The Flower Shop runs two floors at 107 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side, a bar and restaurant with 1970s-style interiors upstairs and a sprawling bar in the basement. The ground floor pairs a full dining room with a bar; downstairs adds a pool table, televisions, and a sunken living room that turns the space into a hangout rather than a quick stop.
Published October 1, 2025 · By Daniel Okafor
The room
The split layout is the appeal. Upstairs reads as a warm, retro dining room with a bar, the kind The Infatuation describes as equal parts restaurant and neighbourhood living room. Downstairs is the bar proper, looser and later, with a pool table and a sunken lounge that fills with groups. Reviewers, who logged steady marks on Yelp through June 2026, treat it as a date-and-groups room, a place that works for dinner early and drinks late under one roof.
The crowd and vibe
The crowd splits by floor and hour. Early evening pulls daters and dinner groups to the retro upstairs room, while the basement fills later with friends out for drinks, a pool game, and the sunken-lounge scene. Reviewers describe a Lower East Side night-out crowd rather than a quiet cocktail set, busiest on Friday and Saturday when the downstairs backs up and the room runs loud. Weeknights read calmer, with the dining room the easier seat. The mix leans local and young, drawn as much by the social basement as the food, which is why reviewers frame it as a scene-and-hangout bar more than a destination for the drinks alone.
What to order
Order from the cocktail list, which anchors the room alongside beer and wine, then build food from the contemporary Australian and American comfort menu the kitchen runs. The plates are made for sharing across an evening rather than a formal sit-down. Prices land in the mid-to-upper range for the Lower East Side, the trade for two floors and a late basement. The plan is dinner and a cocktail upstairs, then the basement bar and a game of pool once the room turns over.
What regulars say
Reviewers separate the floors, and most come for the downstairs energy. The basement bar, the pool table, and the sunken living room draw the most mentions as the reason the room works for groups and later nights, while the upstairs dining room gets credit for a warm, retro setting that suits a date. The cocktails earn solid marks without claiming a craft-den reputation, framed as a fit for the social room rather than a tasting destination. The recurring caution is the weekend crush: the Lower East Side draws a crowd and the room fills, so the standing advice is to book the dining room early or arrive before the basement backs up. Several reviewers note the Australian-leaning menu as a pleasant surprise for a bar better known for its scene.
Who it is for and best time
This is for daters, groups, and anyone working through New York cocktail bars on the Lower East Side. It opens in the evening, Tuesday to Saturday, and runs late on weekends. Skip it if you want a quiet seat; the draw here is the social room. For the wider city, see the full New York bar guide.
The verdict
The Flower Shop earns its place as a two-floor Lower East Side bar, a retro dining room over a basement built for groups. Eat upstairs early, then take the basement bar and the pool table. For more Lower East Side rooms, compare the cocktails at Attaboy, the rooftop at Mr. Purple, and the speakeasy at Please Don't Tell.
