Looking for the top Jersey City bars? Pull up a stool for one of the liveliest nightlife scenes in the country.
Written by Rocky Rakovic
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Jersey City is having a serious moment. Need proof? Check out this list of worth-the-trip watering holes. While you’re here, be sure to consult the best Jersey City restaurants to pad that stomach and our list of the top things to do in Jersey Citytoo. Happy drinking, all!
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Best Jersey City bars
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“It has more than 300 bourbons on the wall and arguably the best co*cktail menu in all of Jersey City,” says SteveGuzman.
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Tiki, do you love me? Are you… classic Polynesian co*cktail kitsch in a stunning bar that also offers Coors Banquet beer for the person in your party who hates fun?
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If there’s a bar that’s one step below a dive, this is it—and it’s spectacular. Go late on a weekend night for one of the most casual but ecstatic karaoke sing-alongs you will ever experience. Pro tip: Ask the bartender to trythe Chinese firewater (báiijŭ).* *Not responsible if you go blind after drinkingit.
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Don’t ruin this for us: If you are planning to show up to Jersey City’s cool-kid living room, be chill. All walks and stumbles of life, from artists to bros, rub elbows here.
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Chic, new-ish, Charleston, South Carolina–ish, thisbeauty was embraced by the neighborhood almost immediately. The star is undoubtedly the 80s Glam, a gin-based tipple with edible glitter.
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Named after the space’s former tenant, this dope bar has “its finger on the pulse,” says Guzman. “Pet Shop knows how to cater to the regular downtown Jersey City resident, but it’s open to the new people, too.” Drink like a townie (or a JC resident) as you nosh tasty vegan bites.
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Step into the warmest gay-bar atmosphere in the tristate area to sample more than 50craftbeers.
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“The space is gorgeous and exquisitely curated to match the changing seasons,” says Amanda Prior of this ode to Austin. If Pinteresthad a bar, it’d look like this one.
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Relax at this cozy haunt with immaculately curated wine and (especially)cheese.
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There’s nothing “new” about this old cop bar. Order what is perhaps the best burger in the country(get it with Taylor ham, cooked by bartenderswhen they are not slinging pints of Guinness).
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A sketchy dive bar connected to the greasy Chinese takeout. (This setupshould be franchised.)
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Jersey Cityhas become a culinary hub in its own right, complete withwaterfront restaurants and bars,fine-dining restaurantsand a critically acclaimed pizza joint slinging pies that (gasp) rival those across the river.
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