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I just want to say I love you Zablozki's!
We stumbled upon you on our first night in Brooklyn, looking for a good bar to hang out at for the rest of the night, after walking in and out of many bad ones. And we found it, oh how we found it...
I dont remember a whole lot from the night, but I do remember drinking a lot of cheap well drinks and beers and having a great time! I also remember nice bartenders, good music, a pool table, and it never being too crowded or any annoying people.
Can't wait to return to you some day Zablozki's...
i love it here! okay, so i've only managed to drag my butt here once since i no longer live in the neighborhood, but trust me - anytime I have a show to attend at MHow I will 100% be there. Let me just summarize what has been said a lot in the other reviews and what i LOVE about this place:
- CHEAP beer. $3 yuenglings?! thats even cheaper than upstate!
- lots of space! so you dont have to grope/step on people to get from point A to point B.
- DARTS!! in a lovely secluded corner with table and chairs handy.
- pool.. whatever, it's there.
- overall ambiance/feel... love all the wood!
- chill crowd, everyone is there to have a good time and get their drink on.. none of this go here to be seen business... psh. hopefully it well stay this way...
i must note, the music wasn't very memorable. and i got to drunk too fast to take note of whether or not they had a jukebox... but if they don't they should!
feel like its worthy to note that i came here on a weekday and the feel might be way diff on say, a friday night.. but i still say give it a try. there's nothing OMGZyoumustgothereNOW about it.. but if you're anywhere in the area and don't want to deal with 5+ pints and pretense, come on in!
This is an all-purpose bar.
I've come here to get all sorts of wasted with a gang of friends,
and
I've dipped in here to have a few beers by myself,
There's music, games, and good group seating. In fact there is a good amount of SPACE which is rare these days.
Makes for either good conversation on quiet(er) nights or some good ole raucous boozing.
Most recently I was here last night pre-gaming a show at Music Hall of WBurg with a couple of friends. Quiet beer sipping turned into beer guzzling, flirting and convincing a group of girls to come chill with us for the night(yea it took a lot of convincing).
Also, $2 PBRs and if I'm feelin fancy $3 yuenglings.
Yay! I'm a fan.
It's a cool bar, but I'm just so tired of 6$ beers no matter where I go anymore.
Zablozki's makes me think of miners and gamblers drowning their sorrows in thick, amber-colored whiskey.
My boyfriend and I went to this spacious Williamsburg saloon last week.
I don't know why, but it felt like being in the Old West.
And then I could almost hear Jim Morrison whisper "Yes, the River Knows". What a fuzzy recollection ...
A group of us stumbled across this bar on our first night in NYC after having one drink at a mistake I like to call Spike Hill. The sign outside claimed a happy hour on beer and well drinks, but since the time was just past 7pm, we thought it was over since most of the bars in the area seemed to use 7pm as their cut off point. Since I was in NYC on a budget but needed to get my drink on, I mustered the courage to walk up to the bar and ask the bartender if happy hour was still going on. Instead of giving me a dirty look and ripping my head off for being such a cheap bastard, she gave me a warm and inviting smile along with a yes! We were sold.
The bar was very dark and dimly lit despite the fact the whole front of the place was still wide open and it was still a bit light out. I didn't mind this at all since it gave the place a pretty cool vibe. The music being played in the bar was fantastic and only added to our very enjoyable experience.
But the icing on the cake? $3 well drinks!! I thought it was kinda funny that they used Evan Williams as their whiskey well, I wasn't really sure of the popularity of it since it always seems to be cheaper at the store than even Jim Beam and thought that only po' East LA folk like myself enjoyed that stuff. I guess I was wrong.
Slowly the crowd began getting bigger by the hour, but the place is super spacious that it was not overwhelmingly packed. Not to mention, there must be a "no pretentious douche bag hipsters allowed" sign at the front because the whole night remained a hip yet cool and laid back crowd. When at a bar, there's usually at least one person that I would LOVE to punch in the face. But not here. For a second there, I totally forgot I was in Williamsburg.
Anywho, before we knew it, 7pm had turned into 2am and since we're not used to partying until the crack of dawn like you NYC professionals, we headed back to our place. Unfortunately we did not return before the end of our trip, but it did remain my favorite bar in NYC.
See you in December, Zablozki's!
