As someone who constantly goes to bars and restaurants ironically, it takes a lot for me to recommend steering clear of a place entirely. In hindsight, it was probably a bad idea to go to Coyote Ugly on a weekend while the sun was still out. As soon as we walked up, a drunk group of college kids swung there for open as they were leaving and the douche leaking out of the place was palpable. And by douche, I mean really, really loud shitty country music and an air of venereal disease. Once inside, we were immediately carded, and then the bartender atop the bar started pressuring us into order drinks and doing body shots off of her. I barely wanted to sit on a stool there, so that was a hard pass. Maybe I'm just becoming an old man, but the music was so goddamn loud we had to yell at each other. But hey, at least we weren't old fat dudes hootin' and hollering at any girl who dared dance even a little bit. read more

Coyote Ugly - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

You can legit dance on the bar at your own risk. This is a fun place and the bartender was very interactive and danced on the bar as well. They have a late night happy hour from 2am-4am. I would definitely visit this place again! read more

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Would not recognize the NYC Covid Safe app despite its city-wide recognition as an official app for vaccine cards.

Stopped in to Coyote Ugly on our recent trip to NYC as we loved the movie and thought we'd check it out. Of course, it's not rammed wall to wall with 10 barmaids dancing like on the movie, and we went on a Wednesday night which wouldn't have helped, but we still had a great time. The barmaid, an energetic little Jamaican girl, was up dancing whenever she had a free minute and was bringing as many people up with her as she could and everyone enjoyed themselves (even one customer who got a bit too excited and fell off the bar..)! Great little dive bar and really fun staff. Don't go in here with hopes of a Hollywood movie set and you'll love it! read more

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Really empty on a Saturday night but great ambiance and staff and very cheap for an nyc bar! Hope this place gets more Buisness it's a lot more fun than other nearby bars in ev imo read more

Was out with a bunch of girls in their early 20s and they wanted to go somewhere where they could dance on the bar. We got in and the place was packed. All with creepy middle aged men starring at the girls that were bar dancing. Ended up finding a spot to order some beers . Staff was very attentive and friendly. Summery - friendly staff, perfect place to go if you are a chick who is into being stained at by creepy middle aged men. read more

Teleportation exists! It feels like this bar came from some ole' highway drinking stop for bikers, not a bar located in the center of NYC. You might find a bunch of new age college kids in here but the location has a old age feeling that someone at one point had sniffed crack off it's tables. It's not too classy, the bathrooms look like that's where rolling stones go for a "quickie". The badass rocker feeling is pretty cool but that's not an excuse for a trashy bar, there's only two things here that would make you enjoy your night; the new jukebox (most bars have them anyways) and some pretty cool bartenders. There's also a random strip pole near the "open area" (I don't want to say dance floor) and I was scared to touch it. Don't forget to take a knock out before you leave, on the punching machine in the back to test your strength verse your friends. Aim for a million, sorry it doesn't go that high but we could only dream. The bartenders are quick to serve you a drink just as quickly as they are able to convince other girls to get on the bar table and dance. If you go up two or three times they will even give you a cool Coyote Ugly shirt to take home, which you might lose on the way or forget where you got it from. Don't worry, it's all fair out here because the bartending girls are willing to show you some moves once they step up there. Ladies make sure your friends are with you because it is not easy getting down from there. It's a great place to see your friends act stupid, especially if they are drunk girls. It's an even better place to stop by for just a half an hour (make sure it's no more than that, count those 30 minutes to the last), it will get your blood pumping to go out to a spot where you can do some real partying for the rest of the night. read more

