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Ginger's

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363 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
nr. 5th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-788-0924 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
7.5 out of 10

2 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: Billiards, Breweries/Beer Gardens, DJ, Karaoke Nights, Lesbian Bar, Live Music, Outdoor Area, Private Party Space

Photo by Kate Attardo

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 5pm-4am; Sat-Sun, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 5pm-8pm; two-for-one beers and well drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

F, M, R at Fourth Ave.-9th St.

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Profile

Ginger's looks like a grubby old-timers' joint, with a long wooden bar up front and a pool table in the back room. But with the ladies in control, this unpretentious lesbian and gay watering hole is cleaner and brighter. Now that the Slope's nightlife has been discovered by the area's Sapphic population, it's the Manhattan girls who are forced to schlep out to Kings County for a good time (not the other way around). Ginger has begun to cultivate a more mixed (straights included) crowd. — Charles Runnette

Reader Ratings

7.5

a warm welcoming to the neighborhood

strak from 11790 | Posted on 3/5/08

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)

"louie" is awesome. the rest of the place... ehh. sure i'll be back tho being that i live next door.

Ginger's bar

pharmd from park slope | Posted on 5/14/04

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

The bar is very warm and full of people from the park slope area who are very friendly and outgoing. They have a really nice and cozy back yard that would certainly get used by many during these summer days. The...Read More