{"id":535,"date":"2026-09-18T10:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:01:47","slug":"bars-near-barclays-center-nets-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/bars-near-barclays-center-nets-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bars Near Barclays Center for a Nets Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.tbg-wrap{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Montserrat,-apple-system,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#2b2b2b}.tbg-wrap p,.tbg-wrap li,.tbg-wrap td{color:#2b2b2b}.tbg-wrap a{color:#1e5fa8}.tbg-wrap a:visited{color:#1e5fa8}.tbg-wrap h2{font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#1b1b1f;line-height:1.3;margin:34px 0 12px}.tbg-wrap h3{font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#1b1b1f;margin:22px 0 8px}.tbg-eyebrow{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8b5a2b;margin:0 0 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right,rgba(16,16,20,.96) 0%,rgba(40,40,48,.30) 100%),url(\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/42058412-9765-47D4-9C27-3E0AE1FCF6A3-1536x2048-1-w800.webp\")}}\n.tbg-cta strong{color:#c98a2e}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"tbg-wrap\">\n<p class=\"tbg-eyebrow\">Nets game night &middot; Park Slope, Brooklyn &middot; Updated October 2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-hero\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Looking out from the bar counter of The Beer Garage in Park Slope toward 5th Avenue, with the skylight overhead and the corrugated metal bar front in the foreground\">\n<div class=\"tbg-hero-in\">\n<h2>Six bars near Barclays Center, ranked by the walk from the arena door<\/h2>\n<p>Four are two minutes away. Two are eight. One of the eight-minute bars is ours, and we will say so plainly.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"tbg-badges\" aria-label=\"Verified facts\">\n<li class=\"tbg-amber\">8 minute walk from Barclays Center<\/li>\n<li>100% gluten-free kitchen (Park Slope)<\/li>\n<li>Rotating local craft taps<\/li>\n<li>Open 7 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tbg-authorbox\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tbg-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/marina-charny-owner-the-beer-garage.webp\" alt=\"Marina Charny, owner of The Beer Garage\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:cover;padding:0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Marina Charny<\/strong>, Owner, The Beer Garage<\/p>\n<p class=\"tbg-meta\">Published September 14, 2026 &middot; Facts verified September 14, 2026 &middot; Concert section added October 18, 2026 &middot; Nets schedule rechecked October 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most lists of bars near Barclays Center are sorted by whoever paid for placement or whoever has the most reviews. This one is sorted by the only number that matters at 6:45 PM ET on a game night: how many minutes it takes to walk from the bar to the arena door. We measured every route from 620 Atlantic Avenue on the same day, and we put our own bar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/sports-bar-in-park-slope\/\">The Beer Garage in Park Slope<\/a>, exactly where the stopwatch put it, which is not first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-short\">\n<p><strong>The short version.<\/strong> The closest bars near Barclays Center are on the first block of 5th Avenue: McMahon&#8217;s Public House, The LayUp Bar, Uncle Barry&#8217;s and North Pole Pub are all one to two minutes on foot from the arena. The Beer Garage in Park Slope is eight minutes south on 5th Avenue, the same distance as Fulton Hall, with a quieter room and a kitchen that is 100 per cent gluten-free at that Park Slope location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-toc\">\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#verdict\">The quick verdict<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ranked\">Six bars near Barclays Center, ranked by walk time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two-minute\">The two-minute bars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#eight-minute\">The eight-minute bars, including ours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#timing\">When to leave the bar: doors, tip-off and the no re-entry rule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#concert\">Before a concert: doors, start times and when to leave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#route\">Getting from The Beer Garage to the arena<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#food\">What you can eat before the game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"verdict\">The quick verdict<\/h2>\n<p>If you want the shortest possible walk to your seat, drink on the first block of 5th Avenue, where four of the bars near Barclays Center sit within two minutes of the entrance. If you want a room that is not shoulder to shoulder an hour before tip-off, or you need a gluten-free kitchen, walk eight minutes south to The Beer Garage in Park Slope and leave a little earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-key\">\n<p><strong>Closest to the door:<\/strong> McMahon&#8217;s Public House, 39 5th Avenue, one