Saunas, Bathhouses and Cold Plunges in New York City
25 places to sweat in New York City, from century-old Russian banyas and Korean spas in Koreatown and Queens to the new wave of social bathhouses in Flatiron and Williamsburg. Each listing shows the heat, the cold, the price and the rules, with the date we checked them.
25 places, 17 with a cold plunge, 5 co-ed, day passes from $39. Checked October 2026.
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AIRE Ancient Baths Tribeca
Manhattan
Candlelit Roman-style thermal baths in an 1883 textile factory in Tribeca, with warm, hot, cold and salt-float baths, a jet bath and aromatherapy steam rooms on a timed, booked visit.
BathhouseCold plungeHeat57°F -
Bathhouse Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn
Bathhouse's third New York location, in a former newspaper factory on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, built around an event sauna for 100-plus people that hosted the 2026 US Aufguss finals.
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Bathhouse Flatiron
Manhattan
Bathhouse's 35,000-square-foot Manhattan location in a former underground garage, with a slate banya, a large event sauna for Aufguss, hot, neutral, salt and cold pools, a steam room and a restaurant.
BathhouseCold plungeAufguss195°F45°FDay pass $39
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Bathhouse Williamsburg
Brooklyn
The original Bathhouse, set below a former 1930s soda factory in Williamsburg, with thermal pools from 52°F to 104°F, a tropical sauna, a dry sauna, a steam room and a restaurant upstairs.
BathhouseCold plungeHeat52°FDay pass $40
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beem Light Sauna Park Slope
Brooklyn
A Park Slope light sauna studio on Fifth Avenue where sessions combine infrared light, red light and chromotherapy.
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Brooklyn Banya
Brooklyn
A neighborhood Russian bathhouse on Coney Island Avenue in Kensington with a wet and a dry sauna, a steam room, a pool, a hot tub and a roof deck.
BanyaDay pass $60
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Brooklyn Bathhouse
Brooklyn
A Black-owned bathhouse on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens with a Finnish dry sauna, a wet sauna, a steam room, hot and neutral pools, a cold plunge and a pizza and pasta café.
BathhouseCold plungeDay pass $50
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cityWell Brooklyn
Brooklyn
A small Gowanus spa with a backyard cedar sauna, a cold plunge, a heated soaking tub and an aromatherapy steam room, used in 90-minute community or private hydrotherapy sessions.
BathhouseOutdoor saunaCold plungeSession $45
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Great Jones Spa
Manhattan
A NoHo day spa whose Water Lounge pairs a river-rock sauna, a eucalyptus steam room, a hot tub and a cold plunge with a three-story indoor waterfall, sold as a day pass.
BathhouseCold plungeDay pass $60
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Juvenex Spa
Manhattan
A long-running Koreatown spa with a jade igloo sauna, an herbal steam room, Japanese-style soaking tubs and a low-temperature baked-clay sauna, set up as a four-step circuit.
Korean spaDay pass $65
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Lore Bathing Club
Manhattan
A Nordic-inspired contrast bathing club in NoHo with a large Finnish sauna, an infrared sauna and a cold pool room with heated hammam-style benches, open to members and week-pass holders.
Contrast therapyTraditional saunaCold plunge190°F46°F -
Mermaid Spa
Brooklyn
A Russian banya in Sea Gate, near the end of Coney Island, with three steam rooms, a dry sauna, two ice-water pools fed with chopped ice and a round hot tub.
BanyaCold plungeSession $50
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New York Spa & Sauna
Flushing
A Korean jjimjilbang in Flushing with gender-separated baths, dry saunas, a jade room and a cold room, and a second-floor dining hall serving Korean meals.
Korean spaCold plungeDay pass $40
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Othership Flatiron
Manhattan
A 7,000-square-foot social sauna in the Flatiron District with a cedar sauna for up to 100 people, an ice bath room and a fireplace tea lounge, known for guided group sessions.
BathhouseContrast therapyCold plunge185°F32°F -
Othership Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Othership's 6,500-square-foot Brooklyn location on Kent Avenue, with a cedar sauna for up to 100 people, two sunken cold plunge pools and a stadium-style lounge used for evening socials.
BathhouseContrast therapyCold plunge185°F32°F -
Perspire Sauna Studio Flatiron
Manhattan
A Flatiron infrared sauna studio with private full-spectrum sauna suites that include red light, plus a cold 45°F SNØ shower for contrast.
