No US Open Ticket? You Can Still Sip a Honey Deuce at These 5 NYC Spots

Skip the stadium lines — five Manhattan bars and cafés are pouring (and freezing, and scooping) their own takes on tennis season's most famous cocktail.

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The Grey Goose Honey Deuce has practically become the US Open's unofficial mascot, and demand shows no sign of cooling: more than 740,000 were sold during the 2025 tournament alone, pushing the all-time total past 3.5 million since the drink debuted in 2011.

The cocktail was born in 2006, when restaurateur Nick Mautone was asked to craft a signature sip for the Open. The lightbulb moment came at a farmers market, where honeydew melon balls looked uncannily like miniature tennis balls. The result: Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, crowned with three of those now-famous melon balls. Even the name plays the tennis angle — honeydew meets 'deuce,' the 40-40 call.

Of course, the stadium version doesn't come cheap. A Honey Deuce at the Open runs $23 (collectible cup included), but you still have to get through the gates first — and Yahoo Sports says the average ticket sold for $346 this year, up from $196 in 2022, with Louis Armstrong Stadium seats jumping 52% year over year.

The US Open is absolutely worth seeing in person if you can swing it. But this is New York, where nobody needs to be inside the stadium to feel the energy of a big match. We pack bars for the Knicks, take over tables for football, and turn World Cup mornings into full-blown celebrations — tennis deserves the same crowd.

Can't score a ticket to Flushing, or just don't want to drop hundreds before buying a single drink? You can still get your Honey Deuce fix. The five NYC spots below are serving their own spins on the tournament staple this year — proper cocktails, frozen riffs and even soft serve, with everything from cantaloupe and gooseberry to melon liqueur and salted honey.

Whether you genuinely crave the taste or, honestly, mostly want the Instagram proof that you joined tennis season, consider this your unofficial off-court Honey Deuce crawl. Here are all five stops, what they cost and what to expect — no Arthur Ashe ticket required.

The Wall Street Hotel, Lounge on Pearl — 88 Wall St, New York, NY 10005

The drink: Match Point — $18

Head to the bottom of Manhattan and add Lounge on Pearl at The Wall Street Hotel to your crawl. Slide into one of the plush booths and order the Match Point — the closest thing on this list to a classic cocktail experience, just with a very tennis-season makeover.

The $18 pour mixes Grey Goose vodka with lychee, raspberry and lemongrass, with a single lychee standing in for the obligatory tennis ball. Raspberry leads the flavor, but it stays bright and refreshing rather than cloying, with the lemongrass adding just enough lift. An easy, very drinkable way to start the tour — especially since more boozy serves are likely on the way.

Unnecessary NYC — 66 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

The drink: Honey Deuce Soft Serve — $11

Down in the Lower East Side, Unnecessary NYC takes the Honey Deuce off the bar and into a soft-serve machine. This version blends Grey Goose, raspberry, Calpico (a Japanese milk soda) and lemon, then tops it all with honeydew melon balls — a cocktail-dessert hybrid that still tastes unmistakably like the drink it's riffing on.

It arrives in a small cup, which feels right for a boozy pit stop rather than a full dessert. Honeydew is the star, while the Calpico lends a slightly tangy, creamy edge that makes it a totally different beast from simply frozen Honey Deuce. Light and arguably the most playful of the five, it still calls back to the original — and there's even a tiny dark-chocolate tennis racket tucked on top for one last tennis touch.

Pro tip: a line was already forming before Unnecessary opened when we visited, so if this one's on your must-try list, show up early.

Dante West Village — 551 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Next up is Dante in the West Village, where you'll likely face a line even if there are just two of you. If you're only after cocktails, head straight for the bar and skip the table wait.

Their Honey Deuce goes decidedly greener than the original, mixing Grey Goose with melon liqueur, honeydew, pineapple, salted honey and San Pellegrino. It pours a grassy court green and finally arrives in the official Honey Deuce cup. Pineapple announces itself immediately, nudging the melon toward something fruitier and faintly tropical, while the salted honey keeps it from being one-note. Dante doesn't skimp on the ice — massive cubes mean proceed with care unless you fancy half your cocktail in your face.

Finish yours too fast? There's a palate cleanser built into the stop: Dante's martini hour runs from 3 to 5pm, a perfectly reasonable intermission before returning to the Honey Deuce program.

Clemente Bar at Eleven Madison Park — 11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010

Clemente Bar sits tucked upstairs inside Eleven Madison Park, but don't let the address send you home to change. Jeans and a T-shirt were perfectly fine on our visit, and the room — dark, sultry and easy to sink into — is ideal for a post-work drink.

The Sour Love is the wildest departure from the Honey Deuce, mixing Grey Goose with tomato gin, aloe, muskmelon liqueur, and green tomato and watermelon juices clarified with coconut milk. With savory tomato and aloe out front, it's a drink that rewards a little attention.

Pickled watermelon and honeydew on top hint at the inspiration, though blind, we're not sure we'd have called it a Honey Deuce. It's a polished, grown-up spin on the stadium staple — fitting for a cocktail poured above one of the city's most celebrated dining rooms.

Bryant Park Grill — 25 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018

The drink: Frozen Honey Deuce — $23

Want the Honey Deuce experience without the US Open queue? Bryant Park Grill comes pretty close. Its frozen version sticks to the original formula — Grey Goose, raspberry liqueur, lemonade and honeydew melon balls — at the exact same $23 price, right down to the signature cup.

And there's something deeply satisfying about that. It tastes instantly familiar — tart lemonade, plenty of raspberry and that unmistakable melon garnish — but the frozen texture feels made for a late-summer afternoon. Grab a rooftop seat overlooking Bryant Park and, for a few minutes, you could almost convince yourself you're courtside instead of 20 miles west of Flushing.

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