minute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports bar on the arena block:<\/strong> The LayUp Bar, 47 5th Avenue, two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Craft beer list on the arena block:<\/strong> Uncle Barry&#8217;s, 58 5th Avenue, two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quieter room, gluten-free kitchen:<\/strong> The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue, eight minutes, Park Slope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ranked\">Six bars near Barclays Center, ranked by walk time<\/h2>\n<p>The six bars near Barclays Center below are the ones Google surfaces for a pre-game drink search, plus ours, ordered by the walk we measured from the arena address at 620 Atlantic Avenue. Ratings and categories are from each bar&#8217;s own Google listing on the same day, not from a visit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-scroll\">\n<table>\n<caption>Walk times measured in Google Maps on September 14, 2026, on foot from 620 Atlantic Avenue to each address. Google rating and review count from each venue&#8217;s public Google listing, read the same day. The Beer Garage row is highlighted because it is ours, not because it ranks first.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Bar<\/th>\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>Walk from the arena<\/th>\n<th>Google listing type<\/th>\n<th>Google rating (Sept 14, 2026)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>McMahon&#8217;s Public House<\/td>\n<td>39 5th Avenue<\/td>\n<td>1 minute<\/td>\n<td>Irish pub<\/td>\n<td>4.4 (1.1K reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The LayUp Bar<\/td>\n<td>47 5th Avenue<\/td>\n<td>2 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Sports bar<\/td>\n<td>4.6 (69 reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uncle Barry&#8217;s<\/td>\n<td>58 5th Avenue<\/td>\n<td>2 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Bar<\/td>\n<td>4.4 (294 reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Pole Pub<\/td>\n<td>428 Bergen Street<\/td>\n<td>2 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Bar<\/td>\n<td>4.5 (397 reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fulton Hall<\/td>\n<td>250 Ashland Place<\/td>\n<td>8 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Bar<\/td>\n<td>4.1 (336 reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tbg-hl\">\n<td>The Beer Garage, Park Slope<\/td>\n<td>148 5th Avenue<\/td>\n<td>8 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Bar<\/td>\n<td>4.7 (126 reviews)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"two-minute\">The two-minute bars<\/h2>\n<p>Four of the bars near Barclays Center sit within two minutes of the entrance, all on or just off the first block of 5th Avenue, and on a game night they are the busiest rooms in the neighborhood for exactly that reason. Below is what each one&#8217;s own Google listing says it is, with our walk measurement. We have not scored their beer or food, because we have not sat in them with a notebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>McMahon&#8217;s Public House, 39 5th Avenue.<\/strong> One minute on foot from the arena, 318 feet by the Google Maps route. Its listing calls it an Irish pub with draft beer and cocktails, and the review snippet Google surfaces under it is a fan saying it is a good place to grab a drink before a game at Barclays. Walk score 9 of 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> the last drink before you go in, when you are already at the arena.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you want to sit down. With 1,100 reviews and one minute from the door, expect standing room from an hour before tip-off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>The LayUp Bar, 47 5th Avenue.<\/strong> Two minutes on foot, 482 feet. Its Google listing categorizes it as a sports bar and marks it recently opened, with 69 reviews as of September 14, 2026. It is the only one of the two-minute bars near Barclays Center whose listing category is specifically sports bar. Walk score 8 of 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> watching the first quarter of another game while you wait for doors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you want a long track record. Sixty-nine reviews is a new room; that is not a knock, just a fact about how much is known.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>Uncle Barry&#8217;s, 58 5th Avenue.<\/strong> Two minutes on foot. Google&#8217;s own description of the listing is a neighborhood taproom with a large, varied craft beer selection plus vintage games and trivia, and the review snippet calls it a dive bar on the skirt of the arena. Walk score 8 of 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> a craft beer list within sight of the arena.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you want a big screen for the pregame show. A taproom is not a sports bar, and the listing does not claim to be one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>North Pole Pub, 428 Bergen Street.