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West Village · Dive with good drinks

White Horse Tavern

Step into the bar where Dylan Thomas had his famous last drinks and generations of Village writers held court — real, unpolished NYC history that's still pouring.

GroupsLate nightPeople-watching
Neighbourhood
West Village
Style
Dive with good drinks
Known for
NYC's second-oldest continuously operating bar · the table where Dylan Thomas reportedly drank his last whiskeys in 1953 · a Beat-era hangout for Kerouac, Mailer and the Village's literary set
Prices
$$ · cocktails ~$14–17
Getting in
Walk-ins only
Food
Full menu
Hours
Roughly Sun-Thu 11am-2am, Fri-Sat 11am-4am; confirm current hours at whitehorsetavern1880.com.
Address
567 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

WebsiteMap

Checked: Village View published a feature on the bar's Dylan Thomas history in July 2025; the tavern's own site (whitehorsetavern1880.com) is live and takes reservation inquiries. Searched explicitly for 2025/2026 closure news and found none. Checked Nov 2026.

Photo: an illustration of the mood, not this bar.

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