Hank's Saloon
(718) 625-8003
46 3rd Ave
(at Atlantic Avenue)
Brooklyn,
NY
11217
40.6852
-73.9808
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
What People Are Saying About Hank's Saloon
The Editor
Kara Zuaro
Citysearch
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.
User Reviews
CSMobileUser
May 26, 2009
Omg!! I have never been in a place like this one before, it looks like a junk yard, it absolutely stinks like urine, the bathroom is for lack of a better word disgusting!! I am all for the bohemian/rocker style bar, but ugh! They have a teeth less drunk man by the door that 1.stinks and 2.talks to himself. They were playing a porn/horror video that it was very inappropriate in my opinion ..I guess this is where all the junkies socialize, the bartender was ok, I actually felt bad for him. Thank God there are more bars in this area. This was the first and last time there..I was so repulsed by it that I am gonna call the heath dpmt.
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brownsuede
May 11, 2008
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.
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yukster11
March 05, 2007
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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When to Go:
On Sunday nights around 10pm, free barbecue is fired up on a hibachi grill on the sidewalk.
The Extras:
Since 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.
Category:
Bars & Pubs, Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars, Billiards Bars
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Minimum Age:
21
Smoking Permitted:
No
