Freddy's Bar: No Happy Hour, a $6 Lager and Shows in the Back Room
Freddy’s Bar doesn’t publish a happy hour. Its drink menu has one set of prices all day, and the room at 627 5th Ave in South Slope, between 17th and 18th Streets, is open daily from 12pm to 4am.
The verdict: skip the hunt for a discount window and drink the house lager. Freddy’s Lager is $6 on draught, Miller High Life and Tecate are $5 a bottle, and that is as cheap as it gets. Most of the rest of the draft list is $9, and cocktails are $11–$16, which is Brooklyn money, not dive money. The catch is that nothing is discounted by the clock, so 5pm costs the same as 1am.
What to Expect
- Draft: Freddy’s Lager $6; Guinness, Allagash White, Bitburger Pils, Hofbräu and most others $9.
- Bottles and cans: Miller High Life $5, Tecate $5, Budweiser $6, Bud Light $6, Corona $7, Heineken $7, Delirium Tremens $10.
- Wine: $9–$11 a glass, $27–$33 a bottle.
- Cocktails: Kentucky Mule $11, Perfect Storm $12, Mescalero $12, Negroni $14, Aperol Spritz $14, Jack Rose $16.
- Non-alcoholic: Athletic Free Wave and Montauk Golden N.A. $7, a non-alcoholic Negroni $12.
The Room
Freddy’s is a Brooklyn dive with a back room that works as a stage. The event calendar lists a comedy open mic on Mondays and Wednesdays and burlesque in the back on Thursdays, with a midnight comedy show after some of them. The calendar also lists private parties. The nearest train is Prospect Av (R). See the full South Slope happy hour guide, and for rooms with the same attitude, our best dive bars in NYC and best comedy clubs in NYC.
Who Freddy’s Bar Is For
| Occasion | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| A cheap round | Freddy’s Lager $6, High Life and Tecate $5 |
| A late drink | Open daily until 4am |
| A night out with a show | Comedy open mic Mondays and Wednesdays, burlesque Thursdays |