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Welcome To The Johnsons

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123 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002 40.71969 -73.987207
nr. Essex St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-420-9911 Send to Phone

Photo by Lauren Klain Carton

Hours

Mon-Fri, 4:30pm-4am; Sat-Sun, 1pm-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 4:30pm-9pm; $2 PBR, $3 Budweiser and Bud Light, $4 well and beer, $5 call liquor
Sat-Sun, 1pm-9pm; $2 PBR, $3 Budweiser and Bud Light, $4 well and beer, $5 call liquor

Nearby Subway Stops

F, J, M, Z at Delancey St.-Essex St.

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Profile

At first, Welcome to the Johnsons seemed like nothing more than a great ironic joke. A theme bar for kids too cool for theme bars, it's decked out just like your parents' rec room circa 1978—faux-wood-paneled walls, a vintage brown refrigerator, sports league trophies, even a Ms. PacMan game. But unlike certain other irony-tinged nightspots, there's lots here to keep you coming back even after the wink-wink factor has worn off. Drinks are dirt cheap, including (during the summer) first-rate margaritas as potent as the ones you used to sneak from Dad's basement liquor cabinet. And the crowd, still mostly locals, is filled with more than enough hipster cuties to make you want to start a round of spin-the-bottle.