Coyote Ugly - Sure, I'll climb up there, too. - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Maybe it was the smell of urine that drew us to this place last night. That should have been the first warning. Maybe it was our drunken state of dementia from all the sake, beer, and Jamesons shots we did. All I know is that after having a few drinks here I can now cross this laughable excuse of a dive bar off my "to-do" list. The place itself is dirty and run down, but not in a charming dive bar way. The bathrooms will give you an STD just walking into them. I honestly think they clean the bathrooms with a bucket of warm urine and a sponge. Two shots of Jamesons for $16 and a cheap PBR for $2 - meh. Beer list pretty much sucks. Bartenders are dressed in tight skin revealing outfits, which is not so good when they have blubber and cellulite boucing all around. Yeah, we walked in and saw the girls dancing on the bar just like in the Coyote Ugly movie, but the problem is none of them vaguely approached the level of hotness the movie portrayed. You won't find Maria Bello or Piper Pirabo here! The crowd was your basic nerd boy, trailer trashy, and frat boy types. This type of place is amazing to them. It was almost laughable if it wasn't so pathetic. I almost felt embarrassed for the bartenders and patrons here ogling them. Almost. read more

Wow, yeah. No. I'm almost ashamed to write this review... I was in New York with a first-timer, and she was set on going to Coyote Ugly. Hey, I liked the movie, too. This was another one of those New York places (regardless of how obviously hyperbolized we all know everything was in the movie) that I actually agreed should be visited at least once.. Really, once was enough. Good job, Hollywood. P.S. You're better off peeing in the alley. read more

Coyote Ugly - The Restroom [12/08] - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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I don't even want to give this place one star because of how absolutely HORRIBLE it was for the 5 minutes I was there... I have no idea why we went and i'll never go back again! The bathroom was disgusting..... I shudder even thinking about it!! The girls that worked there were definitely not attractive, the bouncers were perverts and it was disgusting. BLEH!! read more

Coyote Ugly - most disgusting bathroom I've EVER experienced, so gross! - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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Jesus Christ. I went here and a bartender was literally beating a man with a belt. I know it may sound "kinky" to some. On the other hand, this is not a strip club, and some of the things and behaviors I have seen here are horrific. If you want to sit down and relax, this is definitely not the place to come. They also write on men with sharpies (toxic chemicals), rip clothing of customers, and lick inside strangers belly buttons (extremely disgusting). Definitely do not come here if you want good drinks. If you like shots, and commercial beer this is the place to come and watch a couple of women dancing on a bar (usually not the most attractive may I add). Definitely an experience. read more

Now, everyone should check out Coyote Ugly at least once in their lives, or you can can visit every five years or so, to make sure that your life is on track - Like I do. i get the appeal, girls dancing on the bars, cheap beers, loose women, and everyone is really hammered, so you'll probably have a great time. . . .if you remember it. As many people have said, I've moved on from these types of bars, and most of the better ones don't have movies made after them, but Coyote Ugly does have its place, and I encourage everyone to check it out, and submit their own review. Oh, and by the way, don't go to the bathroom - I took that photo of the men's toilet that is posted here. Apparently this is a consistent problem, and if you've had too much to drink, you might fall in or something. . . .Whoa, and then what will your review be like? Peace. read more

If anyone was wondering if the bar is as bad as the movie, the answer is yes. I walked in here randomly with a couple of friends from out of town. At first it wasn't that bad. The bartenders were friendly, cute and one of them pulled my friend onto the bar to dance. I was even beginning to wonder why the place wasn't more packed - it's not as if there is a shortage of voyeurs in this city. I got my answer pretty quickly. One of the bartenders took the nozzle for the soda and sprayed all the people behind the bar with it. Was this supposed to be funny? I must have left my sense of humor at home cuz I wasn't laughing. Thankfully I ducked under the bar and avoided the spray but my friend wasn't so lucky and his coat got all sticky. We left as quickly as possible. read more

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If you are like me and love grimy, dirty dive bars, then you will enjoy it! Don't expect clean bathrooms or classy ladies and just go to let loose and drink some PBRs. Some of my best party nights in NYC have ended here and it's been a blast. You could stand around or you could dance, whatever feels right. only thing I don't like is that if they don't like your song selection on the jukebox, they can change it. read more

