Palace Cafe

I am giving this joint five stars, though I must confess, I’ve never been. Why? Because it must be good if it only has 38 Unilocal reviews over an 8 year period. It means the Unilocal crowd doesn’t frequent it.

This place gets one star for fernet Branco, zero stars for everything else from the bad bartenders to the rape-​ish bathroom. Bartender is super unpersonable, we came here a few times and she left us feeling completely unwelcome both times. No music. Feels awkward and is lame!

What a perfect place to celebrate with friends. Extremely fun staff. Great beers on tap! Great prices. Unlike any other bar in the area. Must visit!

An old family-​run favorite with friendly staff and good value. Usually a good number of people but not crowded.
The Jukebox offers mostly harder rock selections but usually they’ll put the sound on for a game showing on one of the 3 TVs. Good visibility and affordable beer make PC not a bad spot to watch a game.
I’d recommend PC to grab a quick beer with a friend after work on a weeknight or as your last stop before heading home on a weekend. Enjoy

The first time I came here was around winter ²⁰⁰²⁄₀₃. GP was pretty quiet in those days, especially on this end of Nassau Ave. Hit it off with bartenders once we made the Iron Maiden connection. Ended up hanging there till closing. Really hits home for me in so many ways. That was a great winter in Brooklyn, lots of snow and great times hanging indoors! I now live in LA but always drop in the Palace on my NYC visits to see these guys and throw back some suds. Also great spot to watch sports.

This Greenpoint bar attracts customers (many of whom seem like locals and regulars) with their cheap libations and… heavy metal?! Yes, heavy metal tunes blast out of the jukebox here! As for the cheap libations, they are very no-​frills here, but great conversations can be had when beers are as cheap as $ 1.50 and potent mixed drinks are only a few dollars more.
The bar is on a corner and the smaller room near the front is cozy and filled with tables of all sizes. It actually has a very comfortable, relaxed feel to it despite the fancy woodwork and stained glass windows. There was even one girl there who was studying on her laptop while sipping from a bottle of beer! This atmosphere makes it perfect for small group gatherings and is less ideal for a quiet, romantic date.
The back room, in contrast, is a very large and Tudor-​like room colored by velvet curtains, a fake fireplace, and extravagant paintings, and is open only for reserved large parties. I met people here more for a discussion (…about a book) around the long oval table rather than for a *party* party, but I can imagine that the open space is suitable for either.
Likelihood of another visit:
If I find myself in Greenpoint again, I’ll be sure to head to this bar!

Love it. Cheap and good ppl. No need to dress up. I’m in sweats and don’t feel weird at all.

Cool neighborhood dive bar. Stopped in Saturday night with a friend for a few beers. Cool bartender, cool crowd.

best bar in the world i have ever been to.
god made the palace café bar & when i die i will drink there.

I really like this bar. The only thing that would make me like it more is if it had a pool table. Crazy cheap beers ($ 2 michelob’s). The bartenders are really fun old metalheads, that have great stories and will sometimes give you a beer on the house. Really, it’s just a super cozy dive bar with a nice mix of younger hipsters and older neighborhood guys.
My favorite bar in Greenpoint.

At a friend’s house in Greenpoint we were given the choice of going to a couple of hipster bars or a «dirty old man bar that has metal in the juke box». «Dirty old man bar!» was the clear choice. Then I was informed that going to the Women’s bathroom was like walking into the Shining. Fantastic! John, the bartender, is an old rocker who kept us drinking and told us the best terrible jokes. The way to the women’s bathroom is totally weird and awesome and I won’t say anymore about it. Discover it for yourself! Really great juke box full of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and so on. I had a great night at the Palace.

Bonus points for this place. Came here with a group after midnight and one of the girls left without telling anyone so she could hit up the ATM down the street. The bartender got my attention and and told me what she was doing so that I could catch up with her to walk with her. Props to him for awareness.
Adding to the bartender’s awesomeness, because I was driving, he offered to make me «the best water in town!»
Atmosphere was chill, the music was good, and the air conditioner was frosty and delicious! Will definitely stop in here the next time I am in the area so I can get an actual drink!

