We didn’t realize we needed a bike-themed, all vegan cocktail bar until Bar Velo came along

Bar Velo, a vegan cyclist’s paradise. All photos by Sam Corbin/Brokelyn. On the same unassuming Broadway corner under the subway tracks in South Williamsburg where the former Café Moto used to welcome patrons for new American fare and live jazz, now sits Bar Velo. On the outside, the trappings are the same: rusted metal front door with a kitchen-style keyhole window; neat chalkboard font promising live music inside; in place of a “BAR” sign, a cruiser bike, hanging about eight feet overhead and jutting out onto the sidewalk on the South side of Broadway. On the inside, a flatiron layout pinches the space toward the entrance. Tour de France art and cycling paraphernalia lines the walls. Decorative taps sit next to real ones, and sprigs of fresh herbs poke out of glasses at the bar. Does it get anymore Williamsburg than this? (Spoiler: It does.) We got to chow down on an all-vegan snack menu, decidedly the standout feature of… Read More

We didn’t realize we needed a bike-themed, all vegan cocktail bar until Bar Velo came along : Brokelyn