Sophies

Photo of Sophies

Located in New York, New York

Address: 507 E 5th St, New York, NY 10009, United States

Phone: +1 212-228-5680

Rating: 4.2

Services

  • Dine-in
  • Delivery
  • Bar games
  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Food
  • Happy-hour drinks
  • Spirits
  • Wine
  • Outside food allowed
  • Toilets
  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Groups
  • Accepts reservations
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards
  • Paid street parking

Categories

  • Bar
  • Cuban restaurant
  • Restaurant

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Comments

  • Review 1 (2024-10-05 - Rating: 5)

    One of the cities best neighborhood dives, TV’s in the corner, weathered wooden bar, classic pool table in the back and cheap drinks with no nonsense bartenders. You could write a move about how aesthetic this place is.

  • Review 2 (2023-07-24 - Rating: 4)

    Sophies is always a good place to go and have a drink or three. Not fancy but thats the point, doesnt need to be. Always a friendly bartender.

  • Review 3 (2024-02-24 - Rating: 5)

    Good place to sit back and put your feet up if you know what i mean

  • Review 4 (2022-08-04 - Rating: 5)

    Never been but the 1 star prima Donna reviews complaining about rude bartender makes me want to go even more. I will enjoy a few cold drafts soon. Complainers go back to your void of character existences.. you probably don’t tip generously either!

  • Review 5 (2023-11-26 - Rating: 5)

    Great dive bar, love the jukebox , pool table and Pac-Man/galaga game. Very laid back no frills atmosphere.

  • Review 6 (2013-04-26 - Rating: 4)

    This is a great little bar to unwind after-work, and has a nice laid back, no muss, no fuss atmosphere. The beers are cold and cheap, theres plenty of space between the bar and tables, and theres a pool table in the back area. The bartenders are friendly, and theres some pretty cool art up on the walls.

  • Review 7 (2023-11-01 - Rating: 4)

    Tom Waits favorite bar? Cheap drinks? Say no more. Divey, fun, very casual vibe that is well suited for the East Village.

  • Review 8 (2025-01-01 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome. Bring cash

  • Review 9 (2024-01-29 - Rating: 4)

    Fun bar with some good prices! Some of their beer options were only $5 but theres a $20 minimum on purchases which is a little annoying. Pool table looked fun but we didnt get a chance to play this visit.

  • Review 10 (2019-04-26 - Rating: 5)

    A perfect bar is a nebulous and illusive concept, but Sophies embodies it. An inviting atmosphere, a diverse jukebox, a friendly staff: these are touchstones of Sophies. They also have a pool table (but good luck getting on it) and Big Buck Hunter in the back. There always seems to be just the right amount of seating. Some call this a dive but locals like myself call it home.

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

    Great cozy dive bar with friendly service, pool table, and sick jukebox. Local kids mixing with yuppies, everyone having a good time. Good as either a first stop or last stop for the night. Well be back.

  • Review 12 (2023-04-05 - Rating: 5)

    Your typical no nonsense dive bar. No food served here. But you can bring outside food. Bartenders are nice if you are responsible nice to them.

  • Review 13 (2022-04-08 - Rating: 4)

    We came here early afternoon. There was a good crowd for a rainy day. Only complaint is that when there was nothing playing on the jukebox, there was no background music. Nice bartender

  • Review 14 (2022-11-28 - Rating: 5)

    Fantastic east village bar with a great jukebox and pool table.

  • Review 15 (2021-09-10 - Rating: 4)

    Ive been coming here for years, great chilled out atmosphere, cool people, you cant get more NY than Sophies! Plus great prices for the drinks too.

  • Review 16 (2015-03-22 - Rating: 4)

    Rock the jukebox over decently priced drinks in an almost cafe-like atmosphere. Funky art on the walls, window seats and a pool table make this bar a homey and comfortable spot to catch up with friends.

  • Review 17 (2024-05-08 - Rating: 5)

    Bartender is soooo cute 🥰 and she makes a perfect martini.

