The Belmar Pub

Mediocre food, not enough space, mediocre beer selection, minimal atmosphere, EXTREMELY good price. Where else can you get a $4.50 pitcher of Moosehead? Bartenders usually very friendly. Live music on the weekends (sometimes) and usually it's good. Don't expect to get a seat. The wings used to actually be 10 cents on 10 cent Tuesday, but I guess that deal couldn't last forever. Oh well. You go here to get drunk anyways. Highlight would definitely be the dirt cheap prices, but that has more to do with its location in Binghamton than anything else.

This is the best bar in Binghamton, hands down.  Cheap, cool, mixed crowd, no annoying girls drinking bottles of Bud Light and taking pictures of themselves.  Burgers are awesome.  This is basically the epitome of a neighborhood bar.  Some nights it's a SUNY bar, some nights a townie bar, some nights a gay bar, et cetera.  If you don't like The Belmar you're a jerk.

This is the best bar in the area.  

AMBIANCE:  Wild.  Drunk.  Engaging.  Fun.  Everyone is here to have fun and drink.  This is the place where everyone knows your name.  This is the place where you exchange shots of Jameson Irish Whisky with the bartenders (shot are always pouring here).  This is the place where nuclear physicists bump elbows with ex-cons.  There are no minorities here because there are all minorities here.  Very inclusive and friendly patrons.  This is the "melting pot" America dreamed about.  More laughter per hour than anywhere else.  There's no down time; you will not be the first drunk of the day.

BEER:  A few craft beers on tap, for very good prices, and most importantly, they have Ommegang Abbey Ale by the PINT!  Enough said.  Non-craft beers are the norm for most patrons here, however, and I understand they also sell for very competitive prices.

FOOD:  They've been pushing their food recently, yet it is still the best secret in town.  Very tasty and generous bar food.  Some items are absolutely over the top.  Nicely inexpensive.

MUSIC:  Very nice jukebox selections, which seems to be playing at least 50% of the time.  Many local bands (several nights a week) are a staple.  

SITE:  A beautifully run down dive which is secretly kept up just enough to make it eternal.  The building is painted on the bottom with the colors of the Irish Flag, and on the upper floors with the colors of a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey.  This is not a coincidence.

There is always something going on here... Superbowl parties, Syracuse basketball on TV, pig roasts, trivia, bands, charity benefits, etc.  

Never a dull moment.