I came here for a bachlorette party. The bartenders are all really friendly and nice. They were on top of their game, making sure everyone was being taken care of even if they were getting orders barked at them. Though, the room was insanely packed. Very packed. I almost was waiting for the fire dept to come and say there were too many people in the bar. The place was definitely filled with way more guys than girls. My friends had fun dancing on the bar (I opted out as I was wearing a dress and wasn't in the mood for anyone looking up my skirt ... at least that's what I remember unless I was that drunk that I forgot already ... now I really hope I hadn't danced on that bar haha). My one friend even added her bra to the collection. We all had fun and the drinks were flowing. I don't remember the cost as I think a lot of the male patrons offered us free drinks (thanks guys!). But otherwise, I just had fun with my girls drinking and watching some of our other friends get silly dancing on the bar. This is definitely the place to go with a group of friends and just let yourself go - enjoy yourself. read more

By far my least favorite "dive bar" in NYC. And I put that in quotation marks because I think they're trying too hard. And not just the staff, but the people who go there too. Most of them have probably only heard of this place because of the movie or whatever, so they're acting "crazy" because they're in a dive bar and they just have to! Well, that's not what I think dive bars are all about, it's the combination of the crazy drunk people and the older mean trying to forget shitty lives and stare at hot younger women dancing on bars. It's the country music. Dive bars are fun because the people who go there and do what they do because that's what they want to do, not because they feel like they're supposed to act that way because of the bar they are in. When my friends visit NYC from out of town and the idea of going to a dive bar comes up, usually someone mentions Coyote Ugly. That person is usually someone who has never been here before. When this happens, my friends and I who know real dive bars tell them gently, "If you want to go to a dive bar, that's cool, but not Coyote Ugly, we're going to a real dive bar." Then we go to Yogi's or Red Rock West or some other place. P.S. Even though I don't generally like this place, their one star is well deserved. It's the only place where the staff actively encourage the girls who dance on the bar to go topless. read more

Coyote Ugly - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I discovered Coyote Ugly on a cold November night a few years ago looking for a place to celebrate my birthday. My first exposure to the place was the lovely Vina (who has since moved on) who explained the place to me and how it differs from what I've seen in the movie. What you should NOT expect is the warehouse sized bar portrayed in the movie or a particularly clean place. What you SHOULD expect is a dive bar with hot chicks dancing on the bar, drinks that mess you up (at a moderate price) and fun. After my birthday I became a regular for three years and I always had a good time. I have (and always will have) a fondness for this place, but go in with your expectations set accordingly. If you want an upscale lounge or even just a bar to drink and be depressed in, this isn't for you. The liveliest nights are Thursdays through Saturdays, so you may want to go then. read more

The DJ was trash tonight. Terrible song lineup and nothing lines up with Coyote Ugly theme. Bartenders were sub-par tonight as well. Not great dancers and didnt invite any girls up to dance on the bar... We love this bar and will always come back but tonight was very disappointing. read more

Even with 12 girls, could not manage to have a good time. AND we paid cover for our shitty time, will NOT be going back

Went here are on Friday night with my friend and literally had the time of my life. The bouncer took care of us made sure we were getting through. The bartenders were so so nice and the people there were so much fun. Dancing on the bar was the highlight of my weekend! Amazing coyote! Thank you. Kentucky girl. read more

Coyote Ugly - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I love coming to coyote ugly. My first coyote ugly experience was in San Antonio TX then went to Nashville and then Destin, Fl. I had to come to the NY location. It's a bummer it's not the original one and reading the reviews got my hopes down but DO NOT LISTEN to the reviews. The bartender was great. They have a wide variety of options for drinks! Played a lot of great country music. Definitely glad I didn't listen to the reviews and checked off my 4th Coyote Ugly location. read more