It's no Buttermilk, but as far as Williamsburg goes - this bar has managed to avoid the pretentiousness and inflated drink prices. You can't really beat $3 Yeunglings. The music could use a little bit of work (alt country cross over into middle aged new metal) but the place has a kind of home-y charm. Darkly lit, wood panels, tea lights - not to mention it's pretty spacious, which is good for avoiding the typical clusterfuck whilst ordering drinks.
Looked like they had some classy bevs - including mango marg's and something with lychee? Doesn't really fit with the general atmosphere, but whatever blows your skirt up.
Pool and darts for people who can maintain basic motor skills when inebriated.
Not typically down with the 'Burg, but this place kind of rules.
While Zablozki's suffers from a few of the annoyances that all bars in Williamsburg do, it's a bit ahead of the pack in many ways. The space is large and well-decorated and with a large bar and ample seating, you can pop a squat most of the time. That is awesome, because I like to sit when I drink. It makes it much easier to keep your balance after one too many Vodka Collinses.
Furthermore, the drinks are cheap. The first time I visited Zablozki's, I thought the bartender was giving me a deal. No. He was just treating me the way he treats everyone else. Dang. But still, great!
Thank you, Zablozki's!
One of my favorite bars in Williamsburg. They have a pool table, two pinball machines, tons of seating (from booths, to couches, to barstools), lots of space, and the best part: cheap drinks & tons of drink specials!
This is one of the few bars that offers a casual atmosphere but still has fun drinks like Lychee and Mango martinis as well as cold and hot sake.
They have $4 bloody mary's and $3 mimosas on the weekends so it's a perfect spot if you are looking to get a little more sauced up after brunch.
The bartenders have always been super friendly when I've come here as well :)
Important Note: This bar is cash only - they do have an ATM, but it's best to bring some cash and avoid the ATM fees.
I iniitially thought I heard the bartender wrong when he told me my two vodka cranberries came to $6. Then I thought maybe he was drunk and was mistakenly undercharging me. Nope - later the other bartender charged me the same price for my next round of drinks. It wasn't even happy hour - $3 well drinks at 11pm. This is the stuff of dreams.
I have honestly never been to another place that is so inexpensive, doesn't smell like piss, isn't filled with complete assholes and where I can actually find a seat. The bartenders are really nice and attentive, I never had to wait more than a few seconds before they came over to help me. I honestly cannot wait to go back.
WTF is it so dark in here!
Clean, good drinks, very quite, cheap prices. But really really dark.
Its ok, but nothing to write home about.
PINBALL UPDATE
now it's Indiana Jones and THE SOPRANOS,
good brews. excellent house coffee/irish coffe concoction. love the sporanos machines, it swears at you, and that is very special from a pinball machine.
Manitobas had a sopranos machine until it started having prob lems recently, then dissapered completley manhattan - apparently does not use the same pinball repair service as many b-burg bars do (enids, the mug house, zablowski) his name is pinball junkie or something like that, his cards are in the machines call him, please, or else I'll have to do my drinking in brooklyn where the machines are clean and tight. The manhattan bars are swapping out pinball for stuff thats lamer and takes up less space - big butt hunter and those sad gambling machines, games for people with fat asses and no soul.
Save The Pinball, NYC.
I was nervous, at first, to be honest because I don't want too many people to overrun this little gem of a bar...But it's almost too good to be true.
I bought two drinks for $6. Let me repeat that: two drinks, six dollars. That is unheard of.
It's also spacious, warmly lit, nice and open, lots of beer. It's basically my new favorite place.
I absolutely LOVE this place. Yuenglings are $3, bartenders are super nice, the music is great and they have a pinball machine!
This is a great chill place that i've never seen uber crowded. Normally I've been here after a show at the old North Six or lunch/dinner at Sea across the street. There's been a few times when I've seen a couple of dogs around the place as well which is nice.
Very laid back atmosphere the front is open air so there is great people watching if you can post up at one of the tables. On a rainy day, this is great and time will just fly as you come to notice that it's almost 10PM and you've been there since 3PM.
The syndrome known as life is too diffuse to admit of palliation. For every symptom that is eased, another is made worse. Zablozki's is a closed system. Her quantum of wantum cannot vary.
Nothing to be done.
Dark & Stormy...$8...Ordered this last night and it was quite good. That's the nice thing about Zablowskis--you can get a nice cocktail if you're in the mood or you can just get a cheap pint of beer. We stopped by here with some friends after a concert at the music hall down the street, and for a Saturday night it was a pretty relaxed atmosphere. No annoying four-on-the-floor house music blasting amid polished stone and waterfalls (like some other bar on 6th st that really took me by surprise!)
