Low Tide Bar

Saturday, 9pm. Place is busy! The whole atmosphere on the Beach 96 feels like a full time vacation, Rockaways become better every year! Regardless the long line bartender was serving people cutting the line (and she saw that) which I think is unethical. and the second thing is their SANGRIA. I mean wtf who decided to call it a sangria?!! It tastes like yuppi mixed with cheapest alcohol and they charge $ 8 for that! I will certainly come again for good vibes and music and atmosphere. Byob however

VERY good Micheladas. Like top 5 that I’ve ever had.

Great place to grab a drink at lovely Rockaway Beach! Located around the 97^th st portion of the beach.
Their micheladas are fantastic. Made with Modelo Especial, I always start with a couple of those when I visit Rockaway. They also have $ 4 Lionshead or 4 for $ 10 (cans). Bartenders are nice and friendly. I would highly recommend stopping by!

Best michelada on the beach… all of the bars on rockaway make their version but this was the best we had so far

Great location on the boardwalk with excellent bands, beers and food. Outdoor seating.

You can’t go wrong with a bar on the beach. Choices of beer, wine, Shandy and twisted teas. I wouldn’t recommend the Sangria. One time a bartender was really rude to me, but I won’t hold it against the place! Great DJs and bands that you can dance to during the season.

This is where it’s at when you need a break from the sun and sand. Have a cool drink and enjoy a refreshing breeze while having the entire beach in sight in front of you. Prices are great. Doesn’t get much better than this.
Low Tide Bar makes Rockaway Beach great.

It’s Rockaway Beach. On the boardwalk. Decent prices, convenient and great for a post-​sun cup of wine, or pre/​during sunbathing beers. No hard liquor sold here, but beer and wine will do.

Am I on vacation? The Rockaways make me feel like I’m on vacation.
The selling point here is that it’s a pavilion on the boardwalk with plenty of seating. Yes, unlike Coney Island, there’s actually seating here.
The DJ had awfully awkward transitions, but there was a dude dancing in rollerskates that made up for it. Dancing With the Stars-​esque moves. On rollerskates.

Great place to watch music, not sure about the food!

Prices and selection are meh, but nothing beats drinking a beer outside, facing the ocean, reading a book, and watching some dumb beach hipsters make fools of themselves. Drink up!

By «bar» the name refers to a counter in a beach cabana thing that it shares with Motorboat and the Big Banana, plus a lobster roll purveyor and a taco vendor. BUT I love it. I love it! I had a cup of Montepulciano (because I AM fancy, yes), which was like a double sized pour, and which I took to one of the benches under the outdoor canopy. From there, I could watch the ocean, the puppies, the dancing people (oh so many beautiful, wonderful, happy dancing people), and just feel completely relaxed and blissful.

Here is where they sell beer to go with the yummy noshes for sale at the Rockaway Beach food court. As a seller of beverages they’re not great — the frozen drinks are low-​octane, stick with beer. However, they provide the fuel for a fun beach party taking place outside, where beach-​goers of all walks of life congregate and converse at picnic benches. Over $ 4 Budweisers, I talked to an older African-​American lady about her short first marriage that led her to move to North Dakota and a doll of a Peruvian girl about men and giant turquoise platform shoes. Good times!

The
DJ’s
Not needed
But the cold beer
Was Necessary. Boardwalk has better.

Great spot to get cold beers after a day at the beach. Much more mellow scene than up the boardwalk at Rippers hipster disco dance spot. Although, they do have music here. Unfortunately when I was there, a girl who rode the boardwalk all day on her three wheeler bike selling «Fresh Fruit on a Stick,» moonlighted as a DJ after her day shift selling much less than fresh fruit. She was a real professional, making out with her girlfriend while she played nothing but female rap artists. No variety. DJ Fruit on a Stick wouldn’t take requests and was actually rude when asked. Low Tide rocks. DJ Fruit on a Stick was probably the worst DJ I have ever heard. I actually bought a Fruit on a stick from this sad fruit peddler. It was horrible. Uneatable. Garbage.

Dope, right on the boardwalk/​beach, live DJ’s, great selection of food, and cold beer. Can I move in?

They have beer, and are on the boardwalk, but this food court setting is a bit over-​the-​top compared to the lower-​key scene down the beach at Rippers.