Stopped in with my fiancé this past Saturday afternoon. Never been here before so I wanted to check it out. It was smaller than I expected lol. But that's no big deal. It was t crowded, probably because it was 2:30 in the afternoon. A group of people were enjoying shots with the bartender, who btw was beautiful. She was trying to get one of the female customers to dance on the bar but no luck. A beer and a wine was only $14 which in the city is a bargain. Next time I would go later in the evening to see some of the fun that is had. read more

Coyote Ugly - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

A solid three stars is exactly what this place deserves. As it's known for being a dive bar with hot chicks dancing on an old bar top which was probably reinforced many times from the bartenders' and patrons' heels digging into the wood. Drinks are very reasonable and you can smell the beer and old bleach attempting to cover up the smell. The fun dancing girls and reasonable drink prices are the only reason to go. This is probably as "G-rated" as they come if you're to celebrate a bachelor/ette party, however I have heard there are times when some patrons do show a little more skin. ;-) read more

Ufff even though this place is an institution in new york (yeah thanks to that shitty movie) i really don t get it! In the beginning it is supposed to be some feminist act to not allow male going on the bar but this place turned to the opposite of feminism! Female bartender are shaking their booty and belt wiping people for money.i found this shit show really degrading. Plus the music was awful (bad Jersey frat house style party seriously) Def won t go back! read more

This bar comes across more as a lesbian bar than anything. Very sad vibe inside. They don't like men but also the girls in there are only trying to get attention from the few men who are there. Very odd vibe. read more

Coyote Ugly is probably a place that's only fun if you're drunk. Where else can you dance on top of the bar and have the (liquid) courage to do so? (and yes, my friends and I did get a chance to do that!) I've always wondered about this place ever since seeing the movie and I finally paid it a visit on a Friday night. It was pretty empty between the hours of 10 pm and 12 am. There's an interesting mix of clientele, ranging from 40-year-old women having their (probably) once a year Girls' Night Out, to toothless, drunk truck-driver-looking folk. They have a jukebox (that you have to pay to change the song) with a sign that says it's strictly a country/rock and roll bar - but I heard a few Top 40 hits that were snuck in there. For a dive bar, the drinks aren't really that cheap. A shot of Jameson is around $8. I guess it's more about the experience than anything else. I probably wouldn't come back unless I was bringing someone who hasn't been to Coyote Ugly before, but I'm glad that I can now cross this off my bucket list! read more

Dancing on top of a bar is now crossed off my bucket list! The bartender was full of energy and had an ugly personality It was a little empty but still lot's of fun. I'd go back. read more

Coyote Ugly - Love it! - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Used to love this place. Came here tonight and noticed half the place is missing! New bathrooms, but all the booths are gone ? Ordered a bunch of drinks for my friends and I, ordered extra because of the $15 minimum for cards. Kept the drinks as close to the edge of the bar as possible. At one point some girl that was on the bar (amateur, doesn't work there) kicked over my drink. The bartender told me they don't replace drinks on the bar that get kicked over because we're not supposed to put drinks on the bar, but she would do me a favor as long as I found the glass that got knocked over. Took me a minute to find it on the floor but I did. Even tho the bar clearly showed evidence of a glass getting kicked off of it right in front of me ... if you're gonna have that be a rule, maybe let people know when they first order. Security is also rude. Miss the old security and the old layout. read more

TouchTune jukebox and a decent sound system. Quiet on a Friday afternoon. Bartender was nice enough. Ten taps including Stella, ShockTop, Goose, Bluepoint, Fat Tire, Guinness , Sam Adams reg and seasonal, Bud Light. Two small flat-screens above the bar. Dive bar with hot bartenders. read more

Came here on a late Wed night after being drawn to the "late" happy hour special. False advertising courtesy of Hollywood. Seeing the posters showing off the movie and the glamorous bartenders made me expect more. There were no model bartenders, there were no rowdy girls dancing on top of bars. I wouldn't set foot in here again. They have a painted notice on the ceiling saying no photography or video. I guess it's so people don't show the world what the inside of this place looks like - a total dive. The drinks seem to be cheap, but there's plenty of places in this area where drunks can get their fix. read more

