{"id":1035611,"date":"2026-08-31T20:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1035611\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:59:30","slug":"where-to-get-a-honey-deuce-in-nyc-without-a-us-open-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1035611\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Get a Honey Deuce in NYC Without a US Open Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grey Goose Honey Deuce has become so synonymous with the US Open that ordering one feels nearly as essential as watching an actual match. And apparently, we\u2019re all very, very thirsty for it. More than a whopping 740,000 Honey Deuces were sold<\/a> during the 2025 tournament alone, bringing the total to more than 3.5 million since 2011.<\/p>\n

The cocktail dates back to 2006, when restaurateur Nick Mautone was tasked with creating a signature drink for the Open. Honeydew melon balls spotted at a farmers market sparked the idea, as, wouldn\u2019t you know, they looked remarkably like tiny tennis balls. The finished drink combines Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, topped with three of those now-iconic melon balls. Even the name gets in on the tennis theme, blending honeydew with \u201cdeuce,\u201d the term for a 40-40 score.<\/p>\n

Of course, like just about everything associated with attending the US Open<\/a> these days, getting your hands on one isn\u2019t exactly cheap. A Honey Deuce will set you back $23, although you do get to keep the collectible cup. But first you have to actually get through the gates. Yahoo Sports reported<\/a> that the average US Open ticket sold for $346 this year, up from $196 in 2022, while average Louis Armstrong Stadium ticket prices jumped 52% from last year.<\/p>\n

Now, the US Open is absolutely worth experiencing in person if the opportunity arises. But this is also New York, the best city in the world where you don\u2019t necessarily need to be inside the stadium to feel like you\u2019re following every forehand from the stands. We pack bars for the Knicks, commandeer tables for football games, and turn World Cup matches into full-blown ragers before noon. Tennis deserves the same treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you can\u2019t score a ticket to Flushing\u2014or simply don\u2019t feel like dropping hundreds of dollars before you\u2019ve bought so much as a single beverage\u2014you can still get your Honey Deuce fix. These NYC spots below are serving their own takes on the tournament staple this year, from actual cocktails to frozen riffs and even soft serve, with ingredients ranging from cantaloupe and gooseberry to melon liqueur and salted honey.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re craving the actual flavor of a Honey Deuce or, you know, mostly craving the Instagram post that proves you participated in tennis season, consider this your unofficial off-court Honey Deuce crawl. Here\u2019s where to find all five, what they cost, and what they taste like\u2014no Arthur Ashe ticket required.<\/p>\n

\"Match
\nPhotograph: Sean Abrams for Time OutMatch Point from The Wall Street Hotel, Lounge on Pearl <\/p>\n

The Wall Street Hotel, Lounge on Pearl<\/strong>
<\/strong>88 Wall St, New York, NY 10005<\/p>\n

The drink:<\/strong> Match Point
Price:<\/strong> $18<\/p>\n

Head to the bottom of Manhattan and make Lounge on Pearl at The Wall Street Hotel a stop on your list. Walk in, grab one of the plush booths and order the Match Point, which is probably the closest to a classic cocktail experience on this list, just with a very tennis-season makeover.<\/p>\n

The $18 drink mixes Grey Goose vodka with lychee, raspberry and lemongrass, with a lychee standing in for the requisite tennis ball. Raspberry comes through strongest, but it\u2019s bright and refreshing rather than overly sweet, with the lemongrass giving it just enough of a lift. It\u2019s an easy, very drinkable way to kick off the crawl\u2014particularly since there are likely a few more alcoholic serves coming.<\/p>\n

\"Honey
\nPhotograph: Sean Abrams for Time OutHoney Deuce Soft Serve at Unnecessary NYC <\/p>\n

Unnecessary NYC<\/strong>
<\/strong>66 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002<\/p>\n

The drink:<\/strong> Honey Deuce Soft Serve
Price:<\/strong> $11<\/p>\n

The Lower East Side is home to Unnecessary NYC, which takes the Honey Deuce off the bar and puts it into a soft-serve machine. Its version mixes Grey Goose, raspberry, Calpico (a Japanese milk soda) and lemon, then tops the whole thing with honeydew melon balls for a cocktail-dessert hybrid that still feels very much like the drink it\u2019s riffing on.<\/p>\n

