Brooklyn Music Kitchen

Hours

fri

5:00 PM – 2:00 AM

mon

5:00 PM – 1:00 AM

sat

5:00 PM – 2:00 AM

sun

1:00 – 9:00 PM

thu

5:00 PM – 1:00 AM

tue

5:00 PM – 1:00 AM

wed

5:00 PM – 1:00 AM

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Recent reviews

• ★★★★★Analie Fernandez6/12/2026

  I felt so at home here as a local artist! Thank you, John, for recommending the fish and chips (i chose fish and fries): the fish was soooo delicious! Especially with the tartar sauce 😋

• ★★☆☆☆hunter4/26/2026

  went here to support a friend playing music. music was great! sadly my experience with the bar was less than great. there is a 2 drink minimum per person if paying with card—which is completely reasonable. however, because of the 2 drink minimum my partner paid for her drink (beer shot combo so technically 2 drinks already), my drink, and my friend’s drink. even if we are counting the beer shot combo as one drink, that’s 3 drinks on one card, which logically one would think meets the 2 drink minimum. the bartender said that because my partner didn’t physically drink 2 drinks (which isn’t even correct because if she had bought a beer and a shot separately would that not have been 2 drinks?) she needed to buy another one to meet the minimum. this means that in order to close out, my partner had to buy 4 drinks (5 if we are really including semantics, which i normally wouldn’t but since this venue clearly does i have to specify). in my opinion this is an ugly and greedy interpretation of a 2 drink card minimum. i don’t want to blame the bartender because hopefully he was just upholding an unjust policy, but if this is really the way this establishment interprets a 2 drink minimum then i will never be able to give it my support. which is a shame because i love the idea of a live music bar in the area. i hate to leave a negative review but i truly am baffled

• ★★★★☆Cheryl Williams8/29/2025

  This was my first time at the Brooklyn Music Kitchen. They have a full service bar and a descent menu of appetizers. I ordered the wings & my friend ordered beer 🍺- battered shrimp 🦐 and fries. We both ordered cocktails. I ordered my favorite, which was a Tequila Sunrise, it wasn’t strong at all and I had two, I didn’t taste any alcohol, but that was cool with me since I was the designated driver. I didn’t even feel a buzz, otherwise my son would have driven me home. Anyway we were there for a performance, which was also reasonably priced. The place is small but cute (kind of narrow), however that’s expected in NYC. Overall I had a great time and didn’t spend a lot of money.

• ★★★★☆Katsiaryna8/19/2025

  I spent a few weeks at this place while my friends were performing. I paid $15 for entry, and the total bill came to around $65. The atmosphere was really pleasant, although seating was limited, and it was nice to listen to the performers. Overall, it was great to see the performers supporting each other. I was seated at a table, but you have to go up to the bar to order food. The food itself was very simple and not really worth ordering. The drinks were average — the Cosmopolitan had too much lemon juice, and the Espresso Martini was fine. The pasta was ordinary, costing $15, and we shared a dessert for five people that felt like store-bought pastry combined with ice cream. Overall, it’s worth visiting for the atmosphere, but not for the food.

• ★★★★★David Green1/20/2025

  Full disclosure: I traveled to Brooklyn Music Kitchen to see my friend Hannah Ray Teal and her great band play another local gig. I enjoy all the local small live music venues around New York and hoped for the best with BMK. It is a nice space that seats about 50 people or so max. Bar runs almost entirely one side of the space. The vibe here is similar to the other venues (Bitter End, Berlin, Alphaville, etc) that Hannah has played; and that is a very positive comment. Brooklyn, off the G train, instead of the Village in Manhattan, which is also welcome to this Brooklyn kinda guy....:) The sound system was fine. I was able to hear my friends (and other performers) without any issues. There is mostly tables and bar seating with a couch in the back. It's a good spot to go with a group. As others have noted, the food and drinks probably could use some more attention to detail. However, I was there for the music, the drinks were fine, bartender was very cool and friendly and friends that had some food didn't have any complaints. All in all a great experience, go and enjoy your visit & keep this venue chugging along supporting the local live music scene in Brooklyn. Visit: Monday June 17, 2024