Just a Bar

Great place. Awesome vibes. Friendly staff.

Amazing great job. Just what albany needs for sure.

Great chill spot for sports!

Great place Great service Great vibe.

No food available

Best bar in albany! The all bartenderders are mint!

Incredible! Sierra is one of the best bartenders in town; and the ownership has done a great job at further building out among all the great businesses in the district. If you find yourself in the area, a must hit spot for any fun, beginning or end!

Love everything about this place- they created the perfect vibes and Shane behind the bar is the best in Albany! It’s in a great location near Lionheart on the Green. Awesome outdoor patio & balcony, there’s pool, cornhole and darts as well.

Just a bar, is not just that. Cool renovation of an old Albany space turned into a sharp sports bar. Sharp decor inside and out, fun spaces and great staff! Go check it out and ask for Shane, tell him Salty Pete send you!

Awesome local bar in the Old Albany Warehouse District! Shane and Michael are the best bartenders in the Capital District by far!! Love the atmosphere and the people!!!

Fantastic place. Two of my most fav bartenders work here. Shane and Mike. Love those guys. Great atmosphere and always a good time. Love coming here. Would definitely recommend visiting if ur in the warehouse district.

Leni Ferner

Love everything about this place- they created the perfect vibes and Shane behind the bar is the best in Albany! It’s in a great location near Lionheart on the Green. Awesome outdoor patio & balcony, there’s pool, cornhole and darts as well.

Salty Pete Charters

Just a bar, is not just that. Cool renovation of an old Albany space turned into a sharp sports bar. Sharp decor inside and out, fun spaces and great staff! Go check it out and ask for Shane, tell him Salty Pete send you!

Bryan Olmstead

Fantastic place. Two of my most fav bartenders work here. Shane and Mike. Love those guys. Great atmosphere and always a good time. Love coming here. Would definitely recommend visiting if ur in the warehouse district.

Jeanine R. Rice

Awesome local bar in the Old Albany Warehouse District! Shane and Michael are the best bartenders in the Capital District by far!! Love the atmosphere and the people!!!

Opening day at Just a Bar with no noticeable glitches. It's a great location and safety is not an issue. The owners are cream of the crop and know the meaning of hospitality. This place should be a gold mine. Best of success to the owners.

Fantastic bar. Great atmosphere, great drinks, great friends. I’ll return here again and again, had so much fun today.

Came here with a few buddies, had a great time. Cool sports bar atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks, and friendly staff. Looking forward to coming back again. 10/10

Albany’s New Hotspot 🔥 Lived in Albany my whole life, and this spot is it. The vibe is on point, drinks are top-tier, and the energy? Unreal! Shoutout to Shane behind the bar dude brings the place to life. Super welcoming, keeps the energy flowing, and knows how to make a great drink. My friends and I felt totally safe and had a blast. Everyone there from staff to crowd was just good vibes all around. If you’re looking for a new go-to in Albany, this is the one. Don’t sleep on

Stopped over for a couple beers after dinner. Super clean and nice. Had a place to sign the walls in the bathrooms with chalk markers. Pretty cool place

Great bar with a great crew! Great trivia on Wednesday nights

First time here, but it was very enjoyable. Just went after an event on my own and everyone was very friendly.

Nice sports bar with outdoor seating on two levels.

Shane and the staff are best around , awesome vibe and great people hands down

what an amazing location!!! such cool vibes and awesome atmosphere- the owner truly knows what he is doing here

They said they would have the seahawks game on sunday

Very friendly and good atmosphere

Steve Huck

They said they would have the seahawks game on sunday

Dylan Spring

Great bar with a great crew! Great trivia on Wednesday nights

Douglas Boyle

Nice sports bar with outdoor seating on two levels.

Richard Weisheit

Shane and the staff are best around , awesome vibe and great people hands down

Philip Aydinian

First time here, but it was very enjoyable. Just went after an event on my own and everyone was very friendly.

Phil Meher

Fantastic bar. Great atmosphere, great drinks, great friends. I’ll return here again and again, had so much fun today.

Daylin Derosier

Stopped over for a couple beers after dinner. Super clean and nice. Had a place to sign the walls in the bathrooms with chalk markers. Pretty cool place

Sigma Media

Opening day at Just a Bar with no noticeable glitches. It's a great location and safety is not an issue. The owners are cream of the crop and know the meaning of hospitality. This place should be a gold mine. Best of success to the owners.

Darby Wilson Jr

Came here with a few buddies, had a great time. Cool sports bar atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks, and friendly staff. Looking forward to coming back again. 10/10

chelsea bogart

what an amazing location!!! such cool vibes and awesome atmosphere- the owner truly knows what he is doing here

Tumbaros

Albany’s New Hotspot 🔥 Lived in Albany my whole life, and this spot is it. The vibe is on point, drinks are top-tier, and the energy? Unreal! Shoutout to Shane behind the bar dude brings the place to life. Super welcoming, keeps the energy flowing, and knows how to make a great drink. My friends and I felt totally safe and had a blast. Everyone there from staff to crowd was just good vibes all around. If you’re looking for a new go-to in Albany, this is the one. Don’t sleep on

Ryan Pratt

Great place. Awesome vibes. Friendly staff.

Labeled as advertised opened in 2025. A real sports bar in an old elevator company building with many screens . Two floors with a great balcony and a small outset area in warmer days. No food but will soon have music . The staff is it’s best claim to fame:

Another great downtown place. Love Shane behind the bar. Always a great time

Cool spot. It's weird, my drinks got rung up as well-drinks, so it was like a $6 PBR. Looking forward to when the pool table is set up.

Courtney Luvs

Another great downtown place. Love Shane behind the bar. Always a great time

Andrew

Cool spot. It's weird, my drinks got rung up as well-drinks, so it was like a $6 PBR. Looking forward to when the pool table is set up.

I came up later on Sunday to finish watching Sunday night football. I was so happy to find a place I could come finish watching an 8:20pm NFL game! Too bad the only bartender that was on was too busy socializing, about to roll a joint while I waited to order a drink.. thankfully I could escape to the upper floor where there was no one so I could actually watch and hear the game versus feel like I was at a college party between the blasting music and reek of weed.. Definitely not the "sports bar vibe" I was expecting. Just another bar in the area.

Meg Griffin

I came up later on Sunday to finish watching Sunday night football. I was so happy to find a place I could come finish watching an 8:20pm NFL game! Too bad the only bartender that was on was too busy socializing, about to roll a joint while I waited to order a drink.. thankfully I could escape to the upper floor where there was no one so I could actually watch and hear the game versus feel like I was at a college party between the blasting music and reek of weed.. Definitely not the "sports bar vibe" I was expecting. Just another bar in the area.

Christopher Lopez

I am disappointed to have to leave this review because I would love to support a new, local business, but this establishment overcharged me by $40 and has been unresponsive after I made multiple attempts (in person and online) to dispute the charge. I had a $20 tab, and tipped $4, but my credit card was charged for over $60. I very much hope this is noticed by management and a refund will be processed.