Pretty average bar, but very entertaining. I walked into the bar and every bartender was dancing on top of the bar. This made it impossible to get a drink until the song ended, but it was entertaining. Drinks were what you'd expect from a dive bar. Probably won't like this place too much if you're a woman. The bartenders were heckling them to get up on the bar and dance with them. Tell em it's your birthday. They'll make sure you have fun. read more

Perhaps the best bar in NYC. There is never a dull moment with the fun bartenders and ladies. They have a good selection on the shelf and a jukebox box which plays the best pop hits or classics. The only gripes I have are about the pricing and pushiness to have a drink. There have been moments when I get a drink and 5mins later asked if I want another one. The shots are pretty pricey for a dive bar. If they dropped the drink prices and let people relax they retain more customers. read more

Coyote Ugly - The bartenders will always show love with a kiss and tequila. - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Came here on a Friday night. Had a Long Island Ice Tea for $10 plus tip. A few girls were dancing on the bar table, but not in stripping way. There's a boxing machine that you can pay to play and test your strengths. Nothing particular here makes me happy or upset, so I give it three stars. read more

Coyote Ugly - Dancers on the bar counter. - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Had a great time! The 2:1 drinks are the best part you gotta love the happy hour! And as a guy who doesn't love bras hanging from the ceiling? I have to say even tho I loved the place the bathrooms are disgusting and in my last encounter a drunk guy kept bother my group, so more control there ehh coyote! read more

Coyote Ugly - Dive Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I used to think this bar was fun but now they're just rude and rip you off. It was early on a friday night, there was 1 bartender and about 6 local drunks drooling over her. No one else in the place. I was seeing a show around the corner so I had about 5 mins and decided to jump in Coyote Ugly and get a quick beer and a shot. I was in a rush so I didn't see the specials behind the bar and asked for a beer and a shot. I think I said Blue Point and Jameson. After receiving the shot + beer from the bartender, she charged me something like $15-16. Then I saw that there were 2 specials behind the bar, Blue Point + shot of Jack for $10. And then Stella and Jameson for $10. You see what i'm getting at here? I looked at the specials and looked at my beer and shot and asked the bartender, "hey if you got two beer and shot specials on the wall for $10, why are you charging me full price? it's the same beer and shot, I just mixed it up. That shouldn't be a problem right?" She responded, "There's nothing I can do about it" I looked around..."Well there's no one else here so you're the only one who can do something about it." She looked at me with a blank stare and walked away. Mind you this is a dive bar, it's not like they have some fancy POS system w/ those specials on a set button that they can't reverse. This is also about principal. She flat out didn't give a shit and in return I didn't give a shit about her tip. It's just bad business. As a former bartender, I always tried to save the customer a few bucks by recommending specials and happy hour deals, because in turn, typically, those savings would be returned to you in a tip. Maybe like the movie, she fell off a truck from bumblefuck last week and still don't understand the bartender/customer relationship yet but that was a terrible visit to an otherwise really fun bar I used to visit. read more

Oh look, I'm reviewing another bar that smells like crap. I came here with an out of town friend who likes this kinda thing for some reason. There were a bunch of burly, threatening guys giving me weird looks to wade through at the entrance, which was unpleasant, but things never improved. The place was gross! You could stab the skeeze with a fork and it would bleed truck stop horomones. I like my trashy dive bars ironically trashy, not actually trashy. The music was good (because I like that kinda thing... that's why 1 star instead of me blowing up the place), but the dancers? Not cute. The ceiling was so low that if any of them did anything interesting, they'd kill themselves. Kick, stomp, check out my calves, here I'll pour this vodka down your throat so you'll tip me better. Gets old fast. But then they invited the non-waitress girls to go up there. It was fleet week or something, so this one sailor chick was really fierce, but other than that? Jeez, women spilling stuff, women falling off the bar... I felt like I was back in rural Indiana without the classy midwestern grace. Speaking of midwestern grace, the main reason I had a disgusting time here was that I was definitely gay bashed by two overweight, bemulleted, 40-something women from one of those states where people find that kind of stuff funny. I think it had something to do with how I'd enjoy getting sexually abused in prison. That was IT! I walked out and waited for my friend at the entrance, watching people smelling of PBR and Aqua Velva stumble in and out the door and speak lewdly about passing women. One guy fell flat on his face. I couldn't tell if they were victims of alcohol consumption or testosterone poisoning, but I guarantee that no amount of Axe body spray will help me fit in with this crowd. read more

