The 25 Douchiest Bars in NYC
By Shanté Cosme | Dec 2, 2011 | 11:56 am | Permalink
There are few things that can thwart the pleasure of a cold beer, but a high volume of douchiness is one of them.
Sometimes the douche element is easily discernible, often made evident by a Murray Hill address, a strong frat/yuppie/bridge-and-tunnel presence, or a thick air of unqualified smugness. But even knowing this, the city’s douchiest outposts have an indefinably vexing factor that you have to experience to understand.
We've gathered the most profane of these spots to help you narrow down where you should court mayhem this weekend. Save yourself the time (and the bar brawls) and scratch these off your list. Complex presents: The 25 Douchiest Bars in NYC.
[Ed. Note—If you want to drink better in NYC, please see our list of the city's best dives. They're beautiful places.]
rap December 2nd, 2011 at 01:25 PM
how do you guys even know about these bars? LOL
ryan December 2nd, 2011 at 03:21 PM
Jesus, learn to spell. Don't you have spellcheck on your computer Shante?
joe December 23rd, 2011 at 04:33 PM
SHANTE....enough said....completely sums it up
jaime February 23rd, 2012 at 07:17 PM
RACIST...enough said...completely sums it up.
Robeast Rollie May 2nd, 2012 at 05:52 PM
HUH? (the author is a white girl)
BIG RAY December 2nd, 2011 at 03:38 PM
This list is funny it is made up of bars that complex can get away with calling "douchiest" what kind of word is that anyways to use when explaining something. why not do a list on Bars that where cool and became lame do to half your staff going there? 1 MAX FISH- was cool and helped give a spot for downtown artist, graffiti heads, skaters and musicians to meet share ideas and do drugs. Now filled with kids who think they skate cause they play Tony Hawk and we cant forget the street artist who went all city playing MARC ECKO'S Gettin up.. Lameeeeeee!!!! 2. JANE HOTEL- Filled with spoiled brats from out of town who look up to the Olsen twins and a downtown artist group that thinks spray painting a bike orange is the next big thing- sorry your gimmick is up.. PLEASE USE THIS AS A STARTER AND DO YOUR READERS A FAVOR..
lanamaniac December 2nd, 2011 at 03:58 PM
YES! Agreed on Joshua Tree. Not only is it on the list its #1. I unfortunately have to walk by there every day and hear the noise, see the trash that walks in and dodge the vomit. this video explains this perfectly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eylKBJiDNeM
john December 2nd, 2011 at 04:39 PM
i think you're a douche, shante. have fun at the standard hotel and empire hotel and all your other stupid hotel/rooftop bars. i hate people like you who think they are better than people who enjoy some of these places. get over yourself you are a nobody.
happyjap December 2nd, 2011 at 04:41 PM
What a sad outcome for 3 Sheets..it wasn't douchy back when it was Town Tavern (a Gator bar once upon a time!), at least they kep the spirit with blue Gatorade specials : D
Matt December 2nd, 2011 at 05:30 PM
My guess is this "author" is a virgin
objective observer December 8th, 2011 at 07:44 PM
Just keep feeding the stereotypes, my man.
OneOfThe79PercentOfNewYorkersWhoDontLiveInManhatten December 2nd, 2011 at 05:54 PM
The irony, however, being that this list of "NYC" bars is composed by exactly the kind of douche who remains aggressively unaware that NYC includes Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and (alas) Staten Island, there being not a single non-Manhattan bar on the list...
guywithanopinion December 5th, 2011 at 06:42 PM
Yeah they're littered with hipster douches. But no one gives a shit about hipsters. Hipsters are every bit as douche as the frat boy and yuppy types but they're detached pussies who wouldn't want to start trouble. Not saying they should be starting trouble but since they don't really garner the attention no one pays attention to them.
OneOfThe79PercentOfNewYorkersWhoDontLiveInManhatten December 2nd, 2011 at 06:00 PM
I mean, Brooklyn is littered with douchey bars! Come to Williamsburg or Bayridge on a Saturday night! I demand equal recognition for the Outer Bouroughs' d-bags!
HA December 2nd, 2011 at 06:02 PM
The funniest part of this piece are the underage douches getting mad in the comment section.