Unassuming coffee spot by day, hip cocktail bar and an arts venue by night. Great drinks and a Japanese-based menu. Grab a drink, and inevitably end up staying for the indie film screening or book launch that is happening in the bar.
Sleek Brooklyn bar boasting nostalgic, Vegas-lounge decor. Typically low-key, Goldie's pool table and Friday happy hour karaoke make for a change of pace from New York's more hectic venues. Book ahead for a spot.
Interesting cozy bar in the East Village. There's art all over the place and an overall eclectic kind of grunge vibe to it 🖼. Also some outdoor seating for the summer and mulled wine for the winter.
Cash-only Staten Island corner tavern pouring cold beer and serving thin-crust bar pies. Wood-paneled walls covered in local photos wrap around tables crowded with white clam pizza and fried calamari.
East Village ale house with sawdust on the floor and walls thick with memorabilia. The cash-only bar pours just two types of ale – light or dark – served two mugs at a time.
Corner Irish pub in the East Village pouring pints of Guinness alongside classic pub fare. The bar opens early for live European soccer and rugby matches, holding a casual neighborhood rhythm even during busy games.
Nineteenth-century Flatiron saloon pouring proper pints of Guinness alongside classic tavern burgers. Original wooden booths and a long mahogany bar fill early, keeping the room loud with steady conversation instead of televisions.
Hybrid SoHo bookstore running as a cafe by day and an intimate wine bar at night. Thousands of books line the walls around sofas and armchairs, with daytime laptops making way for glasses of wine and charcuterie after five.
Compact Smith Street sports bar built entirely for game day. Eleven flat screens light up the exposed brick walls, keeping a packed room glued to the action over draft beer and plates of wings.
Dog-friendly Bed-Stuy dive bar with vintage beer signs, red vinyl banquettes, and a back patio. The jukebox runs steady while frozen whiskey coffees cross the bar and the TVs switch to Jeopardy at seven.
Queer-friendly Clinton Hill sports bar playing women’s games across multiple TVs and a drop-down projector. Plush seating fills a laid-back room serving Bolivian cheesy bread, steak sandwiches, and half-sized martinis.
Tiki-themed queer dive with chaotic decor, frozen cocktails, and cheap shots. The large, no-frills backyard is the main hangout, with DJs spinning everything from 90s R&B to techno.