It comes in a relatively small cup, but that feels about right for a boozy pit stop rather than a full dessert. The honeydew is the star here, while the Calpico gives the soft serve a slightly tangy, creamy edge that makes it taste distinctly different from simply freezing a Honey Deuce. It\u2019s light and arguably the most playful interpretation of the five while still immediately calling back to the original. And for one last tennis touch, there\u2019s even a tiny dark chocolate racket tucked into the top.<\/p>\n

Pro tip: A line was already forming before Unnecessary even opened when I went, so if this one is a must-visit for you, consider that your cue to get there early.<\/p>\n

\"Honey
\nPhotograph: Sean Abrams for Time OutHoney Deuce from Dante West Village <\/p>\n

Dante West Village<\/strong>
<\/strong>551 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014<\/p>\n

The drink:<\/strong> Honey Deuce
Price:<\/strong> $20<\/p>\n

Next up is Dante in the West Village, where there\u2019s a very real chance you\u2019ll have to wait in line even if it\u2019s just two of you. If you\u2019re only stopping in for cocktails, aim for the bar and spare yourself the whole song and dance of waiting for a table.<\/p>\n

Their Honey Deuce goes decidedly greener than the original, mixing Grey Goose with melon liqueur, honeydew, pineapple, salted honey and San Pellegrino. It arrives as a grassy court color and, finally, in the actual Honey Deuce cup. The pineapple really announces itself here and gives the melon a fruitier, slightly tropical direction, while the salted honey keeps it from tasting one-note. Dante doesn\u2019t skimp on the ice with massive cubes, so consider this your official notice to proceed carefully unless you\u2019d like half your cocktail launched directly at your face.<\/p>\n

And if you somehow finish yours too quickly, there\u2019s an easy palate cleanser built right into the stop. Dante\u2019s martini hour runs from 3 to 5pm, which feels like a perfectly reasonable intermission before returning to our regularly scheduled Honey Deuce programming.<\/p>\n

\"Sour
\nPhotograph: Sean Abrams for Time OutSour Love from Clemente Bar at Eleven Madison Park <\/p>\n

Clemente Bar at Eleven Madison Park<\/strong>
<\/strong>11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010<\/p>\n

The drink:<\/strong> Sour Love
Price:<\/strong> $26<\/p>\n

Clemente Bar is tucked upstairs inside Eleven Madison Park, but don\u2019t let the address send you home for a wardrobe change. Jeans and a T-shirt were perfectly acceptable once I made it upstairs, where the room is dark, sultry, and very easy to settle into for a post-work drink.<\/p>\n

The Sour Love is also the furthest departure from the Honey Deuce itself, mixing Grey Goose with tomato gin, aloe, muskmelon liqueur, green tomato and watermelon juices clarified with coconut milk. With savory tomato and aloe front and center, it\u2019s the kind of drink that asks you to pay a little more attention to what\u2019s in the glass.<\/p>\n

Pickled watermelon and honeydew on top are what give away the inspiration, but I\u2019m not sure I would\u2019ve clocked it as a Honey Deuce blind. It\u2019s more of a polished, very grown-up spin on the stadium staple, which feels fitting for a cocktail served above one of the city\u2019s most famously fancy dining rooms.<\/p>\n

\"Honey
\nPhotograph: Sean Abrams for Time OutFrozen Honey Deuce from Bryant Park Grill <\/p>\n

Bryant Park Grill
<\/strong>25 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018<\/p>\n

The drink:<\/strong> Frozen Honey Deuce
Price:<\/strong> $23<\/p>\n

If what you really want is the Honey Deuce experience without the Honey Deuce line at the US Open, Bryant Park Grill gets pretty damn close. Its frozen version sticks to the original formula (at the OG\u2019s exact price) of Grey Goose, raspberry liqueur, lemonade and honeydew melon balls, right down to the signature cup.<\/p>\n

And honestly, there\u2019s something very satisfying about that. It tastes immediately familiar\u2014tart lemonade, plenty of raspberry, and that unmistakable melon garnish\u2014but the frozen texture makes it feel especially right for a late summer afternoon. Get a seat on the rooftop overlooking Bryant Park and, for a few minutes, you can almost convince yourself you\u2019re drinking one courtside instead of 20 miles west of Flushing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grey Goose Honey Deuce has become so synonymous with the US Open that ordering one feels nearly…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1035612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,10633,405,403,65560,5226,5225,5228,5227,988,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1035611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-categories-restaurants","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news-drinking","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-restaurants","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117192137819844361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1035612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}