They have a pool table here if that's your thing. It's a big space so crowding wasn't really a problem. My only issue with the place is they need to ventilate better, because on a hot but not stifling May night, stepping into Zablowskis was like sticking yourself in an oven, a la Sylvia Plath.
Pinball Alert!!!
Zablozki's has two fun pins:
FUNHOUSE (See: http://www.ipdb.org/ma... )
JACKBOT (See: http://www.ipdb.org/ma... ) The official name is: "Jack*Bot"
I used to think Funhouse was one of my favorites. It's too hard and it's a low scoring game for me. Jackbot is awesome. I love the gambling theme to this pin. Great to see these two at this bar. It seems that Brooklyn has more pinball action than Manhattan...
More laters...
Great standard Brooklyn bar/ cool hangout. Its located obcenely close to the Bedford L stop...do I detect a dependency in the making? Oh wait, that would be Oasis..
Last night I came here for one beer, and ended up having three (huge, might i add, and only $4 apiece) while becoming a minor pool shark.
I do love me some pool. That might be another list altogether.
Anyhow, this place was too good of a time to not be a solid 4 stars. The place is very spacious, but tries very hard to be intimate with low lighting and many small wooden tables and chairs (and oddly, some stools that were covered in faux leopard print) that can be shuffled around to accomodate any number of people.
So it was largely intimate..a strange sensation that is remarkably easy to get over once you get yourself a huge beer and chalk your name up on the pool list. Oh yes, for you dart lovers there is also a dart board.
This is what passes for my local bar, though it is about 20 minutes away from me. Zablowski's is great because it is as chill as a dive, but not as grimy. There is this coolness that permeates the atmosphere, without hitting you over the head, and not trying too hard.
Personally, I am a fan of the regular specials, especially the 3 dollar pints of McSorley's, or the 4 dollar well drinks. The beer selection is good and fairly priced, and they even have the champagne of beers, a personal favorite.
The decor is inviting, and a fantastic spot for a get-together with a good sized group, since you can settle in as though you are you own the place.
For those of you who enjoy billiards, there is a table, but beware: there are sharks in these waters! The house rule is that if you lose by seven balls, you buy your opponent a drink. I was defeated, but thankfully not by that margin.
Dark inside, and more wood than ... well, insert joke here. All I gots to say is $3 Yeungling, and $2 Pabst. It's a nice switcher-oo from Anytime's $1 PBR's. Most importantly, is they have $2 Yeungling's during Happy Hour!!!
Added bonus is pool & darts, as well as waaaay more seating than Anytime.
Cash Only. I think....
cheap drinks, darts, a pool table and pinball. this is not a swanky place to take a date, but its a good low-key place to hang out with friends. plenty of room and good drink specials.
1 STAR-cool, laid back doorman from Texas...Hi Y'all!
1 STAR-dark, divey-like ambiance...cool, unpretentious, at-home feel
1 STAR-CHEAP AND DELICIOUS COSMOPOLITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 STAR-cool couch to lounge on with my uber hip Brooklyn friend
1 STAR-amazing playlist...songs I haven't heard in years 70's, 80's, 90's...a lifetime of memories
1 STAR- walking distance from the Bedford "L" train stop (oops...that's 6 stars....okay, so it's a 6 star review)
minus 1 star...CASH ONLY (Ha! I'm back at 5 stars!)
I must admit, I didn't come all the way from the West coast to spend my Friday night in Brooklyn. I know, I know....anyone who is young, too cool for school, uber-hip, iPod wearing, iPhone toting, Mac book using kinda cool lives in Brooklyn. However, my one and only true love is Manhattan. Even so, I LOVED ZABLOWSKIS!!!!!
What's not to love? Cool vibe, understated dark ambiance, cheap and fab-o-licious drinks, pool table, and a couch to kick it on. And ladies, there were some sexy hot guys playing pool, so the view was also nice...but I was there to hang out with my best guy friend and an acquaintance of ours...both sexy hot guys in their own right...so I abstained. Next time I'm in NYC, I'll definitely come back to Zablowskis.
Holla to my fellow Texan working the door! Y'all come back now, ya hear!
