Went here as far back as 2003, and visit anytime I am in town for the wings and the burger (not to mention the very interesting cast of characters on both sides of the bar!) This place just oozes west side dive bar. Class? That's for students. Try the food, do some shots, and talk to anyone that wants to chat. Absorb the vibe, there's only one Belmar. read more

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Five Star Dive Bar! Great People who care about everyone. They always ask you how everything is. Obviously Everything is OUTSTANDING but they make sure you're good. Chicken wings are fantastic! The Belmar Burger is big & juicy! Historic Building Downtown City. Very clean establishment with fresh crisp brew. This place also has home cooked daily specials! I love this place & you will too! read more

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When i first asked for my burger i wanted to ask for it Medium, but i ordered Medium Well to ensure that it wasnt undercooked. My burger came out Rare-Medium Rare, barely even cooked in the middle and literally just seared on the outside, they definitely don't cut into the burger to make sure its cooked right. read more

The belmar is a friendly place to hang out and have fun. This is a great place to sit down and have amazing food and some drinks. We reached this place as it was very close to our stay . They have a great collection of drinks with great price. There's live music going on most of the evenings . It's a must see. Overall a great place with great food and down home atmosphere. This pub is a Binghamton staple. read more

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My find of place. Nice neighborhood pub in Binghampton. Drinks are cheap. Vibe is good. Mixed crowd and friendly. Dive bar vibe, but fun. Bar keeps very friendly. Recommended! read more

The Belmar Pub & Grill - Dive Bars Near Me - Binghamton, New York

Skip the fries on delivery. The burger was crispy and burnt tasting like charcoal even though I asked for medium. You won't get what you want here so just be happy they bothered to make anything I guess? read more

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I haven't actually eaten here, but the drinks were good and the karaoke was hysterical-such a fun dive bar and great for people watching. They stay open really late, so also a bonus for night owls! A fun spot to bring out of towners! read more

If you like an old, kinda smelly townie bar with a decent burger and a relaxed atmosphere, try it out. Seems like some people love it.

Been stopping in for the open mic the last few weeks. Awesome group of performers, awesome crowd, and Emma is a really personable bartender.

If you like the Belmar, you will probably not like it downtown and vice versa. Unlike downtown, however, there is a definite dearth of other options for a similar venue. The result is an uncanny amount cross breeding. That being said, the music is not great but tolerable. The drinks prices don't always make sense but are cheap and buybacks are possible with enough good karma. People say it is hipsters that go there, but I don't think so. Just misguided youths. They don't know what a hipster is. I don't remember it like this when I was in school... Serious meat market. There is about a 2:1 guy to girl ratio and it seems most have gone home with most at one time or another. And if they haven't (or even they have), by the end of the night it gets pretty desperate with guys hanging (or more accurately "begging") by the bar waiting for their chance of one last quip for one of the pretty bartenders. Surprisingly, I've seen it work. read more

The Belmar Pub & Grill - Dive Bars Near Me - Binghamton, New York

Yes. Here. If you need a cool, fun, Irish pub in western NY...it's here. Been here a couple times. Fun bartender. Cheap drinks. Usually have love music. And try the street hot dogs next door. read more

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The foot at this bar is phenomenal. Seriously, the perfect grub for any lover of bar food. The breaded chicken wings will change your whole life - perfect crunch and flavor. I'm obsessed! The burgers are heavenly, grilled to perfection with outstanding flavor. (I like mine with cheese and ketchup only!) Crispy tots and French fries cure my salty cravings! :) read more

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Very fun and festive place. Always a blast. Lots of great "craic" (Irish for "good conversation"). The patrons range from colorful locals to college kids as the night wears on. It's the people, including the staff, that make this place so great. More laughs than just about anywhere. Wood paneled walls. Curved wooden bar. Very old and historic feel, a little divey but in a good way. Lots of Irish Whiskey going on here. They have some good craft beers on tap but they are often too foamy or flat or warm, and the pint glasses are really only 12 ounces, so beware. Very inexpensive for the typical pilsners, either in cans, bottle or on draft. They have cheap pitchers too. The food is really superb bar food, with a wide and ever changing menu, and great portions. Daily specials too. They are opened starting at lunch but the availability is erratic sometimes when the chef is not around. Try the wonderful burgers! read more

Every wednesday is wing night! Just $4 an order. They come with blue cheese and celery. Amazing wings and an even more amazing price! Cold cans of beer just 2$ lots of jameson and great people. Friendly fun service. Also an amazing patio outback for that "not in the city" feel. Lots of parking. read more

The Belmar Pub & Grill - Dive Bars Near Me - Binghamton, New York

Ed rules the badlands of Binghamton! Ed"s Belmar is without a doubt a staple of Binghamton. NY. Regardless if Grad Student status, or townie beer processional, the Belmar is where it all happens read more

