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Where To Watch Election Results In NYC

A drink can ease those election anxieties

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Still need a place to watch the election tonight? Tons of bars and restaurants are hosting parties to track results as they roll in, with drink specials, food specials, and even pinatas of the candidates. Check out several options below for ways to get through the night with your fellow New Yorkers.

Restaurant: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Address: 126 Crosby St. in Soho

Deal: The cafe will have games, snacks, and drinks as part of ongoing election events. It’s sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery.

RestaurantIl Buco

Address: 47 Bond St. in Noho

Deal: The neighborhood Italian favorite’s aiming for a more homey vibe on election night. Il Buco will be serving a family-style meal for $55, and a live band band will be playing as well. A few tickets can be purchased here, but people can still go to the restaurant and order a la carte.

RestaurantEdi & the Wolf and The Third Man

Address: 102 Avenue C in East Village

Deal: The Austrian restaurant and its affiliated bar will be showing the election and serving $5 beers until the winner is announced plus gratis freedom fries.

RestaurantVillage Pourhouse

Address: 64 Third Ave. in East Village

Deal: The sports bar will be throwing a party with special election cocktails and actual pinatas of the candidates.

RestaurantThe Vnyl

Address: 100 Third Ave. in the East Village

Deal: The ‘70s-themed clubstaurant is screening results in two main bars. Milk punches will cost $12, and people who voted will be entered into a raffle for free dinner and drinks.

RestaurantThe Meatball Shop

Address: Multiple locations

Deal: Show up to any location of the restaurant with a voting sticker to receive a complimentary order of mini Buffalo chicken balls.

Restaurant: Campeon

Address: 9 East 16th St. in Union Square

Deal: The sports bar will give away free t-shirts to the first 200 people who buy drinks, as well as $3 Buds, $3 PBRs, and free American flags. The party starts at 9 p.m.

RestaurantThe Breslin at Liberty Hall in The Ace Hotel

Address: 20 West 29th St. in Nomad

Deal: April Bloomfield’s restaurant is hosting a party in the hotel’s event space. Cash bar, but expect festivities like candidate impersonators.

RestaurantRed Rooster

Address: 310 Lenox Ave. in Harlem

Deal: Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s American comfort food restaurant will be offering $14 "Hillartini" and "Ivanka Sour" cocktails on election night.

Restaurant: The Ides at Wythe Hotel

Address: 80 Wythe Ave., in Williamsburg

Deal: The rooftop hotel is projecting the election results and offering $4 Bud and Bud Lights. Three $10 cocktail specials include a "Pant Suit," a "Fence Builder," and a "Very Old Fashioned."

RestaurantSunday in Brooklyn

Address: 348 Wythe Ave. in Williamsburg

Deal: The brand new restaurant from Atera and Major Food Group alum is taking part in election night activities by screening results in the bar room. Special drinks include a "Bad Hombre" and a "Nasty Woman."

RestaurantBerg’n

Address: 899 Bergen St. in Crown Heights

Deal: The Smorgasburg team’s food hall and bar will be throwing a party starting at 6 p.m., where the first 25 people get a free beer and the first 100 will get a mystery party favor. They’ll also have a presidential photobooth, drink specials, and other festivities.

RestaurantBlack Forest Brooklyn

Address: 733 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill

Deal: The popular beer hall will be offering happy hour deals on beer and half-price bottles of wine all night.

Restaurant: Bowery Bar

Address: 19-33 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria

Deal: The Queens bar will be showing results on the big screen. Anyone who shows up with an "I Voted" sticker will receive a free shot.

Restaurant: Z NYC Hotel

Address: 11-01 43rd Ave. in Long Island City

Deal: The hotel’s bar is offering two election night special cocktails at $8, half the price of regular cocktails.


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il Buco

47 Bond Street, Manhattan, NY 10012 (212) 533-1932 Visit Website

The Meatball Shop

1462 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10075 212-257-6121

Crown

24 E 81st St, New York, NY

Red Rooster

2719 Clara Street, , LA 70113 (504) 895-6786 Visit Website

Edi & The Wolf

102 Avenue C, Manhattan, NY 10009 (212) 598-1040 Visit Website