Barracuda Lounge
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More "Best Bar" Awards than any NY Gay Bar—The Village Voice, New York Magazine and NY Press, Odyssey, etc.
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Based on 280 reviews
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11:15 18 Mar 23
What a strange experience. There was a man sitting at the bar next to me jerking himself off and staring me down. Talk about uncomfortable. The bartender...The Honest R.
19:14 13 Mar 23
A gay bar classic. The decor is fresh the bartenders are sweet and the drinks are strong. Excellent drag shows and a fun lounge vibe with very forgiving...Vin Z.
17:34 23 Dec 22
A fun low profile neighborhood bar that has a great Happy Hour. Josh, one of the bartenders is very welcoming and friendly plus makes a perfect cosmo! What...sonicjrjr14
00:15 04 Dec 22
Love this place! Cute Bartenders, great djs and drag shows almost every day. Favorite show has to be Star Trek nights on Saturdays with Heather Wood.Ahsan Syed
05:04 27 Oct 22
Such a vibe! The performances were amazing, great dances, good drinks - highly recommend - all days of the week.Kay&Marc McGhie
11:53 20 Oct 22
On a trip from Scotland with my best friend. The two of us had the best night. Queen Petti Cash was incredible! The staff were so friendly- from the bar staff charging our phones to the security guard making sure that we got into a taxi okay. The vibe was amazing, so lively even for a Wednesday night! Can’t wait for our next trip to NYC as we will back to visit our friends at Barracuda Lounge. Thanks again for such a great night!Jonathan Prince
04:50 15 Sep 22
Love going to this bar, don't like the drag shows much. The owner need to have dance content instead of the out dated drag shows. The music is great, the drinks is a reasonable price, love the mix crowd of people.Daniel Pazos
16:45 27 Aug 22
This is my second time going here on the weekend after moving away and not coming here for years. Not much has changed, but I will say the people at the door need to relax. Especially the bald black guy, who takes his job and himself way too seriously. They act as though they are doing you a favor to go into that bar !! He asked for ID, which is fine, but there was nobody else in line when I arrived, and he was making me feel rushed to show it to him. I told him to give me a minute, and he says he’s not rushing me. My current ID is still from FL, so he proceeds to tell me we do things a little faster here in NY …. Really ?? I live in NY, and there is no one else in line trying to get in. Please just do your job. I don’t need your two cents. If I’m not drunk, and not causing a problem, do not disrespect me. I am the patron of the establishment, and you need to treat me with respect. No other gay bar in Chelsea does this. I won’t be coming back on the weekend due to this guy’s attitude.Sabrina Peralta
04:00 23 Aug 22
This place excellent attention rich food and good vibes what you do not look for when you go outIrwin Nayman
22:32 18 Aug 22
Barracuda offers good, reasonably priced drinks served by friendly, attentive bartenders. It's a great place to enjoy a drink and music, or venture into the back for a typically great show.Per Risberg
03:19 17 Jul 22
I had the most wonderful time! Great staff, great drinks, great people, great drag show!David Prado
14:18 27 Jun 22
This place was the perfect spot to get lost to the music. Props to the DJ for playing all the bops during Pride weekend! I had a blast in here dancing the night away. Oh and Greg! Sir Manager Greg was awesome and even on our way out introduced us to a sister spot nearby. Happy Pride!W B
19:28 13 Jun 22
I have been here a few times and I've really enjoyed it. The bartenders are really friendly and made great drinks. Not a huge selection of beers though. It's never been really busy when I have went, except one Friday night, but even then it wasn't packed. I was still able to mingle and hear people speaking to me. The bouncer on one occasion wasn't waiting at the door when I walked in so he got up and walked towards me without saying anything so I had to awkwardly walk backwards outside of the door, then he gestured to see my I.D., again without saying anything. I thought he could have been a little more tactful, but he was just doing his job.Keremy Jucharek
18:43 10 Mar 22
The clown DJ that works here will take your money during a drag show but not play the song you requested. At least there's no cover!Max Hernandez
00:43 13 Feb 22
Went in there with some friends. It wasn’t what was advertised , it was very dark not very diverse and boring tbh. They have a discrimination thing against IDNYC tho so beware my friend couldn’t get in even though he’s well past the legal age and a great patron of other bars . I guess there better bars out there so we left to the better bar on 8th Ave and 19th stJohn C.
20:59 25 Dec 21
This place is so great, it's one of the lastoriginal gay pubs in Chelsea with that neighborhood feel. I used to live around the corner and loved stopping...Michael
05:24 14 Nov 21
Cozy bar with some good drag shows. Ordered the same drinks from two different servers and they were different prices each time.Micah D.
21:40 09 Aug 21
This seems to be a place where it depends on the night and the mood you're in. I came in, and while there were very few people, everyone was very kind...James S.
21:41 06 Aug 21
This place is so awful it's a shame the pandemic economy didn't finally close it. What an awful relic of the 90s. You want to know the reason it's so dark...stephen stanley
18:30 04 Aug 21
Its nice to go to a 90% hiphop and Caribbean only bar the boys are very good looking delicious eye candyKwame S.
11:16 10 Jul 19
It's so dark in here. I think this bar is ok for happy hour specials and cheap drinks. However, the cash-only policy hurts my feelings. :)Aside from...Meghan Reynolds
00:30 01 Jul 19
Had a really lovely time today after the Pride Parade! No cover charge, unlike the other bars we tried, though we did have to pay $6 to check our bags. Just a really welcoming, fun atmosphere. The bartenders were really sweet and attentive, and just really happy amd excited. They kept spraying the crowd with water which was so welcome, as everyone was dancing up a storm.
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