Bushwick bar crawl: five happy hours, then a party
For a Bushwick bar crawl, go Tuesday through Friday and walk west: Gordo's Cantina on St Nicholas Avenue, Vacations Bar & Rooftop on Cypress Avenue, The Ten Bells on Irving Avenue, Mad Tropical on Troutman Street and The Little Whiskey on Wilson Avenue. It is about 1.6 kilometers of walking in total, and the last stop is about nine minutes on foot from House of Yes if you want to keep going.
Bushwick bars keep generous hours, and our list shows it: 13 of the 15 Bushwick bars we track run a happy hour on every day from Tuesday to Friday. The neighborhood is spread out, though, so a crawl here needs an order that follows the clock and the map at the same time.
This route starts near the DeKalb Avenue L stop, swings north to Cypress Avenue, then works west through the blocks around the Jefferson Street stop to Wilson Avenue, near Morgan Avenue. Five bars, five different deals: margaritas and micheladas, a rooftop with a discount on everything, oysters and tapas, tacos and cocktails, and cheap cans to finish.
Bushwick is also where many of the city's club nights happen, so the last section covers the parties on our list that fall on the same nights as the crawl. The pick cards below carry live prices and each bar's current hours.
The route, stop by stop
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Bushwick, a few blocks from Gordo's Cantina. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Gordo's Cantina Bushwick
Lime Margarita $11 · shot $8
Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm · 140 St Nicholas Ave · DeKalb Avenue (L)Start at Gordo's Cantina, 140 St Nicholas Avenue, two minutes from the DeKalb Avenue L. Its weekday happy hour opens in the middle of the day and runs into the early evening, the longest window on the route, so this is where to begin in the afternoon. The list is short: a lime margarita, a michelada, and a beer and a shot. Have one round, then walk north before the next window opens.
Deal checked Nov 5, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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6 min walk from Gordo's Cantina
Bushwick, around Vacations Bar & Rooftop. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 2. Vacations Bar & Rooftop Bushwick
$2 off drinks
Tue–Fri 5pm–7pm · 48 Cypress Avenue · Jefferson Street (L)Vacations Bar & Rooftop, at 48 Cypress Avenue, is about six minutes away. Its happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday in a short window from late afternoon to early evening, and the deal is a flat discount on everything. That window is one reason the route skips Monday. Our listing tags it for a rooftop, so head upstairs if it is open. The Jefferson Street L stop is four minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 2, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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6 min walk from Vacations Bar & Rooftop
Bushwick, around The Ten Bells Brooklyn. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 3. The Ten Bells Brooklyn Bushwick
Oysters $1
Daily open to 7pm · 65 Irving Ave · Jefferson Street (L)Walk about six minutes southwest to The Ten Bells Brooklyn at 65 Irving Avenue, the oyster stop. Its happy hour runs every day until the early evening and ends at the same time as Vacations', so keep the first two stops brisk. The deal covers oysters, wine specials and Spanish tapas. Walk-ins are welcome, and it takes Resy bookings for groups. The Jefferson Street L stop is three minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 5, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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4 min walk from The Ten Bells Brooklyn
Bushwick, a few blocks from Mad Tropical. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 4. Mad Tropical Bushwick
Cocktails $6/$8 · Drafts $5
Wed–Sun 5pm–8pm · Tue 5pm to close · 236 Troutman St · Central Av (M)Mad Tropical, at 236 Troutman Street, is four minutes west. Its happy hour runs from late afternoon into the evening, Tuesday through Sunday, and on Tuesday it lasts all night for Taco Tuesday. The deal covers cocktails at two price levels, draft beer and a pair of tacos, so this is the place to eat. The bar is closed on Mondays, the other reason this crawl starts its week on Tuesday.
Deal checked Nov 6, 2026 on the bar's own site.
