Continental Bar

[Quick Preface: My ankle did not recover as quickly as I would have desired and am stuck reviewing the bar based on previous visits]

25 Third Avenue (between St. Marks Place & 9th St.)
New York, NY 10003

$10 will get you 5 shots of any one liquor
$2 draft
Casssssssssh only

Continental Bar is what I would consider the daaaaanger zone

This is what I would consider to be a very deliberate destination. Ordering 5 shots at a time for the price of a mixed drink at any other bar? That seems beyyyyond dangerous

It's 100% a dive bar. And it's great. The bathrooms are kinda dirty. The bar is nice and dimly lit. But it's f#%*ing great.

It's not somewhere I would head to as an end destination. It's the pitstop that gets you where you need to be. If you and your friends are in the area and are planning to move to a new bar, Continental Bar is the perfect pitstop to keep your euphoric .08 BAC that you've worked so hard to achieve. I've never had a bad visit.

Alternately, I feel morally obligated to warn you that every time I've ended up there I've ended up spooning my porcelain throne by the end of the night. But I also am one of those people that could be 100% convinced he's on a boat in a storm any time he drinks.

Moving on.

Bartenders are always really friendly. The liquor is always plentiful. And it's always nice and packed on going out nights.

Last time I went, I went with a group of friends, spent 20 bucks and blew a .15 BAC.

Great Shot Bar. Great Bar.