Halloween is approaching so soon and if you’re looking for some last-minute spooky libations, we have some recs!
Sip some spirits — and perhaps see a few — while checking out the spookiest Halloween bars NYC has to offer.
These delightfully eerie watering holes go big on the goth decor and even bigger on their menu offerings.
Once you’ve wrapped up a round of blood bag cocktails from Beetle House or your DIY witches brew at The Cauldron, peruse the most haunted places in NYC or test your fears during a ghost tour in NYC…if you dare.
Ready for the creepiest Halloween season of your life? We’ll cheers to that!
Lillie’s Victorian Establishment, Union Square & Midtown
Travel back in time when visiting this Irish-Victorian bar that has been completely transformed into a haunting establishment for the season.
With two separate locations, each one has been gifted a completely distinct theme for 2025.
You can brave “The Circus” in Union Square— a ghoulish haunt complete with frightening jack-in-the-boxes, clowns, and freakish carnies.
Meanwhile, you can explore the equally terrifying “Haunted Halls” in Times Square, you can eat and feast amongst an uncountable amount of skeletons, and try out cocktails like the “Trick or Treat” (reposado tequila, pumpkin-spice liquer, roasted pumpkin seed orgeat with lime) or the “Widow Maloney” (habanero-infused tequila, Italian aperitif, passion fruit, lime).
📍 Union Square: 13 E 17th St
📍 Times Square: 249 W 49th St
Black Lagoon
Grab your costume and prepare to be on the lookout for the things that go bump in the night as award-winning Halloween pop-up bar Black Lagoon is once again bringing spooky cocktails and all the creepy vibes to NYC’s Someday Bar from now until October 31st.
Dark, dungeon-like environments are their thing, and visitors will find themselves among skulls, life-sized coffins, skeletons, and bubbling cauldrons, complete with a soundtrack full of punk, metal, and eerie noises.
📍364 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
Beetle House, East Village
What’s this? It’s magic in the air!
This always-in-season, year-round Tim Burton-themed bar is a fan-favorite destination to celebrate the spooky season, and understandably so.
Jack Skellington gives two thumbs up to The Beetle’s Juice — Silver Tequila, Muddled Blackberry, Cranberry Juice, lime juice, and a splash of simple syrup — with bites like Boogie’s Braised Bacon and Frites and Frights.
📍308 E 6th St
Flying Fox Tavern, Ridgewood, Queens
Flying Fox Tavern is one of our favorite bars in Ridgewood!
This horror-themed bar and restaurant is a stomping ground for anyone who loves ghoulish behavior. Its spooky interior is decked out in Halloween and vampire themed decor that reminds us of a vampire’s den!
We suggest checking it out when the restaurant is running one of its annual events, like the upcoming Dinner Party, Family Halloween Party, or Halloween Night Party. More info
📍678 Woodward Ave, Queens
Oscar Wilde, NoMad
Notorious for its decorative displays, Oscar Wilde never disappoints during Halloween time.
This year’s theme is “A Wilde Haunting” so expect all kinds of creepy crawlers here— scary butchers, terrifying scarecrows, the restaurant’s iconic, yet horrifying dolls, and more.
📍45 W 27th St
Loreley Beer Garden, LES
Loreley Beer Garden is known for its festive seasonal makeovers, and it Halloween iteration won’t disappoint!
Enjoy themed cocktails , cobwebs, ghosts, and corpses decorating the venue, and the annual pumpkin kegs!
Learn more here.📍7 Rivington Street, New York
House of Yes, Bushwick, Brooklyn
With Halloween-themed events slated for nearly every October weekend, head to Brooklyn’s most extravagant parties at the House of YES and dance off all that Halloween candy in a hair-raising environment!
📍2 Wyckoff Ave., Brooklyn
The Cauldron NYC, FiDi
Not only can you drink delicious Halloween cocktails, but you can actually make your very own spooky potion via immersive potion-making classes at The Cauldron NYC!
The bar is completely covered in bewitching decorations and witchcraft & wizardry sure to put you in the spirit, letting you brew your very own spooky potion right at your table.
Where: 47 Stone St
The Auction House, Upper East Side
Let’s be honest: with all the historical and mythological art in The Auction House, it could pass as its own haunted house.
Its washed brick walls and aged wood furniture give off the vibes as if you’re walking into a haunted castle.
📍300 E 89th St., New York
Madame X, Greenwich Village
The overall aesthetic of Madame X looks like something out of a vampire movie.
Between the dimly-lit red lights, plush leather curtains, and luscious sofas, everything reminds us of blood red!
Deemed the sexiest bar in NYC, we know some creepy creatures would hang out here after dark.
📍94 W Houston St
Fraunces Tavern, FiDi
Last but not least on our list is Fraunces Tavern, which originally opened its doors in 1762, making it one of the oldest bars in NYC.
While there’s nothing necessarily over-the-top about its Halloween decor, the spookiness of this centuries-old establishment is enough to give us the goosebumps.
Between the creaky floorboards and antique picture frames, you can tell why you’re stepping into what many call one of the most haunted buildings in the whole city.
📍54 Pearl St
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