THE ABBEY [Williamsburg]
536 Driggs Avenue (7th & 8th Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-599-4400

TAB: $ (Cash, ATM on-site)
HOURS: Mon-Sat (3pm-4am) / Sun (3pm-12am)
CROWD: Gay-Friendly, Hipsters, Locals
DIRECTIONS: L to Bedford Avenue [HopStop]
HAPPY HOUR: Mon-Fri (3pm-8pm) $1 off draft beer, 2 for 1 bottled beer and house drinks, $4 wine
HITS: DJ - Jukebox - Mondays = Pool Tournament - Movies - Pinball - Popcorn - Sports TV - Video Games

*GAY NIGHT: Sundays = DJ Party

WORDS ON THE WEB:

FreeWilliamsburg says, "A non-touristy staple. It has a maroon pool table, a pinball machine, and a an occasionally used DJ's booth populate the back. It is a largish space, and the air conditioning rocks in the summer. Beers start at $4 or so and the bartenders are always competent and often quite friendly. Small but solid tap selection (Guinness, Brooklyn Beers, etc.) and in general, no b.s. or hassles. Definitely worth visiting and the growing gay scene at The Abbey makes this bar even more appealing whether you are straight, gay, or undecided. Plus the jukebox will pleases fans of early 90's indie."

New York Magazine says, "Aside from the stained glass windows and wooden pews turned booths, it's kind of hard to compare The Abbey to a church. The long, narrow room has been used as a bar since 1937, and it shows: everything seems to be coated in a thin film of beer, including the staff. And there’s nothing cloistered about the hard-drinking clientele—unless, of course, they’re all secretly novitiates of some boozy secret sect, one that worships free popcorn. Unlike more traditional religious orders, the Abbey attracts and welcomes devotees of all ages, races, genders and sexualities. The weeknight boy-crowd that used to hang out exclusively here now divides its allegiance between more recent additions to the gay scene, but thug-chic lesbians have picked up some of the slack. Sundays are still the gayest night to go."

Time Out New York says, "A catholic-with-a-small-c flock congregates nightly at the Abbey, which calls out equally to hipsters, punk rockers and problem drinkers. Old-fashioned pub decor is bathed in red light, the jukebox is solid, and the entertainment is no-frills: Deer Hunter, Ms. Pac-Man, MegaTouch, two TVs and a pool table (there’s a popular tournament on Monday nights). At the wooden bar, or in a church-pew booth in the back room, the faithful can focus on drinking and meeting someone not of their own faith."

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