Booze is decently priced, and there are women who dance on the bar. If that keeps you coming back for more then God bless you. I personally was done after my first beer. Peace ------------------------------------ The above was my original review for which I gave the place 2 stars. But I strive toward fairness and have been drinking here fairly often so I feel obliged to raise said review. The beer is still cheap, the bar is still dirty, the women do dance on the bar and you are likely to run into all types of odd crowds but if you're not out with prudes and you can appreciate the character of the institution there is fun to be had. The best thing to do is to make a drunk friend ask for water. That one still gets me every time. read more

This place is disgusting. It was packed as hell, which only added to the charm of thick, palpable, and sweaty atmosphere. The floor was uneven, which may mean that hell opened up and vomited all those bras hanging around this establishment. I think my friend was peed on here one time, too. I'm totally not that into you, and I'll hold onto my bra, thanks. read more

This place is grimey as fuck. If you're into that sort of thing, you'll feel right at home. A buddy of mine took me here for the first time last weekend. He's local, I'm a recent addition. The first thing I saw when I walked in the door was the bartender in a short plaid skirt standing above a shirtless guy bent over the bar getting whipped by her with a cat-o-nine tails. She put her skirt over his head and rubbed her ass and crotch in his face then tied a leather belt around his neck for female patrons in the bar to drag him around like a dog. When he returned to the bar, she bent him over backwards, stood on his collar bones (Yeah, actually), poured a shot into her mouth then spat it into his. I watched this entire display of debauchery while enjoying a $2 can of PBR. PBR doesn't do it for ya? Grab a $2 Rolling Rock instead. The decor in this pit is disgusting. The walls are lined with pictures of former patrons being abused by bartenders and topless girls, whose old bras have been nailed to the ceiling, walls, and every other available space. It has an Ora of being held together with decaying wood and sweat, not to mention a few other bodily fluids. The bartenders are sexy, but in a trashy way, like everything else in this cesspool. Looking for a real treat? check out the washroom. There's a bare toilet in the far corner, with paper suspended by a rusty piece of wire, and no stall for privacy. Two urinals that are constantly full of bright yellow piss and globs of beer tainted vomit dispersed with a Jackson Pollack casualness. The entire room is suspended in an inch of water and God knows what else. Will I ever return to Coyote Ugly? Probably this weekend. read more

"Disturbing" is probably the most apt description of this place. I've been to this bar once, and I don't think I'm being hasty in declaring that I'll never, ever return in the course of my life-time, barring some unforeseen, lethal thunderstorm that compels me to take refuge in the closest, skeeviest bar on the Lower East Side. I suppose I should begin by exploring my first impressions of the bar, which were not favorable. I arrived sometime after midnight and joined the company of twelve other men, all of whom seemed to be extremely lonely and depressed. They gazed into their half-empty glasses of alcohol in search of something-most likely a reason to continue living. I can't adequately describe the atmosphere, except to say that it was reminiscent of a scene you would read in a Eugene O'Neill play, only not quite as cheery. Execrable '80s ballads blaring from the jukebox, female bartenders expectorating gin into your mouth, which-if you have rather pedestrian fetishes, as I do, isn't a very arousing experience-possibly being solicited by local drug dealers, and being charged a princely sum in order to enjoy the experience. The only thing I can say in its favor is that Coyote Ugly probably has some of the most demure, polite bathroom graffiti that I've ever encountered. read more