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http://www.169barnyc.com/cmsmadesimple/ Here's the last and oldest original bar in one of the last original neighborhoods in Manhattan. Purchased by former New Orleans resident and musician Charles Hanson in 2006, the 169 Bar is now taking its metier visually and aurally from that city. The trad jazz and spicy appetizers make this a welcome addition for locals and a bustling respite for NOLA folk. Read more about 169 Bar & Club >>
The namesake subway is the E and F stop at 179th Street in Jamaica. This dive is way away from anything trendy, nary a hipster in sight here. The flags of Trinidad and Guyana are flown behind the mirrored bar, along with posters advertising Carribbean beers. But you're going to want to eschew the suds and go for the hard stuff here—Absolut, Bacardi, and other name brand liquor goes for a mere $5 in mixed drinks, and they're not weak. It's not a bad place to sit for a few hours and watch the game, but be sure to bring cash. Read more about 179th Street Subway Bar >>
http://www.200-fifth.com This Park Slope sports bar appeals to both the stroller set and the rowdy singles crowd, with a family-friendly restaurant in one room and a huge bar featuring 40 beers on tap in the other. Both rooms are consistently packed, so arrive before the dinner rush or kickoff. It's a unique spot to get sloshed on the six-beers-for-$9 special, chat up a single agent watching the game, or bring the kids to dinner. Just try not to do all at once. Read more about 200 Fifth >>
http://www.212restaurant.com Rumor has it, 212 is going out now that 646 is coming in. But who really cares? These guys have 110 vodkas, enough to satisfy the latent Polish grandmother in everybody. This is known as a pickup joint for people with money, so dress yourself up fancy, head here, and find a new beau who can afford to buy you more than a plain slice of pizza. Read more about 212 Restaurant and Bar >>
http://www.supremetradingny.com Mixing Manhattan superclub glamour with Williamsburg artiness, this new club/lounge/gallery/performance space is home to the infamous weekly post-punk Crashin In party, as well as various cultural events and happenings. The large, anonymous brick-walled dancefloor area is balanced out by intimate side niches, a billiard room and a cozy outdoor smoking garden. Three-dollar Budweisers and beautiful peopleaneed I say more? Read more about Supreme Trading >>
New York is not much of a beer town. The Brooklyn Brewery rocks, especially its barley wine Monster, but beer is one domain where the city is outshone by upstate. The best beers made in the state are Hennepin and Ommegang, Belgian-style ales brewed in Cooperstown. And the best beer bargain in the five boroughs is to buy them by the case at 21st Street Wholesale Beer in Astoria. They come in big bottles, sealed with a cork, and pack 8.5 percent alcohol. "I'm fucked up over here," a friend said recently after just half a bottle. Read more about 21st Street Wholesale Beer >>
http://www.230-fifth.com With outdoor seating in Manhattan at a premium, the massive roof deck of 230 Fifth makes for an instant hit. Decorated with palm trees and petunias, it gives space-cramped New Yorkers ample room to bask in the warm breeze of summer or shiver in the winter chill (when the venue kindly provides crimson Snuggies for guests). The downstairs Penthouse may confuse patrons into thinking they entered an '80s movie theater, thanks to the purple and aqua decor, but the place works its retro charm well. Read more about 230 Fifth >>
This unpretentious bar is a welcome addition to a growing number of theme joints in the area, but loses brownie points for lying to usaturns out it's not open 25 hours after all. Thereas not a lot of seating, so guys and dolls should leave those uncomfortable stilettos behind. Read more about 24-7 Bar & Lounge >>
Dives don't get more simple than 2A. Happy Hour has a two-for-one special. There are two floors--the bottom a cozy dive, the top a lounge with pleasant floor-to-ceiling windows. And it's located on the corner of 2nd Street and A. The only thing that doesn't revolve around the #2 is the cohesive crowd of subdued Alphabet City bohemians who look like they're attending a neighbor's dinner party. No "too much shit on the walls" decor, rousing bar games, or loud people to churn the stomach here--just a good spot to let a gin & tonic settle. Read more about 2A >>