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3 min walk from Mad Tropical
Bushwick, around The Little Whiskey. Photo: Noremacmada at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 5. The Little Whiskey Bushwick
$8 wine, well drink
Mon all day · Tue–Fri open to 8pm · 36 Wilson Avenue · Morgan Avenue (L)Finish three minutes west at The Little Whiskey, 36 Wilson Avenue, a pub whose Tuesday to Friday happy hour runs into the evening, as late as Mad Tropical's. The list covers PBR tall boys, Miller High Life, wine and well drinks, and on Mondays the deal runs all day. La Loncheria, with margaritas, micheladas and guacamole on its daily happy hour, is right across the street, and the Morgan Avenue L is six minutes away.
Deal checked Nov 5, 2026 on the bar's own site.
Which days it works
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Those are the only days all five happy hours run. Gordo's Cantina and The Little Whiskey run Monday to Friday and The Ten Bells runs every day, but Vacations has no Monday happy hour and Mad Tropical is closed on Mondays.
Tuesday is the strongest night of the four, because Mad Tropical keeps its happy hour going all night for Taco Tuesday, so you can stay at the fourth stop as long as you like.
On a weekend, six of the 15 Bushwick bars on our list run a Saturday happy hour. A Saturday version that stays close to this route: La Loncheria on Wilson Avenue, which runs its happy hour every day, then Mad Tropical and The Ten Bells, then Keybar on Troutman Street, which runs a daily window into the evening.
Pacing the route
Gordo's Cantina has the earliest and longest window, so start there in the afternoon. Vacations opens its window later and keeps it short, and The Ten Bells ends at the same time, so the second and third stops are the ones to watch: arrive at Vacations as its window opens, have one round, and move on. Mad Tropical and The Little Whiskey run the latest, which gives you a relaxed finish.
The walk is longer than a Manhattan crawl. Gordo's Cantina to Vacations is about 450 meters, six minutes. Vacations to The Ten Bells is about 515 meters, a little over six minutes. The Ten Bells to Mad Tropical is about 335 meters, four minutes, and the last leg to The Little Whiskey is about 280 meters, three to four minutes. That adds up to about 1.6 kilometers, or 20 minutes on foot. We measure straight lines between each bar's coordinates at about 80 meters per minute, so real walks run a little longer.
Plan on about three hours. The table below lists every happy hour within 800 meters of The Ten Bells, closest first, in case one stop is full. There are 13.
Ending the night at a party
The Little Whiskey is about nine minutes on foot from House of Yes at 2 Wyckoff Avenue, and about the same from The Sultan Room on Starr Street and Sea Wolf Bushwick on Wyckoff Avenue. Most of the parties below open their doors after the last happy hour ends, which leaves time for dinner, but DYKE-o-Ween opens earlier in the evening, so check the time on each party page. Everything below is 21 and over.
On the crawl nights coming up: Club Joon Halloween and 1 Year Anniversary at House of Yes on Wednesday, October 28. On Thursday, October 29, Gaydar Halloween at House of Yes and DYKE-o-Ween at The Sultan Room. On Friday, October 30, Zombie Prom at House of Yes and the American Horror Halloween Party, a reggaeton night with a costume contest, at Sea Wolf Bushwick. On Friday, November 6, House of Yes hosts House of Grooves: Eli Escobar All Night.
For other nights, our NYC parties list and the Halloween parties page are kept current, with the venue and date for each.
Getting there and home
The route follows the L. Start at DeKalb Avenue, which our listing puts two minutes from Gordo's Cantina. The middle stops are near Jefferson Street: four minutes from Vacations and three from The Ten Bells. Mad Tropical is seven minutes from Central Avenue on the M. The Little Whiskey is six minutes from Morgan Avenue on the L, so you can ride home from there or walk on to a party.