InfraredHeat45°FSession $70
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QC NY
Manhattan
An Italian-style wellness spa on Governors Island with heated outdoor infinity pools facing the Manhattan skyline, themed saunas, steam rooms, a salt room and an ice room, reached by a short ferry ride.
BathhouseDay pass $98
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Russian & Turkish Baths
Manhattan
A basement bathhouse on East 10th Street, running since 1892, with a Russian room heated by a massive rock oven, a Turkish room, an icy plunge pool and a small restaurant.
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SAINT
Manhattan
A private contrast therapy studio in Chelsea with four suites, each with its own cedar dry sauna, a slate-lined cold plunge and a rain shower, booked by the hour.
Contrast therapyCold plungeHeat50°FSession $90
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Spa Castle
College Point
A five-story Korean spa in College Point, Queens, with a valley of themed saunas, indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy pools, nude single-sex bathhouses and a Korean restaurant.
Korean spaDay pass $85
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Space for Wellness
Manhattan
A Greenwich Village wellness studio near Union Square that offers infrared sauna sessions in a short 30-minute or a full 60-minute format.
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The Altar
Manhattan
A sauna and recovery club in the Flatiron District whose Atrium centers on a 50-person communal sauna and a cold plunge, with guided or self-guided sessions bookable without membership.
Contrast therapyCold plungeSession $65
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The SPA Club
Manhattan
A Koreatown spa on a fourth floor off Fifth Avenue, with coed dry saunas and lounges plus separate men's and women's baths with hot pools and steam rooms.
Korean spaDay pass $70
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Wall Street Bath & Spa 88
Manhattan
A Russian-style bathhouse in the Financial District with a granite stone sauna, a eucalyptus steam room, an infrared sauna, a cold plunge, a pool and an Eastern European restaurant.
BanyaCold plungeDay pass $60
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World Spa
Brooklyn
A 50,000-square-foot bathhouse in Midwood with two Russian banyas, Turkish and Moroccan hammams, a snow room, salt-water onsen pools and a restaurant lounge.
BanyaHammamCold plunge194°F48°FDay pass $99
How New York does the sauna
New York has three sauna cultures side by side. The oldest is the banya: Russian and Eastern European bathhouses with very hot, wet rooms heated by big stone ovens, platza treatments with oak-leaf brooms and a kitchen serving borscht and beer. The Russian & Turkish Baths on East 10th Street has run since 1892, and Brooklyn has a cluster of banyas from Kensington to Sea Gate.
The second is the Korean spa, or jjimjilbang: gender-separated bathing floors where you go without a swimsuit, plus co-ed heat rooms and lounges where everyone wears the spa's cotton outfit. Spa Castle in College Point spreads over five floors, and Koreatown in Midtown has smaller ones a few floors above the street.
The third is the social bathhouse, which arrived in the 2020s: big co-ed saunas, cold plunges and pools, often with guided aufguss sessions and a crowd that treats it as a night out. Swimsuits are required at all of them.
What to bring
- A swimsuit for co-ed bathhouses and banyas. Korean spas provide clothes for the co-ed areas.
- Flip-flops and a water bottle. Most places include towels, but check each listing.
- A booking for evenings and weekends at the social bathhouses, which often sell out.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a sauna day pass cost in New York City?
Of the 12 places we list with a published day pass, prices run from $39 to $99, with a median of $60 (prices checked October 2026).
Where can I do sauna and cold plunge in New York City?
17 places we list have a cold plunge or cold pool next to the sauna, including AIRE Ancient Baths Tribeca, Bathhouse Atlantic Ave, Bathhouse Flatiron, Bathhouse Williamsburg and Brooklyn Bathhouse.
Are there co-ed saunas in New York City?
Yes. Juvenex Spa, New York Spa & Sauna, Russian & Turkish Baths, Spa Castle and The SPA Club have co-ed sauna areas. Check each listing for the swimsuit rule.
Where can I try aufguss in New York City?
Bathhouse Atlantic Ave and Bathhouse Flatiron run aufguss sessions, where a sauna master pours water on the stones and fans the heat around the room.
Do I need to book a sauna in New York City in advance?
5 of the places we list require a booking and 0 take walk-ins. Book ahead for evenings and weekends either way.
What is the oldest bathhouse in New York City?
The Russian & Turkish Baths on East 10th Street in the East Village has operated since 1892, which makes it the oldest bathhouse we list in the city.
Do you need a swimsuit in New York bathhouses?
At co-ed bathhouses and banyas, yes. At Korean spas, the gender-separated bathing areas are nude, and the spa gives you clothes for the shared areas. Each listing shows the rule for that place.