I have never been here on a weekend, so I have no feedback for the college students and weekend warriors. But I absolutely recommend this place for one thing: 50 cent Taco Tuesdays. For just $14, you can get a pitcher of some damn good IPA and ten tacos. They don't skimp out either, the quality and amount are pretty good for the price. Plus, if you're lucky enough to come on a less crowded night, the bartenders are really sweet and will treat you well. Some of the best service I've gotten at a bar, and I've travelled quite a bit. On top of that, for whatever reason, this place seems to attract a very friendly crowd. Less attempted hook-ups and more general socializing, as far as I can see. It's a top notch place. So if you're new to the area, be sure to visit. read more

Nice to know some things never change - this was my go-to spot when I was an undergrad at BU back in 2004-5 and glad to see the Belmar burger is still made the same way it was back then! The ceiling tiles are new, there's a new(er) jukebox, and the menu/draft list is more expansive but the prices and charm remain the same. Great place for lunch or anytime you want some good pub food at low prices and with some awesome bartenders and regulars. Love this place - I'd give it 10 stars if I could. read more

Really great staff! Great prices as well! The tacos are nothing crazy, but for 50 cents each on tuesdays... who cares?! read more

I just ate the perfect cheesesteak. Tender, juicy meat, stretchy, flavorful cheese, firm, fresh vegetables, and, the killer, Roll crisped to perfection. Damn. read more

Good times, good people One of the few places in Bing where I don't feel I'll get VD from standing in it. read more

As a whole... it's a hole in the wall dive bar. Looks old and run down on the outside and the inside is... rustic. It's obviously and old bar and there hasn't been a lot of upkeep and that's part of it's charm. That however, is not why you make the trip here. This place has amazing burgers. Two sizes and the SMALL is a half pound. Hand made patties and a few styles (home made pulled pork as a topping!) Slow grilled so even if they're slow it takes a little while, but so worth the wait. Seriously, one of the best burgers around. read more

Pretty unattractive place to be honest. The owners stopped caring long time to make this a nice place. It reeks, the furniture is falling apart and the only thing that's nice about it is that you actually can breathe here aw compared to its sister pub (Fitzies). If I was the owner, I would ashamed to be associated with running such a bar in a vibrant town where it shouldn't be so difficult to run a nice one with so many students around. There is a big sign of Claudia Tenney (R) for Congress at the bar which made the whole place all the funnier. The income groups getting screwed by her big time drinking in the bar. If you are looking for a decent place nearby, Id find a different instead (Lost Dog, 215 Dry, Craft) so vote with your dollars and go to a place where the owners actually care about their customers enjoying their experience. read more

This is the best bar in Binghamton, hands down. Cheap, cool, mixed crowd, no annoying girls drinking bottles of Bud Light and taking pictures of themselves. Burgers are awesome. This is basically the epitome of a neighborhood bar. Some nights it's a SUNY bar, some nights a townie bar, some nights a gay bar, et cetera. If you don't like The Belmar you're a jerk. read more

The exterior of the Belmar reminds me of something out of the seventies. A baby blue three story skinny building (with apartments on top), it stands isolated with parking lots of both sides. It has fantastic signage and also has the Irish flag painted on the front of the building. For the non-regular-bar-going-type, I was not sure what to make of the place. It's cool. It's a local joint. My first visit was on a tuesday, "Wing Night" judging by the large amounts of Binghamton students scarfing down spicy delights. I've been told its not usually a college hangout and has a lot of character. I would believe it. Reminds me somewhat of The Drawing Room out in Los Angeles, except with a Upper New York state flair. I plan on many more visits and hope to learn more about the place. Besides, anyone who rates a bar based on one visit can't really know anything at all. I guess that makes this entire review suspect, but heh, first impressions mean something too. read more

For Binghamton, this is the most tolerable bar to frequent while visiting your family. The crowd is in their mid 20's to late 30's with an upstate hipster vibe. Drinks are cheap, and it's open until all hours of the morning. It also sports a 3 to 1 male to female ratio. read more

This is one of the very few bars in Binghamton worth going to. Skip State Street and come here for an amazing burger, cheap pitchers and 50 cent tacos on Tuesdays. It's a local dive bar and you shouldn't expect anything fancy but I've never come here and had anything short of a great experience. read more

Very friendly staff and clientele. Excellent beer selection. They have one or two non Cuervo and Patron tequilas (could use a few more - Heradura please). Had a burger and fries which was quite good. Burger was a bit passed medium but I've come to expect that from everyplace I order one. I like this place because it looks like a dive bar, but it isn't. It's clean and lived in. A fairly tired exterior, stand alone building with ample parking. The juke box is eclectic. I went to Binghamton for my son's university orientation and thought I'd only have a choice of corporate places like Appleby's or the like. I found this place on Yelp and it works for me. Warning: The kitchen is closed on Sundays. My kid will be in town for 4 years. I'll definitely be back. read more

the definitive binghamton townie bar. lame because a bunch of friends and i were here once playing drinking games and the bartender told us we had to put the cards away once a few more people started showing up...i have no idea why... read more

The Belmar Burger is fabulous, and the appetizers are great (I think I've had most of them). The prices are good as are the specials. The staff is super and the bar has a good neighborhood feel. read more

I decided to stop in, just to check out the hype. All I can say is the drinks are cheap, the bartenders seem nice, and the place smells like a garbage dumpster. But, I guess that is exactly what I expected. read more