  • Review 18 (2019-09-08 - Rating: 5)

    GREAT Cuban sandwhich. We are in South Florida often. Very similar to top spots in FL. Sophie’s Cuban ordered with no changes, from menu, was fantastic. Get the green sauce for extra spice

  • Review 19 (2018-06-29 - Rating: 4)

    Places like Sophies are a dying breed in the East Village. As gentrification creeps in and rising rents force out the amazing dive bars of years past, its getting harder and harder to find a spot where you can stroll in, shoot some pool, and knock back a $4 pint while listening to Bowie and Talking Heads on the jukebox

  • Review 20 (2023-11-02 - Rating: 5)

    One of the few remaining dive bars in Manhattan, great chill spot to drink in peace.

  • Review 21 (2022-06-15 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome bar, everyone here is really cool and friendly. The pool table is always fun and exciting!!

  • Review 22 (2017-12-26 - Rating: 4)

    Sophies is a great brand in NYC. The flavors of the cuban cuisine that they provide are delicious. The portions have come down in size over the years, but otherwise cant complain about the food or quality of it.

  • Review 23 (2019-05-10 - Rating: 4)

    Decent bar, friendly service, cheap drinks. hilarious paintings. they let me bring in food from down the street. what more could you ask for?(you can always ask for a pinball machine in the back....would go with the decor)

  • Review 24 (2019-08-15 - Rating: 5)

    Kyle is great ! He has awesome photography! Love the vibe and the fellows I met there. The drinks are cheap !

  • Review 25 (2018-01-26 - Rating: 5)

    Divey bar. The bar staff is pleasant. There is a pool table. Has a very good neighborhood grungy vibe. The beer is pretty cheap.

  • Review 26 (2022-08-19 - Rating: 5)

    Such a cool bar!! Was bar hopping and found this gem!! Bartender was absolutely awesome!! Definitely recommend!!

  • Review 27 (2021-09-23 - Rating: 5)

    Great bar, plus theres a delightful yeti painting if youre into that sort of thing

  • Review 28 (2023-09-22 - Rating: 5)

    Nice place to lose yourself and enjoy the atmosphere as its better to be here, than not all there...

  • Review 29 (2019-12-24 - Rating: 4)

    Its a nice bar thats a tad above no-frills grade. The picklebacks are so damn satisfying, I could drink them all night.

  • Review 30 (2018-05-01 - Rating: 5)

    Nice little bar with very fair drink prices, good atmosphere, great people, and a pool table.

  • Review 31 (2023-07-18 - Rating: 5)

    Great prices and a good atmosphere, would highly recommend if in the area!

  • Review 32 (2024-03-10 - Rating: 4)

    The bartender was great, very nice pours. The prices are reasonable. I went on a Friday night and it had a groups of Coworkers hang out vibe (I met up with 5 of my coworkers there to start our bar hop lol). Yet and still good place to chill and get your drink on. I didnt inquire about any food.

  • Review 33 (2023-03-03 - Rating: 5)

    First time trying! Love the food and it has many options for you to explore.

  • Review 34 (2022-05-22 - Rating: 4)

    Only other item needed to make it a great go-to bar is a dart board. Great bar staff too.

  • Review 35 (2021-08-08 - Rating: 4)

    Cute little local bar with affordable drinks and nice atmosphere. They also have a vintage Jukebox and Paxman in the back behind the billiards table!

  • Review 36 (2021-09-23 - Rating: 5)

    My friend broke a glass here and no one clapped or even cared. My kind of dive bar. Ill be back.

  • Review 37 (2023-05-06 - Rating: 4)

    Has a pool table which is great… buttt in kinda rough shape

  • Review 38 (2021-07-11 - Rating: 5)

    Cozy neighborhood bar that gets way to many kids on the weekend bit its got a pooltable and everyone is friendly.

  • Review 39 (2023-04-15 - Rating: 5)

    I can’t understand some of the negative reviews. We went on a Wednesday around 7-8pm. We had leftover Indian food-we asked if it was ok to put our container on the bar because I know Indian food can be a little strong smelling-the bartender told us we can eat if we like. She was extremely courteous to everyone. It definitely was a mixed crowd-even a table with a baby. It was a chill vibe, everyone having a good time-minding their own yet a few small chats amongst the patrons. This bar is way better than some others in the area. Reasonably priced. If we are down in that area again definitely will go back. It’s a dive bar don’t expect to be catered too!!!