<\/strong> Two minutes on foot, around the corner from 5th Avenue on Bergen, and the only one of the two-minute bars near Barclays Center that is not on 5th Avenue itself. Listed as a bar, 4.5 stars on 397 reviews as of September 14, 2026. Walk score 8 of 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> stepping one street off the crowd without giving up the two-minute walk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you are navigating by 5th Avenue alone; it is on Bergen, so use the map.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"eight-minute\">The eight-minute bars, including ours<\/h2>\n<p>Two of the bars near Barclays Center sit eight minutes from the arena, in opposite directions: Fulton Hall to the north on Ashland Place, and The Beer Garage to the south in Park Slope. Eight minutes is far enough that the game-night crowd thins out, and close enough that you still walk rather than ride.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>Fulton Hall, 250 Ashland Place.<\/strong> Eight minutes on foot via Flatbush Avenue and Ashland Place, 0.3 mile. Its listing describes a spacious bar with TVs, cocktails and a pool table, and the review snippet Google surfaces says it is a good place to chill before a Nets game. Walk score 2 of 10, room score not claimed. Fulton Hall wins on space if the Google description holds; it is the roomier of the two eight-minute bars near Barclays Center by that account.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> a bigger room and a pool table north of the arena.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you need a gluten-free kitchen; on this list only The Beer Garage in Park Slope has one, and Fulton Hall&#8217;s listing makes no such claim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-pick\">\n<p><strong>The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue, Park Slope.<\/strong> Eight minutes on foot straight down 5th Avenue, 0.3 mile from the arena address, nine minutes from the Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center subway station. It is a converted auto garage with a corrugated metal bar, a skylight and televisions on the brick. The kitchen at this Park Slope location is 100 per cent gluten-free. Walk score 2 of 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible downside.<\/strong> It is eight minutes away, not two, and the room is small. On a big game night it fills from the neighborhood, and there is no back room to absorb an arena crowd. If you are a group of six or more, book through OpenTable or call 718-576-3409 rather than walking in. And it is a bar with a gluten-free kitchen, not a gluten-free bar: most beer is brewed from barley or wheat, so ask the Park Slope bartender what gluten-free beer, cider or seltzer is pouring that night.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> a seat, a quieter hour before the game, and the only 100 per cent gluten-free kitchen on this list, at the Park Slope location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skip if:<\/strong> you want to be inside the arena the minute the doors open. Leave eight minutes earlier than you would from the 5th Avenue block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"tbg-fig\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D4BA4A4E-BF61-44A2-B1E4-CC0E0D72DFBF-2048x1801-1-w800.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D4BA4A4E-BF61-44A2-B1E4-CC0E0D72DFBF-2048x1801-1-w1600.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 773px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D4BA4A4E-BF61-44A2-B1E4-CC0E0D72DFBF-2048x1801-1-w1600.webp\" alt=\"The corner of The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue in Park Slope, one of the bars near Barclays Center, showing the painted Beer Garage sign above the roll-down garage doors, the number 148 on the wall and the vertical CRAFT BEER and LIVE SPORTS signs on the Douglass Street side\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1407\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>What you are looking for at the end of the walk: the painted sign, the number 148, and the vertical LIVE SPORTS sign on the Douglass Street corner. Photo: The Beer Garage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"timing\">When to leave the bar: doors, tip-off and the no re-entry rule<\/h2>\n<p>Doors at Barclays Center open 90 minutes before the scheduled start of a Brooklyn Nets game, and the arena has a no re-entry policy for every event, so the drink you have before you go in is the only one you will have outside. Both rules are published on the Barclays Center A to Z Guide, and they apply the same whichever of the bars near Barclays Center you start from.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-scroll\">\n<table>\n<caption>Tip-off times from the official Brooklyn Nets schedule at NBA.com, read September 14, 2026 and rechecked October 22, 2026. Doors open 90 minutes before tip-off for Nets games per the Barclays Center A to Z Guide, read the same day. All times Eastern Time. This is a timing table for leaving the bar; broadcast networks are not listed on the team schedule page as read and are not claimed here. Re-check NBA.com before you go, since times can move.