Decibel
- Address
- 240 E 9th St btwn Second & Third Aves
- Phone
- 212-979-2733
Lonely Planet review for Decibel
Barely signed, this dark basement sake bar is an East Village icon. Once you get past the line (on weekends: certain) you may wonder whether the chatty staff think they know you. Up front it feels like a 19th-century Japanese bar, with a few seats wrapped around the sake bottle–backed bar. In back, there are proper tables and more sake – the lychee martini pulls no punches (two and you’re KO-ed).








