Decibel: East Village Sake HH

Tokyo-style basement sake bar. Sake from $8 Mon–Fri 5–8pm. One of NYC's most authentic Japanese drinking spots.

Decibel is a basement sake bar on East 9th Street that feels like a portal to a Tokyo back-alley drinking spot. The walls are covered in graffiti, the ceilings are low, and the sake list is one of the most serious in the city. The weekday happy hour from 5 to 8pm brings sake cups down to $8 and takes $3 off all pours. One of the East Village's most distinctive and underappreciated bars.