Bars around McCarren Park

Turkey's Nest Tavern

This relic of old Williamsburg smells like the bar where your grandpa drank (you know the smell). Do not be deterred by the sinister red signs on the door reading “No Smoking” and “Must Have ID – No One Under 21 Admitted,” as this bar is an equal-opportunity smoke lounge and dispenser of bargain booze. Let’s be clear: A bar that opens at 11 a.m. (sometimes earlier) knows its place in the world and neighborhood lifers flock there, but the laid-back vibe welcomes all who want to enjoy cheap beer and watch the game. Let’s be doubly clear: All beers are served in Styrofoam cups and can be taken to nearby McCarren Park, but not to be consumed inside the park, of course.

Turkey's Nest Tavern
94 Bedford Ave. at N. 12th
Williamsburg, 718-384-9774