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    Welcome to the Johnson's

    3.5 (351 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars
    Open 1:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)

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    WELCOME TO THE JOHNSON'S ATMOSPHERE

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    Divey
    Juke Box
    Loud
    Happy hour specials

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    a decorated christmas tree
    Justyna B.

    100% my vibe. A cozy cool dive bar. Truly nothing special yet I loved every moment of it. You can't beat $3 PBRs. Also the bartender was playing Men I Trust so I was immediately sold.

    Back panel wall and seats
    Yula K.

    don't really know why my friend took me here of all places. I asked for a Moscow mule and they said they could not make fancy cocktails. Never really looked at a Moscow mule as a cocktail before but it's all about perspective I suppose. Instead I threw back a few tequila pineapples as god intended. The plastic on the sofa reminded me of the olden times in Poland. I left for a reason !

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    Amanda W.

    We walked to Manhattan from Brooklyn and we're craving a nice cold beer. My wife's cousin looked up some places and really wanted to try this place. (He lives in NY and said all drinks are expensive and saw this has a drink and shot special). It reminded us instantly of back home. So much that we all ordered Pabst- except for his wife, she ordered a mixed drink. Nice comfy little place. It woulda been nice to play a game of pool. We would come back. Prob best place I drank in NYC. The drinks were actually made good

    Alex N.

    I went to welcome to the Johnsons for the first time tonight. The bartender Eddie was so welcoming and accommodating, I would definitely recommend to my friends for the cheap brews.

    Jean F.

    Not a place to take your mother--my favorite bar in LES. 2 dollar PBRs. If you order the frozen Painkiller, make sure you have a friend to shove you into an Uber later. Coolest bartenders in the city--John and Erica, you have my heart forever.

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    Carolina S.

    A dirty dive that I love! There's a pool table, tons of kitschy art and always cheap beer. There's plastic wrapped couches! Yikes! And for Halloween there was the creepiest collections of clown art covering the walls and even the ceiling with a three dimensional clown. I don't know what it is about me but I always end up and creepy clown bars. Come here for cheap drinks, fun tunes and a taste of LES.

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    Top quality. Love the frozen drinks. The bartenders are cool. Couches to sit on. Drinks reasonably priced

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    Great drinks and a perfect price point. Rachel took care of a full bar and we had an amazing time

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    They printed our names and posted it on the bar. Awesome touch to set themselves apart from all the others who places visited.
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