The Flower Shop

"The Flower Shop is a restaurant on the Lower East Side that happens to have a very large bar in the basement—and that’s really why you come here. The whole place is '70s-themed, and the downstairs area feels like a cooler version of the rec room in your grandparents' house, complete with a pool table and a fireplace. Expect a crowd on weekends, and maybe even a line outside if you arrive late on a Friday or Saturday." - Bryan Kim, Hannah Albertine

"The Flower Shop is decorated with vintage photographs, flower-printed booths, and a pink fireplace, but it doesn’t exactly feel like a throwback to the ’70s. That is, unless parties in the ’70s were packed with owners of famous corgis in scoop neck t-shirts drinking vodka sodas. The crowded downstairs area of this two-floor bar on the LES is a good spot to dance in close proximity to strangers willing to hear about “what you do for work.” If there’s a line for the downstairs bar - which is pretty common after around midnight on weekends - get a table or order a drink at the bar in the more casual space upstairs." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, matt tervooren

"For some reason, there seem to be a lot of ’70s-themed bars in the city at the moment. The Flower Shop is another one, and it’s in a two-story space on the Lower East Side. The ground floor is a restaurant, and down of a flight of stairs you’ll find a big bar area with orange carpets, a big pink fireplace, and a pool table. It’s the closest you’ll get to a retro house party on the Lower East Side, and it tends to attract people who only just recently stopped throwing parties at their parents’ homes." - bryan kim

"The Flower Shop has become a popular watering hole for the Lower East Side area since opening in March of last year. Inspectors were impressed by the food, which pulls from pub classics like meat pies, Scotch eggs and fish and chips." - Abbe Baker

"Popular for its food, which pulls from pub classics like meat pies, Scotch eggs, and fish and chips." - Abbe Baker