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Opponent<\/th>\n<th>Tip-off<\/th>\n<th>Doors open<\/th>\n<th>Leave The Beer Garage by (8 minute walk)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, October 25, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Indiana Pacers<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>4:30 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>4:22 PM ET for doors, 5:30 PM ET for tip-off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday, October 30, 2026 (NBA Cup group play)<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Pistons<\/td>\n<td>7:30 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM ET for doors, 7:00 PM ET for tip-off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday, November 4, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Charlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<td>7:30 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM ET for doors, 7:00 PM ET for tip-off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday, November 16, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Philadelphia 76ers<\/td>\n<td>7:30 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM ET for doors, 7:00 PM ET for tip-off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The last column gives you two honest numbers. Leave at the earlier one if you want to be at the door when it opens. Leave at the later one if you only care about being in your seat for the jump ball, and accept that security screening on a sold-out night eats into that 22 minute margin. When the Nets advertise a giveaway for the first fans through the doors, as NBA.com did for the home opener on October 21 (T-shirts for the first 5,000), use the earlier number.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"concert\">Bar near Barclays Center before a concert<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for a bar near Barclays Center before a concert? Plan around the doors, not the drink. Every concert page on barclayscenter.com that we read on October 18, 2026 says doors open 60 minutes before the scheduled start, half an hour later than for a Nets game, and the arena&#8217;s A to Z Guide keeps its &#8220;No Re-Entry&#8221; policy for all events. The six bars in the table above work the same way for a show as for a game. What changes is when you leave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-scroll\">\n<table>\n<caption>Concerts at Barclays Center from October 23 to December 19, 2026, with the start time listed on each event page at barclayscenter.com, read October 18, 2026. Doors open 60 minutes before the listed start, per the same pages. The last column uses our 8-minute walk and, for the start, the same 22-minute margin as the Nets table. All times Eastern.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Concert<\/th>\n<th>Listed start<\/th>\n<th>Doors open<\/th>\n<th>Leave The Beer Garage by (8-minute walk)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday, October 23, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Arc\u00e1ngel<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday, October 27, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Rod Wave<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday, October 28, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Rod Wave<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, October 31, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Rawayana<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM for doors, 6:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, November 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Omer Adam<\/td>\n<td>8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:30 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:22 PM for doors, 8:00 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday, November 3, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Omer Adam<\/td>\n<td>9:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:52 PM for doors, 8:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday, November 5, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Young Miko<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, November 7, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM for doors, 6:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday, November 19, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Jessie Reyez<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, November 21, 2026<\/td>\n<td>The Neighbourhood<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM for doors, 6:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, November 22, 2026<\/td>\n<td>The Neighbourhood<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>4:52 PM for doors, 5:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, November 28, 2026<\/td>\n<td>John Summit (18+ recommended)<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM for doors, 6:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, November 29, 2026<\/td>\n<td>John Summit (18+ recommended)<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>5:52 PM for doors, 6:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday, December 3, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Brent Faiyaz<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, December 12, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Wang Leehom<\/td>\n<td>8:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>7:00 PM<\/td>\n<td>6:52 PM for doors, 7:30 PM for the start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, December 19, 2026<\/td>\n<td>Jo\u00e9 Dw\u00e8t Fil\u00e9<\/td>\n<td>Not listed yet<\/td>\n<td>60 minutes before the start<\/td>\n<td>Check the event page that week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The listed start is not the headliner.