Best Country Bars In New York City
You would never guess it, but in New York City there are a few horseback riding, country music singing, whiskey and rye drinking, line dancing folks in town. Where do they get away from the busy crowded streets? At the country bars, of course! While they are few and far between, the country bars in the city are all worth a visit - you might even find a cowboy or two to dance with.
Johnny Utah's
25 W. 51st St. #3
New York, NY 10019
(212) 265-8824
www.johnnyutahs.com
If you're looking for barbecue, bull riding and beer, then you've found the right bar. Johnny Utah's is a southwestern country bar that's known for its great happy hour specials. Located in Rockefeller Center, this bar is the only one in the city that houses a mechanical bull. With a spacious interior and plenty of space to dance, Johnny Utah's plays continuous country and top 40 music.
Coyote Ugly
153 1st Ave.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-4431
www.coyoteuglysaloon.com
Known as the original Coyote Ugly location that was also featured in the famous movie of the same name, this saloon is all about dancing and women. Weekly specials, including margarita night and ladies night, make the bar even more popular. Coyote Ugly is a fun place to go for a girls' night out. You might even get up on the bar yourself and show off your own dance moves!
Flaming Saddles Saloon
793 9th Ave.
New York, NY 10019
(212) 713-0481
www.flamingsaddles.com
While Coyote Ugly is all about dancing women, Flaming Saddles is made for dancing men. Known around town as one of the best gay bars in the city, Flaming Saddles is another place you can go to simply have some fun. Bringing a little bit of the South to the Big Apple, the saloon is decked out with a Wild West theme, including wood plank floors and steer antlers above the bar. With bartending dancing cowboys and drink specials almost every night, how can you go wrong?
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Big Apple Ranch
25 W. 31st St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
www.bigappleranch.com
If you've ever wanted to learn to dance a hoedown or the shuffle, a salsa or a boogie, a mamba or a waltz, then Big Apple Ranch is the spot to do it. Every second and fourth Saturday night of the month, Big Apple Ranch offers a beginning two-step lesson at 8 p.m., followed by a line dancing lesson at 8:30 p.m. Open dancing then begins at 9 p.m. and continues all through the night. This is New York's biggest gay and lesbian country western dance venue.
Honky Tonk Tavern
1154 1st Ave.
New York, NY 10065
(212) 207-8550
honkytonktavernnyc.com
Come to the Honky Tonk Tavern if you're searching for a little bit of Texas in New York. Reviews boast about the oversized hamburgers, bacon mac 'n cheese and $5 frozen margaritas. Saloon-style doors and wagon-wheel chandeliers keep the feel of the South in this little bar. Country music is a given, and you'll find yourself dancing along in no time.
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