View Bar

View Bar is located at 232 8th Ave Frnt A, New York, NY. This location is in the Chelsea neighborhood. This business specializes in Bars, Pubs, & Clubs and has 4 review(s) with a star rating of 4.0.

Saturday and Sunday's liquid brunch (2pm-6pm) nabs $3 Bloody Marys, screwdrivers and mimosas.

Discounts vary during the week. On Monday, there's cheap beer and free food; on Tuesday, drink $5 cosmos, 4pm-2am; on Wednesday, enjoy $7 martinis 7:30pm-10pm and try $1 frozen margaritas and cosmos on Thursday.

The bodega-size fancy-foods "favorite" in Dumbo has been joined by a roomy Chelsea offshoot, and both are strong on organic, regionally sourced and "unusual" items, including cheeses, grass-fed meat, sustainable seafood, vegetables harvested from a Columbia County farm, NYC-made goods and tempting prepared foods; however, the Manhattan location also boasts an on-site cafe and an adjacent wine...

Glitzy, hopping homo haunt, complete with well-chiseled boys in towels getting the crowd worked up on certain special nights. Other eves find it a tad tamer, but the drinks and patrons remain equally stiff. Airy open windows let you check out the crowd before committing. Skyline mural in ultraviolet paint on back wall adds a little class. Scene starting to get a little arthritic in the knees,...

We've often wondered how this place manages to stay in business, since it's largely empty most of the time. The decor is provincial, the atmosphere is ho-hum, and the place really hasn't got much style. Yet special events do pack the house, and drink specials keep 'em coming back for more.

In Short
The ""view"" in this Chelsea bar refers to a skyline mural on the back wall, as well as the scope-worthy men within. Up front is the requisite retro stage set of low-slung...