
Brewery Taps and Punk Basement Shows in Ridgewood
A Ridgewood night from a family-run brewery on Decatur St to three Seneca Ave stops, with a punk basement stage, vegan-friendly bar food and a backyard pub serving smash burgers.


Sixteen taps pour everything from hazy IPAs and pilsners to dark beers at this self-built, family-run Ridgewood microbrewery at 15-35 Decatur St, founded in 2012. It is closed Monday and Tuesday, opens at 5 PM midweek and 1 PM on weekends.
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Punk playlists and captioned movies run upstairs at this Ridgewood bar at 8-01 Seneca Ave, while the basement stage hosts local underground bands with a live sound engineer. Bench seating and late food fill the street-level room, and it stays open to 4 AM nightly.
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Martinis and manhattans come with inexpensive combos at this Ridgewood bar at 7-02 Seneca Ave, where every item on the burger, chili fries and hot dog menu can be made vegan. A paper menu lists the beers, and it runs to 4 AM on Friday and Saturday.
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Local drafts, double smash burgers and spicy chicken sandwiches anchor this low-key Ridgewood pub at 5-82 Seneca Ave, with a backyard, a pool table and TVs for games. The kitchen runs until 11 PM, and dogs are welcome.
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