In Brooklyn, 6 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Brooklyn guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the saunas with a cold plunge.
Every sauna with a cold plunge in Brooklyn
Bathhouse — Atlantic Ave
$$Brooklyn, United States
The third Bathhouse location, on Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Same thermal-circuit format as the Williamsburg flagship: hot pools, cold plunges, sauna, steam rooms, hammam and daily aufguss, sized for a neighbourhood crowd. Industrial Brooklyn aesthetic carries through.
Bathhouse — Williamsburg
$$Brooklyn, United States
The original 2019 Bathhouse, and the biggest of the three NYC locations. Eight thermal pools, one of the largest stadium-seating saunas in the city, steam rooms, a hammam and a restaurant. Daily aufguss rituals, low-lit design, industrial Williamsburg aesthetic.
Brooklyn Banya
$$$Brooklyn, United States
A Russian bathhouse on Coney Island Avenue in Kensington, open every day from late morning until eleven at night. Steam rooms, cold plunge pools and platza treatments with oak leaves, and walk-ins are taken without an appointment. Swimwear is required, and the whole place can be taken over for a group.
Brooklyn Bathhouse
$$$Brooklyn, United States
A bathhouse on Flatbush Avenue with three saunas, among them a Finnish dry room and a temperate wet room, plus a steam room and hot, neutral and cold plunge pools. A day pass buys four hours with towels, robe and sandals, and there is a cafe and bar on site. Massages and facials are booked separately.
Othership — Williamsburg
$$$Brooklyn, United States
Othership's Brooklyn bathhouse is on Kent Avenue in north Williamsburg. Tiered cedar benches face a brick-clad stove in the sauna, and the cold side is a set of shared plunge pools. Sessions are booked as guided classes or self-led free flow, and swimsuits are worn throughout.
World Spa
$$$Brooklyn, United States
A 50,000 sq ft Brooklyn megabath that bills itself as the largest banya in the US. The setup spans Eastern European banyas, Finnish saunas, Moroccan and Turkish hammams, a Himalayan salt room, a snow room and an onsen circuit. You move between rituals, then collapse on a chaise by the fireplace lounge.