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Drink & Ride: 5 Bars by the Montrose L Train Stop

Sometimes it seems like our whole live revolves around the L train – a harrowing fact considering most of us have either been cursed out by a sassy teenage girl or seen someone strip down to their skivvies during the long commute home

Drink & Ride: 5 Bars by the Montrose L Train Stop
Illustration by Jeremy Nguyen for Bushwick Daily

Drink & Ride: 5 Bars by the Montrose L Train Stop

Sometimes it seems like our whole live revolves around the L train – a harrowing fact considering most of us have either been cursed out by a sassy teenage girl or seen someone strip down to their skivvies during the long commute home

Drink & Ride: 5 Bars by the Montrose L Train Stop

Sometimes it seems like our whole live revolves around the L train – a harrowing fact considering most of us have either been cursed out by a sassy teenage girl or seen someone strip down to their skivvies during the long commute home. After rides like those (or, let’s be honest, any subway ride), all we want, all we need is a stiff drink. Which is why we’re depleting our MetroCards to round up the best bars within steps of each L stop in Bushwick. Let’s start at the Montrose stop, where we can toast (or curse) the MTA at these five within-walking-distance bars.

This new kid on the block opened in August, attempting to seduce locals with 18 rotating taps (pouring $5-$8 brews), cozy booths, dim lighting, and typically quirky BK décor like…

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