  • Review 121 (2022-02-02 - Rating: 5)

    Great Tuesday jazz!

  • Review 122 (2017-12-08 - Rating: 5)

    Good ambience, nice gigs, although it’s a bit small

  • Review 123 (2018-03-04 - Rating: 4)

    Standard dive bar. cleaner than most.

  • Review 124 (2018-06-04 - Rating: 5)

    Great bar with the best bartenders in NY.

  • Review 125 (2018-08-18 - Rating: 5)

    Great live band, bluegrass!

  • Review 126 (2015-01-29 - Rating: 5)

    Place is like a ballpit - ILL NEVER LEAVE

  • Review 127 (2017-12-28 - Rating: 5)

    Just extraordinary. Youll see.

  • Review 128 (2017-08-05 - Rating: 5)

    Live jazz on Tuesdays

  • Review 129 (2015-05-30 - Rating: 5)

    My favorite place in this town.

  • Review 130 (2018-01-14 - Rating: 5)

    Aidan is the best bartender!

  • Review 131 (2016-09-08 - Rating: 5)

    Best Tuesdays in town!

  • Review 132 (2019-09-14 - Rating: 5)

    Inexpensive neighborhood bar.

  • Review 133 (2017-08-29 - Rating: 4)

    Thursday = CHEAP ASS GUINNESS!!!!

  • Review 134 (2017-04-18 - Rating: 5)

    Good times and blurry nights

  • Review 135 (2015-04-07 - Rating: 4)

    Great place

  • Review 136 (2017-05-09 - Rating: 5)

    Good music & vibes!

  • Review 137 (2023-04-01 - Rating: 5)

    The perfect dive.

  • Review 138 (2018-07-29 - Rating: 4)

    Ok place, friendly bartender

  • Review 139 (2019-11-06 - Rating: 5)

    Really great bar

  • Review 140 (2017-12-01 - Rating: 5)

    Monday night Old Time jam!!!!!!!

  • Review 141 (2020-01-24 - Rating: 5)

    Surprisingly spacey dive.

  • Review 142 (2021-06-09 - Rating: 5)

    Best music.

  • Review 143 (2014-04-12 - Rating: 5)

    Low key and bangin

  • Review 144 (2017-04-02 - Rating: 5)

    They have guinness

  • Review 145 (2020-01-20 - Rating: 4)

    Good jazz.

  • Review 146 (2022-04-26 - Rating: 5)

    Monas is dope

  • Review 147 (2019-11-23 - Rating: 5)

    This place is my NYC

  • Review 148 (2023-10-26 - Rating: 5)

    Delightful

  • Review 149 (2019-01-30 - Rating: 4)

    Old school

  • Review 150 (2025-01-07 - Rating: 5)

    Really cool & cozy old bar in alphabet city. Pours a good guiness and has a table in the back. Loved my time at the Bluegrass Jam on Monday night (starts @9).

  • Review 151 (2023-07-03 - Rating: 5)

    A minimal little bar, without decoration or service. But when Dennis and his friends play their instruments its magical. We heard a group with clarinet, sax, double bass, piano and drums, doing the best traditional jazz. They dont charge entry! They pass a jug. Only on Tuesdays

  • Review 152 (2019-12-04 - Rating: 5)

    The Tuesday evening jam is simply unmissable!Best night out in New York ❤❤

  • Review 153 (2023-04-05 - Rating: 5)

    An expert suggested I go on a Tuesday. Its Moes bar, at first you want to die and you start mixing whiskey with beer. Then a Jam is set up and the place exudes art, magic and jazz to the cap, beautiful human chemistry of all those present.

  • Review 154 (2019-11-09 - Rating: 5)

    The fact that this place doesnt have a line out the door is a godsend. Every Tuesday theres jazz and every Monday theres bluegrass (something we Brazilians would call folk or country). You dont have to pay to enter and the drinks arent expensive (7 dollars a glass of wine, in Manhattan, is a bargain). If you come with friends or a date, great. But its also a great place to come alone, sit at the counter, try to make friends with the bartender (who I suspect is the owner of the place) and enjoy some jazz. Whatever happens, remember: Tuesdays theres jazz at Monas.

  • Review 155 (2018-11-28 - Rating: 5)

    The traditional jazz jam on Tuesday evenings at midnight is just perfect!

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