Divey and seriously incredibly cheap. They had 2 dollar ithaca but brown pints the day I went and 2 dollar sausage and peppers before 5pm on a Saturday. This was a perfect place to stop for a beer and a snack on my way out of town. read more

The Belmar is a WestSide treasure. A staple of Binghamton's traditional neighborhood bar scene, the Belmar has been serving up "the best burger in town" for a generation. It was great to see an old school burger selection, one I'd expect to see in a small Texas town, rather than on the sidewalks of Paris, fu-fu burgers are not the Belmar's thing, just delicious perfectly seasoned char-broiled burgers with house cut fries that are made of actual potatoes and potatoes alone. The salads, both potato and my favorite the macaroni salad remind me of my grandmothers and although I'd never tell her, even better. I stopped in on a Tuesday afternoon for a burger and a beer (which by the way they have 16 craft brews on tap) and the conversations both mine and the ones I overheard were so entertaining I stayed right through till the evening. I couldn't believe at somewhere around five o'clock I was told about "Taco Tuesday" they were selling delicious tacos, beef, bean or chicken for 50¢, not little skinny tacos either delicious tacos. The bar filled up with an awesome assortment of patrons, made me feel like I'd been going there for years, there was a sign over the door, "The Belmar where strangers become friends, and friends become family". I certainly understand why it felt like I was hanging out with a bunch of friends I'd known since highschool. I couldn't be any happier that I wandered into that place, a gem on the West Side of Binghamton! read more

Great bar food great drink great friends. Give it a try u won't be disappointed with this place. Thanks for the great sandwich melt.

The spot to be any night of the week. You wanna drink ? chat eat all of the above ? Belmar is the place you can do it. Back yard is great. I'm a smoker and like to smoke while I drink and eat and in NY you cant. But here you can. Bartenders are cool, chefs too. read more

The belmar pub perfect place for the best bar food in bingo. You never know it .. But for friendly, great service, and a taste of great grill meat sandwiches and home made sides .... Home made sides you'll never see in a bingo bar. The belmar best place in town to wash down a beer and Irish whiskey with a great meal..... read more

One of those good grungy townie/hipster bars that's not overrun by either. It's got a good mingling of people and it's easy to pick up a conversation, or meet somebody who graduated from your high school 20 years before you. Cool and local, a great alternative if downtown's a little too sleazy for you. read more

Decent looking bartenders, or waitresses if you will. Some are better than others. If you like brunettes this is the place to go. A certain level of skankiness is involved in any dive bar, and a few of these girls possess it. The one's that aren't skanky are a bit more bitchy, but that's what you would expect from girls getting harassed and occasionally manhandled by local drunks for 6 hours a night. Most of the bartenders have probably slept with the majority of the regulars. Waitress attractiveness rating: 3/5 read more

i don't go out drinking nearly as much as i used to, but when i do, this is usually where i end up, and it's also where i know i'll run into people i like. a few years back i would actually avoid going here because it was too crowded, but the crowds seem to have died down a little and it's much more comfortable now. they have a great beer selection and a nice back patio, and plenty of parking, which is a huge plus. it's definitely a dive bar, and that's what i love about it, except for the bathroom, they need to put in a stall for those who need to go #2. as for the food here, that's where this place shines. they claim to have the best burger east of the mississippi. the best? not in my opinion, i've had others equally as good, but it's definitely a great burger that you shouldn't miss out on, but if you order it, i would suggest getting a side other than the fries, the fries are one of the only not so great things about this place. they also have some of the best deals in town when it comes to their infamous weekly taco tuesday and wing wednesdays. while their tacos are nothing amazing, they do taste really good and they are better than what taco bell passes off as mexican food, and they are only 50 cents each! and on wednesdays you will get some pretty good wings at an amazing $4 per order, no one else does them that cheap anymore! unfortunately, you seem to have to be "in the know" to get certain foods here that they post pics of online. a lot of the stuff you see here is not listed on the actual menu. all in all, this is one of the better bars in the area with great beer and great deals on food. it has a very nice community feel to it and you'll run into some interesting people here. read more

Dark, Dirty, Smells like Urine. And has since I was 19 (wink) now in my mid 30's. People who think this is a great bar are Blind, Deaf and can not smell. If you like urine on your shoes underage kids and like the excitement of maybe getting stabbed. Yes this is your place. read more

On first entering the Belmar, the first thing I noticed was the smell...rather like backed up sewage and urine. The place, which is more of a midsized hallway than a bar, was extremely overcrowed, with what are known as "B"uglies", AKA Binghamton Uglies. After waiting for a ""ridicuously"" long time, because the bartender was too busy scratching herself to take our order. When we finally did get to order a drink, I got a rum & coke and my friend got a beer on tap. They both smelled and tasted stagnant!!! They Definately charge Way to MUCH to be serving disease. This place was totally HIT, and I wouldn't be seen there again if I was Paid!!! It's so gross you could get kicked out for washing your hands!!! A practice that none of the bartenders do by the way. DIRTY!!! read more