New Bar ‘Hideaway’ to Replace Dunbar's in Collegetown

This article has been updated with additional information from a Hideaway representative. 

After several Collegetown bars have made their final last calls and shut their doors for good, soon there will be a new place at 409 Eddy Street for Cornellians to enjoy a drink.

Hideaway will open in the building formerly owned by Dunbar's, and has posted a sign at its Eddy Street location seeking both doormen and bartenders. Dunbar's closed for business in December of 2015, after more than 36 years of business in the Ithaca community.

The bar will open before fall semester and aim to revive Ithaca’s slowly fading nightlife, according to a Hideaway management representative.

“Hideaway’s goal is to serve mainly Cornell’s students so at the end of a hectic day they can enjoy the evening to unwind and relax a bit with their friends,” the representative said in a statement.

The sign marking the new bar spells Hideaway entirely with Greek letters, a decision Kevin Kee ’18 called “a good marketing move.”



"The sign is a good idea," he said. "It's always better having more choices than just Moonies or Loco. Cornellians are pretty desperate for some new bars in the area."

Will Donnelly ’18, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, said he thinks members of Greek organizations will frequent the bar if it offers good deals, but not only because of the Greek letters in the name.

“It’s pretty clear [Hideaway] is trying hard for the Greek Market,” he added.

This opening counters a downward trend in the number of Ithaca bars, with closures including Dunbar’s, the Chapter House — which burned down in a fire in 2014 — Pixel Lounge and Stella’s Restaurant, Bar and Cafe.

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