Free popcorn/other light snacks
Il Mulino – Greenwich Village
Free rosemary truffle oil potato chips for every cocktail.
Huckleberry Bar – Williamsburg
Free popcorn on its Monday night movies which starts around 9pm.
Mad Donkey – Astoria
Free unlimited peanuts in the shell. This place has one of the longest happy hour specials in New York: from 11am-7pm, Monday through Friday.
Upholstery Store – West Village
Free Parmesan parsley popcorn at the bar.
Fourth Ave Pub – Boerum Hill
Free hot popcorn, cheap beer, chill local pub. Yes.
The Levee – Williamsburg
Grab some snacks in the perpetually filled bowls of cheese puffs and Twizzlers.
Five Guys – West Village
Free peanuts to munch on before/during/after your order comes out.
The Dead Poet – Upper West Side
Free popcorn all day.
Free apps with drinks
Cucina di Pesce – East Village
Free mussels for a drink from 4-8pm.
Mullanes – Fort Greene
Go to the store on happy hour (3-7pm) and at 5pm, the kind folks at Mullanes put out a hot tray full of food: like Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes, sometimes roast beef sandwiches and French fries, pasta dishes, etc.
Kellari Taverna – Midtown
Free mixed olives, cheese, pita bread, and the occasional mini kebabs from 5pm to late night.
Blind Tiger Ale House – West Village
Free cheese day on Wednesdays from 6pm until supplies last, served with some fresh baguettes.
Lone Star Bar & Grill – Bay Ridge
Sometimes during happy hour (Monday-Friday, 5-8pm), and frequently on Fridays, there’ll be a tray of snacks available like hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta… you name it.
Spain – West Village
Sometimes they serve a plate of meatballs in a hot, vinegar-y sauce, and these thin-sliced, spicy, patatas bravas-type deals.
Dovetail – Upper West Side
If you’re having a drink at the bar, there can be free canapés, just don’t forget to wear a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of your favored sports team. Be super nice and you may get served arancini with a truffled aioli, a sip of carrot and orange juice with lemongrass oil and a toasted rice froth, or an acorn squash tartlet with poppyseed chantilly. Or they’ll give you some of the unbeatable house-leavened sourdough bread that they make, which comes with homemade cream cheese and a finishing oil for free
Darbar Grill – Midtown East
Free vegetarian appetizers like mixed vegetarian fritters and mini samosas on happy hour from 5-8pm on weekdays.
The Brazen Head – Boerum Hill
Become a regular and eat free three days a week. On Mondays, they’ll give you complimentary chicken wings from 5pm onward during games. On Wednesdays, grab a pint of beer and snack on a few different cheeses, accompanied with some grapes and crackers for free. On Sundays, you get free bagels at noon, served with cream cheese, tomatoes, onions.
Croxley Ales – East Village
Free wing buffet like Buffalo, barbecue or hot wings on Friday, happy hour, from 4-7.
Free hot dogs
Rudy’s Bar & Grill – Hell’s Kitchen
Free hot dog for every drink.
Full Circle Bar – Williamsburg
Snack on free hot dogs.
Spring Lounge – Nolita
Free BEER-BRAISED hot dogs every Wednesday.
Free pizza
Enoteca On Court – Carroll Gardens
Free small pizza for your first beer.
Crocodile Lounge – East Village
Get a free personal pizza with every drink you buy, every hour the place is open.
Alligator Lounge – Williamsburg
Get a free personal pizza with every drink you buy, all night.
American Cheez – South Slope
Same drill. With your drink, you get a thin-crust, super-crispy pizza straight from a big pizza oven.
The Charleston – Williamsburg
Free pizza from noon-8pm.
Thirsty Scholar – East Village
Free pretzels all day long, and free pizza every day at 6 and 10pm.
Standings Bar – East Village
Free pizza every Friday night around 7:30 based on the crowd size, first come, first served for whomever’s buying drinks.
South 4th Bar & Cafe – Williamsburg
This dog-friendly dive has pizza delivered every Sunday for brunch, around 1, 2, and 4pm.
The Road House – Staten Island
Free pizza at the bar from 4-7pm.
Free bagel brunches
Matt Torrey’s – East Williamsburg
Free bagels on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8pm, and free chili on Mondays at 8pm.
George & Jack’s Tap Room – Williamsburg
Free bagel brunch on Saturdays and Sundays starting at noon, with cream cheese spread with cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapeños, red onion. Plus, it’s got free popcorn ’round the clock.
Food samples
Despaña – Soho
Free samples of cheeses and meats, and an incredible hand-sliced Iberico ham.
Trader Joe’s – Union Square
Free little samples and perpetual access to a mini cup of coffee.
Whole Foods – Lower East Side
Sample basically anything in their store for free.
Lindt – Midtown East
Free chocolate samples.
Aji Ichiban – Chinatown
You can try out a bunch of snacks before buying.
Zabar’s – Upper West Side
Take a taste of whatever it’s offering up at the cheese counter.
Union Square Farmers Market – Union Square
Nibble some free apple slices.