<\/strong> Each event page gives a single start time and no finish time, and several name a support act, such as Fridayy with Rod Wave and Nessa Barrett with The Neighbourhood. If you only came for the main act, the later number in the last column is the earliest you need to leave; the pages do not say when the headliner goes on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where we fit, and where we do not.<\/strong> The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue opens at 3:00 PM Monday to Thursday, 2:00 PM on Friday and 1:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday, so every concert in the table leaves time to eat first, and our kitchen is 100 per cent gluten-free. The drink after the show is not ours: we close at 10:00 PM Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, and none of the event pages promises a finish before that. McMahon&#8217;s Public House at 39 5th Avenue, a minute from the arena, lists 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM daily on its own site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halloween night.<\/strong> Rawayana starts at 7:00 PM on Saturday, October 31, half an hour after the Park Slope children&#8217;s Halloween parade sets off at 6:30 PM, so expect a busy neighborhood. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/bar-near-the-park-slope-halloween-parade\/\">Park Slope Halloween parade guide<\/a> has the route.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel light.<\/strong> The A to Z Guide does not allow bags larger than 10 by 6 by 2 inches, and guests without a bag can use the Express Lanes, so leave anything bigger at home.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"route\">Getting from The Beer Garage to the arena<\/h2>\n<p>From 148 5th Avenue, the walk to Barclays Center is eight minutes straight north on 5th Avenue, 0.3 mile, and you do not need to cross Flatbush Avenue until you are at the arena. Coming back is the same route in reverse, and on a big night the 5th Avenue side of the plaza is the one to aim for, because the crowd collects on the Atlantic Avenue side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-scroll\">\n<table>\n<caption>Routes measured in Google Maps on September 14, 2026. Subway lines at Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center station per the MTA. Arena address and door policy per barclayscenter.com.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Leg<\/th>\n<th>How<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>The Beer Garage to the arena entrance<\/td>\n<td>On foot, north on 5th Avenue<\/td>\n<td>8 minutes<\/td>\n<td>0.3 mile, no subway needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arena to the subway<\/td>\n<td>Atlantic Av, Barclays Ctr station<\/td>\n<td>Under the plaza<\/td>\n<td>B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subway to The Beer Garage, if you arrive by train<\/td>\n<td>On foot from Atlantic Av, Barclays Ctr<\/td>\n<td>9 minutes<\/td>\n<td>Take the 5th Avenue exit, walk south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inside the arena<\/td>\n<td>No re-entry for any event<\/td>\n<td>All night<\/td>\n<td>Barclays Center A to Z Guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>One local mechanic: 5th Avenue peels off the south corner of the Atlantic and Flatbush intersection, so from the station take the 5th Avenue exit, not the Flatbush one, and you are clear of the crush inside a block.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"food\">What you can eat before the game<\/h2>\n<p>The kitchen at The Beer Garage in Park Slope is 100 per cent gluten-free, which makes it the only bar on this list where the wings, the burger and the fried pickles all come out of a kitchen with no gluten in it. The West Village location in Manhattan runs a standard kitchen and is not part of this list, since it is nowhere near Barclays Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-gf\">\n<p><strong>Gluten-free applies to Park Slope, Brooklyn only.<\/strong> None of the other bars near Barclays Center on this list makes a gluten-free claim on its Google listing; only The Beer Garage in Park Slope does, and we are not making one for the others. Inside the arena itself in Brooklyn, Barclays Center&#8217;s A to Z Guide says the arena offers gluten-free food options at its events without naming a stand, and tells guests with dietary needs to contact Guest Services before the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-scroll\">\n<table>\n<caption>Prices as of September 2026, from the posted Park Slope menu at beergarageny.com. Prices change; the current menu PDF is linked below.