Cake Shop

Welcome to Hair of the Dog- on the corner of Stanton and Orchard in the historic Lower East Side- where old school watering hole meets big time sports bar.

The Extras: Th emphasis here is local bands--check the online calendar to find out who's performing downstairs or to contact the booking department.

Happy Hour: From 5pm to 8pm, beer and wine are two-for-one.

A scruffy, street-level cafe vending pastries and a "cavelike" basement "dive bar" featuring "indie" stage acts make for an "interesting mix" at this "laid-back" LES "ghetto hipster" hub; to sweeten the deal, "prices are fair" considering it's "cooler than you'll ever be."

This oh-so-Ludlow Street place is like a cliché, a place where you can hear live bands, buy old records, drink coffee, wine or beer, and uh, also buy a cake! True, you might not discover the next Blues Traveler here, but it's a great venue for local music and right in the midst of the Ludlow Street scene.

An everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to mass entertainment. Coffee, crate digging, live art rock by your sister's boyfriend's brother, hard liquor, 'zines, throwback jukebox, and, yes, cake (with plenty of options for even militant vegans). Also, Thursday morning kids' reading events where you can bring your young'un and listen to stories while sitting Indian-style in a semicircle....

In the orange-walled street-level cafe, local LES folks sip coffee, flip through the Village Voice and snack on cookies and croissants. Music junkies head to the back room, which houses a...

Welcome to Hair of the Dog where old school watering hole meets big time sports bar. Grab a seat at one of our two bars, and root for your favorite teams on one of the 17 HD TVs or 3 projectors.