This is the perfect bar for meeting a friend who will venture into Brooklyn only as far as the Bedford Stop. Sometimes it gets busy but the crowd is always tolerable. They open early, so if you have summer Fridays this is a pretty choice venue. Bartenders are nice and efficient, and I've yet to hear any of them put on bad music. A few of my friends really like it here because late enough into the night they'll light up a cigarette and no one is bothered. And I swear the combination of dark wood and low lights makes everyone look much more attractive than they are, which could be dangerous if you hit those drink specials too hard.
best bar on northside, plain and simple
always a nice local crowd, which is no simple task on n6th st
been going for years
Cheap and spacious but WHY DOES IT SMELL LIKE FRAT MAN SWEAT
Great beer selection, not too crowed, friendly and good lookin' bartenders. A few minutes off the L train and you'll walk by this place and say to yourself, "Zablozki's... I gotta see what's going on in there". Then, you won't be disappointed when you find the open dimly lit floor-plan(in a nice way!) surrounded by nice woods everywhere you look. Grab a quality beer and sit down with some new friends and chat darn-it!
I have to say, The Levee might not be the only bar anymore piquing (spelling?) my interest these days in Billyburg. Now I'm not a professed lover of the area; I still barely know how to get around, and that's only if I looked at a map earlier. I know there are just so many bars around here, and it's good that I started out with this one. It was just so chill.
It's dark and the best part was it was very spaced out. You walk in, the bouncer with the big beard is a nice guy, and you almost think it's a restaurant judging by the amount of tables so lovingly situated to your left and the candle lights and stuff. According to my friends, they used to have couches in the back but now it's a pool table that actually has enough space around it to not poke anyone in the boob. The woodsy decor wasn't heavy like forest woodsy, it was more like, let's throw a bunch of art, and have it be like Vegas (? was that the name?) in Carroll Gardens but with an open, airy space that would remind you more of like someone's nice roof deck if it were really dark out. Bathroom was surprisingly clean.
Here's the best part: it's cheap as crap. 2 buck PBRs, but 3 dollar yueng's and other specials, which I'm sure rotates daily. The music isn't awfully loud and the song selection is solid. It wasn't too crowded at 10:15 or so, but the crowd seemed cool. The lone TV was playing basketball. Or projecting other people playing basketball, it wasn't actually dribbling or anything. The bar is huge and there's plenty of room.
there was a group of 4 lovely women sitting at a table. It was interesting just because they weren't huddled around the table in a group, chit chatting about what not. They were lined up in a row. It reminded me of someone pointing that kind of thing out a long time ago, if they were sitting in a row, it's a much different vibe than if they were facing each other in conversation. Then my friends and I stood in a row and didn't do anything. Ah life.
Good crowd, good music playing, cheap drinks. All day, every day they have $3 Yuengling and a $4 mixed drink (usually vodka tonic), and they also have a few fancy cocktails and good beer on tap. A good place to end the night!
This place is good shit. I've been here before and totally forgot the name of it. But luckily I returned last night and made a point to remember it this time around. The bar layout of this place is great. The bar area is sort of small, but the bar is long and there are tables. Then the farther you go back there is another area of tables and chairs which is cool. Then if you go back a little more there is another raised area with a couch and more chairs and stuff. There is also a pool table area which is good enough. It's at least a big enough area to have a pool table in the first place. I played a round and there was never a point when I was banging my elbow or anything. They also have $2 PBR's which is totally fine by me. I really like this place and I need to remember to come back here more often.
Love love love this place and the vibe. I always seem to have my best nights out with friends here. Think log cabin fully stocked with beer on tap, thick wood benches, a feaux living room, a pool table, and darts for fantastic family fun (of course you must be a 21+ year old family member to enjoy this bit o' heaven). Remember to bring cash, as they do not take credit cards. If you ask me, that's less chance of you getting into trouble.
I concur, Zablozki's is Solid. the drinks are as free-flowing as they are affordable. i mean crap man, sometimes they have $3 yeungling pints. it is a great spot for birthdays or a drink-all-day-day. every few months i expect the d-bags that frequent this stretch of N 6th street to take this place as theirs, but it hasn't happened yet. good spot to marvel at the Williamsburg Strip, or the backwards text on the bottom of your pint-glass. (SOHM?)
I'm a sucker for happy hour and the $2 beers just lure me in. Plus if you have a dog they are allowed in and that is pretty cool. I'm still new to Brooklyn so I'm trying to find all the dog friendly places I can. The vibe is good and all the beers on tap are yummy.
cheap and easy before MHOW.
Birthday Person Drinks Free!
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