My friends and I are commonly here playing our favorite drinking game occupying the front table by the door. The bartenders are cool as long as you’re not a demanding a-​hole, or being so rowdy that you piss them off. When we started coming here, it was basically us plus local polish guys and a few metal guys who were friends with the bartenders and suddenly some younger people are becoming regulars here. The pitchers of beer are cheap and you shouldn’t even attempt to order anything else. especially wine because you’ll end up with a college-​sized headache after drinking franzia all evening.

The Palace Café, is for better or worse, one of my favorite bars in Brooklyn. As soon as you walk into this dank, musty, oddly lit place you’ll feel at home. There’s no pretension, nothing fancy, just tons of alcohol and all of it is cheap. Pitchers of Budweiser are only $ 8 and you can have food delivered to the bar. And, if you do have food delivered the bartenders will even give you paper plates and napkins.
An interesting mix of hipsters, locals, and whoever else might show up, along with one of the most serious heavy metal jukeboxes I’ve ever seen (think Venom, Immortal, 80s Metallica, Immolation and the like).
This place rules.

I didn’t even know what the name of this bar was for a very long time, because we called it either «the metal bar» or «Moe’s Tavern.»
Either way, we always have a blast. It’s cheap, and the bartenders help you get the job done. If you’re looking for a place with microbrews and wine poured from bottles, go elsewhere. Here, it’s all about strong mixed drinks, standard everyday beer, and box wine.
For all the times I’ve been there, I still have yet to see anyone occupying that back room. Sometimes I feel as if it’s going to light up and magically become occupied with drunken ghosts, a la The Shining.

Seldom does one wander East down Nassau (Nassawr) as Dan the Irish bartender calls it, unless they call Greenpernt Heights their home, But, I recommend following the old Trolley line (it didn’t cost nuttin, we just jumpin on and jumpoff, like in San Fransisco, you shoulda saw it in September 1953– they had people hanging off da ruuf) to the Palace bar. A bar where the 80 + historian behind the bar recalls times where the Cork company still made corks, the penny bridge ushered cars over the (always polluted sine 1913) Newtown creek prior to the (kos koos Ko) does now, and when the slaughter house stood off Meeker.
His soliloquies passed the lazy afternoon as the hazy August light shone pastel through the few faded colored panes in this Mahogany masterpiece. This is the guy who came to talk to you in 2^nd grade about how times used to be– but back then, no one paid any attention– now, we let him speak and when we encountered an acute silence, interjections were taken in stride and were answered with a smile and am occasionally free Budweiser.

This is a very beautiful, wonderful bar with friendly, handsome (in a heavy metal way) bartenders who have worked there maybe since they were born. It is my favorite bar in New York City.
My only complaints are that the beer mugs are heavy, and I wanted to have my birthday party in the back room, but it was too expensive. Also, I wish they had wine other than Franzia white zinfandel.

there is a guy that works here that strongly resembles ogre from revenge of the nerds.
there is indeed a lot of metal in this bar; the fact that it’s 2 blocs from my house isn’t necessarily a good thing.

what can i say about this place but F*cking Shredsville. go here to drink beer. $ 1.50 Bud drafts. you don’t really need to say much more to get me anywhere. It has a wicked atmosphere, super dudes behind the bar, and it is nearly as cheap as drinking in your living room.
currently my favorite bar ever.

Danny the bartender is a ROCK GOD. Sure, he may get your drink order wrong, but the man is clever, kind and absolutely kickass. Imagine a gregarious Jimmy Page with a Brooklyn accent working at an Ohio bar in the early ‘90s.
$ 1.50 Budweiser pints
$ 5 mixed drinks with a HEAVY pour. I’m talking half a cocktail glass of booze.
Another bonus: Danny will show you historical photos of the bar if you put your drink away.
ANOTHER bonus: Playing Judas Priest or Dio will make you lots of friends here. HOLY DIVAH!