  • Review 40 (2024-02-10 - Rating: 4)

    Got a nice chilled vibe. Com be yourself and hangout

  • Review 41 (2018-01-30 - Rating: 5)

    Good low key bar to keep your thoughts to yourself, or you can befriend the local and or the bartender.

  • Review 42 (2023-11-12 - Rating: 5)

    What an awesome little dive bar!! Great atmosphere, great bartenders and very good selection of drinks!!

  • Review 43 (2022-04-10 - Rating: 5)

    Laid back easy and fun patrons and staff. Pool table too

  • Review 44 (2023-06-21 - Rating: 5)

    Love this place and will be back every time I visit New York. Staff is amazing. The quintessential dive bar. 🫡

  • Review 45 (2023-04-21 - Rating: 5)

    Proper dive barFast service, music is not insufferable for conversation, well priced, friendly people

  • Review 46 (2022-02-05 - Rating: 5)

    Loved, the environment is amazing and the vibes around the pool are amazing

  • Review 47 (2016-11-22 - Rating: 4)

    Cute little bar in east village. Seems to be a place locals go.

  • Review 48 (2018-07-26 - Rating: 5)

    Love this place the staff is great the food is good to five stars

  • Review 49 (2022-04-26 - Rating: 5)

    One of East Villages best and most classic dive bars. Always enjoy myself here. Its generally relaxed with some buzz in the back with the pool table.

  • Review 50 (2022-02-03 - Rating: 5)

    Great Sunday dive to hang play pool with friends and regulars. A classic east village jukebox. Daytime bartender Kayla is great. If youre friendly you may just get a buyback.

  • Review 51 (2015-10-15 - Rating: 4)

    I really love the jukebox and the whole atmosphere. Reminds me of the old times

  • Review 52 (2023-08-13 - Rating: 5)

    Fun place, nice pool table

  • Review 53 (2015-10-26 - Rating: 5)

    No ones here but old men and its the total freaking best.

  • Review 54 (2022-07-17 - Rating: 4)

    Classic dive bar with cheap drinks. The pool like is usually pretty long, and have to put your name on the chalkboard to play

  • Review 55 (2017-09-26 - Rating: 5)

    Long standing East Village dive bar. Cheap drinks, lots of locals and a pool table!

  • Review 56 (2023-04-15 - Rating: 5)

    Lovely place. Lesley was great

  • Review 57 (2019-04-07 - Rating: 5)

    Its a good gentry dive in a sea of tired cool

  • Review 58 (2020-02-18 - Rating: 5)

    Sophies is my favorite bar in New York. The bartenders are friendly and although its fairly narrow, its usually possible to find a seat (unless you get there at like 2am on a Saturday). The prices are good, the pours are generous and its one of those places you can either take a group of friends or hang out alone and meet people from all walks of life. Go on a weekday, early evening, to meet some of the genuine characters who have called Sophies home for decades or close to it.

  • Review 59 (2022-10-13 - Rating: 4)

    Cool but u have to pay for music. kind of wack

  • Review 60 (2022-04-27 - Rating: 5)

    BEST BAR IN THE EAST VILLAGE DONT THINK TWICE MAKE SURE YOU PLAY SOME POOL

  • Review 61 (2022-01-12 - Rating: 5)

    Great Hot wings and French Onion Soup, wings were fried hard and the sauce was banging. Service was great and football Sunday games were on point.

  • Review 62 (2021-09-08 - Rating: 5)

    Quintessential East village dive bar, and a hold out spot as everything around gets hip and new.The drinks are cheap, and theres always a good game of pool and a solid conversation to be had here.

  • Review 63 (2023-07-06 - Rating: 5)

    Great place to grab a drink.

  • Review 64 (2023-08-09 - Rating: 5)

    Nice place to hang out with friends and family

  • Review 65 (2017-12-12 - Rating: 4)

    Good dive with pool table and juke box.

  • Review 66 (2022-01-04 - Rating: 5)

    Great neighborhood bar! The staff there is great!