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Our Famous Garage Wings<\/td>\n<td>$14<\/td>\n<td>BBQ, buffalo or mango habanero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fried Pickles<\/td>\n<td>$13<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chicken Nachos<\/td>\n<td>$21<\/td>\n<td>Avocado, beans, jalapeno, mozzarella<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BG&#8217;s Famous Burger<\/td>\n<td>$24<\/td>\n<td>Angus, cheddar, onion ring, fries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fresh Clams or Oysters<\/td>\n<td>$4 each<\/td>\n<td>Minimum 6 per order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The full menu is posted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PS-Beer_Garage_Menu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downloadable Park Slope menu PDF<\/a>. Gluten-free at the Park Slope location means gluten-free in the sense set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling rule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-21\/chapter-I\/subchapter-B\/part-101\/subpart-F\/section-101.91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21 CFR 101.91<\/a>, under 20 parts per million. This page is not medical advice; if you have celiac disease, ask the staff and use your own judgment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-warn\">\n<p><strong>21+ with valid ID. Please drink responsibly.<\/strong> You are walking into an arena with a no re-entry policy and, on most nights, a subway ride home. Pace it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-key\">\n<p><strong>How we know this.<\/strong> Every walk time for the six bars near Barclays Center on this page was measured once, on September 14, 2026, in Google Maps walking mode from 620 Atlantic Avenue (or from the Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center station where stated) to each bar&#8217;s street address. Walk score is 10 minus the measured minutes, floored at 1. Google ratings, review counts and listing categories were read from each venue&#8217;s public Google listing the same day; no competitor was visited and no claim is made about their screens, taps or prices. Tip-off times are from the Brooklyn Nets schedule at NBA.com and door times from the Barclays Center A to Z Guide, both read September 14, 2026; the Nets tip-offs were rechecked against NBA.com on October 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbg-cta\">\n<h2 style=\"border:0;padding:0\">Drinking in Park Slope before the game<\/h2>\n<p>The Beer Garage, 148 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, entrance on Douglass Street. Eight minutes on foot from Barclays Center, the southernmost of the bars near Barclays Center on this page. Open Monday to Thursday 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET, Friday 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET, Saturday 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET, Sunday 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbg-btns\">\n    <a class=\"tbg-btn tbg-red\" href=\"tel:+17185763409\">Call 718-576-3409<\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"tbg-btn tbg-steel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/r\/the-beer-garage-brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reserve on OpenTable<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/148+5th+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11217\/Barclays+Center,+620+Atlantic+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walking route to the arena<\/a> or read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/sports-bar-in-park-slope\/\">Park Slope location guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What bars are near Barclays Center in Brooklyn?<\/h3>\n<p>The bars near Barclays Center within two minutes on foot of the entrance are four: McMahon&#8217;s Public House at 39 5th Avenue, The LayUp Bar at 47 5th Avenue, Uncle Barry&#8217;s at 58 5th Avenue and North Pole Pub at 428 Bergen Street. Fulton Hall at 250 Ashland Place and The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue in Park Slope are each eight minutes away, measured on September 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>How early do doors open for a Nets game at Barclays Center?<\/h3>\n<p>Doors open 90 minutes before the scheduled start time for Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty games, according to the Barclays Center A to Z Guide. For a 7:30 PM ET tip-off that means 6:00 PM ET. Door times for concerts and other events vary by event and are listed on each event page.<\/p>\n<h3>Can you leave Barclays Center and come back in during a game?<\/h3>\n<p>No. Barclays Center has a no re-entry policy for all events, per its A to Z Guide. Once you have gone through security you cannot step out for a drink and return, so any bar stop has to happen before you enter. That is the practical reason to pick a bar by walk time rather than by name.<\/p>\n<h3>How far is The Beer Garage from Barclays Center?<\/h3>\n<p>The Beer Garage in Park Slope is eight minutes on foot from the Barclays Center address at 620 Atlantic Avenue, 0.3 mile straight down 5th Avenue, and nine minutes from the Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center subway station, both measured in Google Maps on September 14, 2026. It is the same distance as Fulton Hall, in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<h3>Which subway lines go to Barclays Center?<\/h3>\n<p>The Atlantic Avenue and Barclays Center station sits under the arena plaza and is served by the B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lines, per the MTA. From that station, The Beer Garage in Park Slope is a nine minute walk south on 5th Avenue; take the 5th Avenue exit rather than the Flatbush Avenue exit to stay out of the event crowd.