Dutch Kills Bar opens on May Day

What!?! $19 cocktails!!!

Just kidding, $9 ain’t bad. See you guys there!

It’s not invitation only or anything like that is it?

Let the party begin!!!!!!!!!

May Day? Is this gonna “revolutionize” drinking? Or are they just proud of their “proletarian” prices. Drinkers of the ‘hood unite. No way I can justify paying that much often (especially given recent paycuts and cost-of-living increases… thanks, recession!) but will definitely try the place…

I can’t wait to wait in line to get in.

#8, more of a yuppie/foodie bar. Hipsters can’t afford fancy drinks (most of them don’t have trust funds, believe it or not) and usually stick to cheap beer.

Like the meat packing district isn’t like, or wasn’t like, where Dutch Kills is going?

At least WTB draws the majority of the PS1 crowd away from your area #12. :)

Of course there won’t be lines out the door, eveyrone is just goofing around.

But it won’t be a flop by any means either. They said the same thing about WTB when it opened. Now they have insane cover charges 4 nights out of the week!

I like the concept of this bar but the problem with it is that its a “destination” bar with nowhere else to go nearby once you are ready to move on with the evening.

Makes for a great curiosity trip but they’ll need some seriously good service and drinks to make people come back often, even if they are from the nabe.

BTW, ION’s Romanian Restaurant is out of business from what I heard.

They are geniuses.

Yes, I’m SURE they’re counting on OVERFLOW from the Shannon Pot. Aim high!

I’m sure the Queens Plaza strip clubs will see a bit of extra business from those looking to keep the party going after DK…

Dutch Kills won’t get the overflow from The Shannon Pot, I was just saying that there’s somewhere else to go after Dutch Kills.

And I was thinking that Dutch Kills would get some overflow from Wunderbar and Ravel too.

Shannon Pot is fine if you decide on a few afforable drinks after you’ve had expensive ones. La Familia is right there, too. And you can get some late-night grub at Court Square Diner or over to 5 Star Punjabi… or Dunkin Donuts at Queens Plaza.

Ion’s is indeed closed but a sign says a new place is going to open soon in that space.

Much to my dismay, it turns out WunderBar is the ex-Bulgara space, not an addition to the area… so, instead of 3 European restaurants right there in Ravenswood it’s just German. Oh well.

Checked out Wunderbar last Friday and its pretty great but nowhere near DK.
I mean if you’re going to get sloshed and drive somewhere else, then anything is game. Heck, you can get to Midtown or the Irish bars in Sunnyside in 5-10 minutes.

But there is really nothing else to stumble to once you’re done with DK.

Just don’t get sloshed and get on your single speed bike. Please!

Wow, there’s already a line down the block!

I hear they make you check your phones at the door so you won’t be able to mess with the “vibe”

So how much were the drinks?

It’s totally fabulous. The door was run by someone wearing a bow-tie & suspenders. Yes, it’s kind of a fancy dress place, though I didn’t see any signs about a dress code. There is one in Milk & Honey, though it’s minimal and part of the concept. This is again a great concept. And it was full and busy, and people did have to wait, but it was not insane and an amazingly great time! kudos!

$9 drinks are a lot cheaper than a trip to Disney or Colonial Williamsburg…