  • Review 67 (2016-12-04 - Rating: 5)

    Good dive atmosphere with divy prices to match

  • Review 68 (2019-08-08 - Rating: 4)

    Cheap cool low key bar. Not a place I would seek out but a great place to crash if passing by.

  • Review 69 (2018-07-13 - Rating: 4)

    One of my favorite East Village bars. Perfect combination of low-key and good for large groups and good conversation

  • Review 70 (2023-07-11 - Rating: 5)

    Best dive in the EV

  • Review 71 (2017-09-11 - Rating: 5)

    Really great spot. Amazing prices, friendly staff and incredibly fast service when I went in. Totally happy to recommend.

  • Review 72 (2018-09-01 - Rating: 5)

    Play pool here occasionally and always have a good time. Bartender Julie is awesome.

  • Review 73 (2020-09-25 - Rating: 5)

    I was a little intimidate because the bar tender shook everyones hand but mine and then Everyone looked at me and frowned. I quickly disparaged real estate, the weather, and de blasio, and the mood turned favorable. Beer is fairly price and theres restrooms. Great decor!!

  • Review 74 (2017-11-01 - Rating: 4)

    Uptight bartender or waitress? Treated me like dirt for no reason. Went to get a pitcher for me and my wife while she finnished eating ready. After asking the employee for the pitcher she blankly looked at me and said NO there is only yourself. Haha Im 240 lbs Im sure I could handle a pitcher without a second person. She then said she wouldnt serve me until my wife got there and then made me stand there not saying a thing to me. This was also at 430 in the afternoon, place was dead empty and I was stone sober. Very rude and I felt quite embarrassed. Will never return!

  • Review 75 (2019-12-21 - Rating: 5)

    Very nice neighborhood bar.

  • Review 76 (2019-02-24 - Rating: 5)

    Great neighborhood dive bar! People take the pool table VERY seriously here 😜

  • Review 77 (2019-10-14 - Rating: 5)

    Best bar in the lower east side. A true nyc gem

  • Review 78 (2019-09-11 - Rating: 5)

    Such a friendly atmosphere and you can pet all the dogs there

  • Review 79 (2017-08-22 - Rating: 5)

    Great place to read, drink, have a conversation— before the crowds descend on the place at 8 or 9.

  • Review 80 (2018-10-10 - Rating: 5)

    Quaint dive on quiet stretch of E 5th. Good Guiness pour, pool table, amd some older clientele to ward off obnoxious youngsters. A great first or third or last stop.

  • Review 81 (2012-07-11 - Rating: 4)

    Classic dive bar, nothing fancy but comfortable and laid back. Nice spot for a shot and a beer and a game of pool.

  • Review 82 (2019-02-05 - Rating: 4)

    So much better than that filthy joint on 6th St..!

  • Review 83 (2023-03-28 - Rating: 5)

    Loved it just super great

  • Review 84 (2017-12-09 - Rating: 4)

    Hole in the wall local bar. If that’s what you are looking for, then you are in the right spot.

  • Review 85 (2015-12-30 - Rating: 5)

    Simply wonderful. Great staff, great beer and a friendly atmosphere.

  • Review 86 (2021-08-10 - Rating: 4)

    Best avocado and chips a must have.. I want more!!!

  • Review 87 (2018-04-10 - Rating: 5)

    Bartenders know how to make a drink and the jukebox is full of good music.

  • Review 88 (2015-12-12 - Rating: 5)

    This is my most favourite bar in he East Village. Been going there since 1997.

  • Review 89 (2017-01-27 - Rating: 4)

    Great little dive bar with pool table and neighborhood spot vibe.

  • Review 90 (2018-06-15 - Rating: 5)

    Loving it since 1984 local favorite.

  • Review 91 (2018-09-24 - Rating: 5)

    Amazing bar. Amazing service. Will be back.

  • Review 92 (2021-05-29 - Rating: 5)

    It does the job. Good price for pitchers.

  • Review 93 (2016-04-25 - Rating: 4)

    Great authentic nyc dive bar

  • Review 94 (2020-10-24 - Rating: 5)

    This is the type of place Tom Waits writes songs about.