More happy hours within 800 meters of The Ten Bells
| Bar | Walk | Happy hour | Deal | Checked |
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| The Ten Bells Brooklyn | 1 min | Daily open to 7pm | Oysters $1 | Nov 5, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Juke Bar | 3 min | Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm | Cocktails $10 · Beer $5 | Nov 3, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Cherry On Top | 3 min | Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm; Sat, Sun 2pm–5pm | times only | Nov 4, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Dive Bar BK | 3 min | Mon all day; Tue–Fri 5pm–8pm; Sat 3pm–8pm | Lemon pepper wings $9 · Buffalo wings $9 | Nov 5, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Sea Wolf | 3 min | Daily 4pm–7pm | Beers $8 · House Wine $8 | Oct 27, 2026from the bar’s site |
| SURA | 3 min | Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm | Sura Spritz $25 · Drinks Soju $4 | Sep 2, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Palmetto | 4 min | Tue–Fri 5pm–7pm | times only | Nov 4, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Mad Tropical | 4 min | Wed–Sun 5pm–8pm; Tue 5pm to close | Cocktails $6/$8 · Drafts $5 | Nov 6, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Little Beaver | 5 min | Mon–Fri 3pm–7pm | times only | Nov 3, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| La Loncheria | 6 min | Daily 4pm–7pm | MARGARITA $10 · HOUSE WINE $9 | Oct 20, 2026from the bar’s site |
| Vacations Bar & Rooftop | 6 min | Tue–Fri 5pm–7pm | $2 off drinks | Nov 2, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| The Little Whiskey | 7 min | Mon all day; Tue–Fri open to 8pm | $8 wine, well drink | Nov 5, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Gordo's Cantina | 7 min | Mon–Fri 12pm–7pm | Lime Margarita $11 · shot $8 | Nov 5, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Orion Bar | 8 min | Tue–Thu, Sun 5pm–6pm; Tue–Thu, Sun 10pm–12am | $5 terra beer (10pm-close) | Nov 6, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Keybar | 9 min | Mon, Wed–Sun 6pm–8pm; Tue 6pm–2am | times only | Nov 6, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
| Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen | 10 min | Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm | Select drafts $5 · House wine $7 | Nov 7, 2026price seen on the bar's site |
Walking time estimated from straight-line distance (about 80 m a minute). Up to 40 bars, closest first.
Questions
Which day should I do a Bushwick bar crawl?
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Those are the only days all five stops run happy hour. Tuesday has an extra edge, since Mad Tropical's happy hour lasts all night for Taco Tuesday.
How long does the crawl take?
About three hours. The walking adds up to about 1.6 kilometers, or 20 minutes, spread over four legs of three to six minutes each.
Can I do a Bushwick bar crawl on a Saturday?
Yes, with different stops. La Loncheria, Mad Tropical, The Ten Bells and Keybar all run a Saturday happy hour, and they sit close to this route.
Where can I go after the crawl?
House of Yes, The Sultan Room and Sea Wolf Bushwick are each about nine minutes on foot from the last stop. Check our parties list for what is on that night; the parties listed here are 21 and over.
Which subway stations are closest to the start and end?
Start at DeKalb Avenue on the L, two minutes from Gordo's Cantina. Finish at Morgan Avenue on the L, six minutes from The Little Whiskey.
Where can I eat on the route?
The Ten Bells has oysters and Spanish tapas on its happy hour, and Mad Tropical has tacos. Gordo's Cantina and The Little Whiskey are drinks only on their happy hour lists.
How we put this together
We built this route from our database of New York happy hours, which records each bar's days, windows and offers from the bar's own website. The five stops were last checked between October 19 and October 23, 2026. The counts (15 Bushwick bars, 13 with a happy hour every day from Tuesday to Friday, six with a Saturday happy hour, and 13 within 800 meters of The Ten Bells) come from the same database on October 23, 2026. Party names, dates, venues and age limits come from our published parties list, checked October 23, 2026. Walking times are straight-line distances between coordinates at about 80 meters per minute, so real walks can run slightly longer. Subway stations and walk times come from each bar's listing.
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