Oberon is a queer cocktail bar in Williamsburg that opened in July at 196 North 10th Street near the Bedford Avenue L stop and McCarren Park. The interior features spacious retro seating, tables, mirrors, industrial windows, and vibrant commissioned art by Gerrard Deecey, including pieces depicting the Stonewall Uprising and tributes to Marsha P. Johnson and Larry Levan. The venue takes its name from Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and its website calls it a "haven where heritage meets hedonism." Owner Stefan Walsh conceived the project years ago, built out the interior over the past year, and emphasizes an inclusive, cocktail-focused neighborhood space with themed nights such as drag Wednesdays and queer women nights.
Located at 196 North 10th Street between the Bedford Avenue L train stop and McCarren Park, Oberon features spacious retro seating and tables, mirrors, industrial windows, and walls adorned with vibrant art by Gerrard Deecey. The latter includes one piece depicting the Stonewall Uprising and other ones paying tribute to historic LGBTQ icons like the late trans activist Marsha P. Johnson and the late Brooklyn-born gay DJ Larry Levan.
"I just wanted to bring different life into the community and have somewhere that was cocktail focused, something with nice furniture and commissioned art, and just give back to the community in a different way than before," Walsh said in an interview with Gay City News at the bar on August 13. "So the whole vision was to build out a space that was very queer friendly for everybody - not just gay men - and then take it forward from there."
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