  • Review 95 (2018-07-05 - Rating: 5)

    Cool bar, friendly folk, jukebox!

  • Review 96 (2021-10-22 - Rating: 5)

    Great food and service5 star

  • Review 97 (2016-09-17 - Rating: 5)

    Great dive bar, good prices, and friendly bar tenders. They will cure what ales (get it) you.

  • Review 98 (2016-07-09 - Rating: 5)

    Awesome bar, great vibe, cheap drinks

  • Review 99 (2019-08-31 - Rating: 5)

    Obscure and cute. Non pretentious place

  • Review 100 (2019-12-29 - Rating: 4)

    Wonderful neighborhood place to hang out

  • Review 101 (2018-06-20 - Rating: 4)

    Late night bar with a pool table. Crowds been pretty chill the times Ive come.

  • Review 102 (2021-09-28 - Rating: 5)

    Exactly what you expect from a dive bar

  • Review 103 (2022-03-19 - Rating: 5)

    Lovely bar, with great tunes

  • Review 104 (2018-01-21 - Rating: 5)

    Best place to shoot pool in EV

  • Review 105 (2017-12-30 - Rating: 5)

    Is good, quit buggin me google

  • Review 106 (2022-03-06 - Rating: 5)

    Good place great prices 👍

  • Review 107 (2017-04-05 - Rating: 4)

    Really chill if it isnt a weekend.

  • Review 108 (2023-04-03 - Rating: 4)

    Definitely owned by Sophie

  • Review 109 (2017-09-06 - Rating: 4)

    Very rude bouncers yet decently friendly bartenders. Cash only.

  • Review 110 (2018-02-25 - Rating: 5)

    Cheap drinks generous pours.

  • Review 111 (2019-01-23 - Rating: 5)

    Good bar.

  • Review 112 (2017-09-27 - Rating: 5)

    Dive bar...you know who you are

  • Review 113 (2018-02-02 - Rating: 5)

    One of my favorite in the area

  • Review 114 (2020-01-22 - Rating: 5)

    Best bar

  • Review 115 (2019-11-16 - Rating: 5)

    So great

  • Review 116 (2015-03-21 - Rating: 4)

    Kinda divey but cool.

  • Review 117 (2017-10-27 - Rating: 4)

    Juke, cheap beers, pool table.

  • Review 118 (2019-05-06 - Rating: 4)

    Great bar

  • Review 119 (2019-01-01 - Rating: 5)

    Everything I had hoped a bar could be

  • Review 120 (2018-01-15 - Rating: 5)

    Nice unpretentious local bar

  • Review 121 (2018-04-07 - Rating: 5)

    Classic NYC dive bar

  • Review 122 (2019-06-16 - Rating: 5)

    Nice late night bar.

  • Review 123 (2022-05-21 - Rating: 5)

    Bang for your buck

  • Review 124 (2019-11-15 - Rating: 5)

    Chill place to hang out

  • Review 125 (2020-01-18 - Rating: 5)

    Classic local dive

  • Review 126 (2020-05-09 - Rating: 5)

    Best

  • Review 127 (2020-02-16 - Rating: 5)

    Epic dive bar

  • Review 128 (2019-01-24 - Rating: 5)

    Still the same!

  • Review 129 (2016-07-03 - Rating: 4)

    Hip and chill.

  • Review 130 (2018-12-25 - Rating: 5)

    Home away from home

  • Review 131 (2019-05-04 - Rating: 5)

    Bartenders eavesdrop

  • Review 132 (2024-10-03 - Rating: 5)

    Great place, it has a soul.

  • Review 133 (2024-02-20 - Rating: 5)

    Delicious! The food is delicious. And a good price for what they serve you, which is quite a bit.

  • Review 134 (2019-05-22 - Rating: 5)

    Great neighborhood bar. There is an insider side that can be confusing at first, but thats the advantage of being somewhere rather than nowhere. We witness Homeric billiards games there, bravo to the champions and the courageous who take the risk!

  • Review 135 (2021-07-02 - Rating: 4)

    I couldnt get through because I only had a photo of my ID.

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