<\/p>\n<h3>When was the Nets home opener at Barclays Center this season?<\/h3>\n<p>The Brooklyn Nets opened the 2026-27 regular season at home against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Barclays Center, and the Hornets won 110-103, according to NBA.com. For every Nets home game, doors open 90 minutes before tip-off.<\/p>\n<h3>What is a good bar near Barclays Center before a concert?<\/h3>\n<p>Any of the six bars in the table above, if you time it to the doors: Barclays Center opens them 60 minutes before a concert&#8217;s listed start and does not allow re-entry. McMahon&#8217;s Public House, The LayUp Bar, Uncle Barry&#8217;s and North Pole Pub are one or two minutes from the arena, and McMahon&#8217;s is open until 2:00 AM for the drink after. The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue is eight minutes away, with a gluten-free kitchen; leave 30 minutes before the listed start. Read October 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"final\">Final verdict<\/h2>\n<p>If the walk is everything, pick from the bars near Barclays Center on the first block of 5th Avenue by what the listing says the room is: an Irish pub, a sports bar, a taproom, or the pub around the corner on Bergen. If you would trade six minutes of walking for a seat, a quieter hour and a kitchen that is 100 per cent gluten-free at the Park Slope location, The Beer Garage is eight minutes down the same avenue, and the table above tells you exactly when to finish your drink.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources and references<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Brooklyn Nets 2026-27 schedule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nets\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA.com<\/a>, read September 14, 2026 (tip-off times and dates).<\/li>\n<li>Barclays Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barclayscenter.com\/center-info\/a-z-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A to Z Guide<\/a>, read September 14, 2026 (door opening 90 minutes before Nets games; no re-entry policy).<\/li>\n<li>Barclays Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barclayscenter.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">events<\/a> and each concert&#8217;s own event page, read October 18, 2026 (dates, listed start times, doors 60 minutes before the start), and the A to Z Guide again the same day (no re-entry for all events, bag size limit). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcmahonspublic.com\/hours-and-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McMahon&#8217;s Public House hours<\/a> and our own hours on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/\">beergarageny.com<\/a>, read October 18, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Barclays Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barclayscenter.com\/center-info\/food-beverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food and Beverage<\/a>, read September 14, 2026 (in-arena bars and gluten-free options).<\/li>\n<li>Walking routes and times measured in Google Maps on September 14, 2026. Subway lines per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MTA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Competitor addresses, categories, ratings and review counts from each venue&#8217;s public Google listing, read September 14, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Food and Drug Administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-21\/chapter-I\/subchapter-B\/part-101\/subpart-F\/section-101.91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21 CFR 101.91<\/a>, gluten-free labeling rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tbg-card\">\n  <img class=\"tbg-avatar tbg-avatar-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/marina-charny-owner-the-beer-garage.webp\" alt=\"Marina Charny, owner of The Beer Garage\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:cover;padding:0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Marina Charny<\/strong>, Owner, The Beer Garage<\/p>\n<p>Marina Charny owns The Beer Garage. For this page, all six walking routes from Barclays Center were measured in Google Maps on September 14, 2026, the Nets home dates were pulled from NBA.com the same day, and the door and re-entry rules were read from the Barclays Center A to Z Guide rather than from memory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>More from The Beer Garage:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/sports-bar-in-park-slope\/\">The Park Slope location<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/#about\">About both locations<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/#contact\">Private events and contact<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"\/watch-nba-in-brooklyn\/\">Where to watch NBA in Brooklyn<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/watch-nba-in-new-york\/\">Where to watch NBA in New York<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beergarageny.com\/good-bar-for-a-group-birthday-in-park-slope\/\">Good bar for a group birthday in Park Slope<\/a> \u00b7 <a 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