The Up & Up, Macdougal Street
9 people recommendvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
The Up & Up receives repeated recommendations for drinks. One patron describes a dark, intimate downstairs room and praises the cocktails, while another also singles out the drinks. A commenter identifies the basement-level setting on MacDougal Street, and another confirms the name. One visitor likes the seated format; another suggests planning ahead because Saturdays can be busy.
Address
The Up & Up, 116 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012
At a glance
- Best for
- Dates, Cocktails
- Known for
- Cocktails, Drinks, Intimate downstairs room
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Born_Stable5668 in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2024
Included in a list of bar picks for a step-down date plan.
- Recommendsu/HeidiCharisse in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2024taste
Praises the drinks and cozy downstairs room and suggests planning ahead.
- Recommendsu/Savvy513 in r/AskNYC · Jul 2025ambience
Recalls spending a long stretch there alone without other patrons approaching.
- Recommendsu/maverick4002 in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024ambience
Mentions a basement-level bar on MacDougal Street, naming it with some uncertainty.
- Recommendsu/axists in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024
Calls it a fantastic bar.
- Recommendsu/plantsalwaysdie in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024
Suggests it as a pick; no other details.
- Recommendsu/riped_plums123 in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024ambience
Praises it as a pleasant cocktail spot where everyone sits down.
- Recommendsu/dev4ev in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2024taste
Agrees with the earlier Up & Up suggestion and says the drinks there are great.
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- Recommendsu/EatThisNY in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2024
Endorses it for drinks, seconding an earlier suggestion of the same bar.
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Details last checked 11 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.