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- 188 Suffolk St., Lower East Side 10002
- 646-476-7760
Subject
Millesime and Momofuku hands team up on neighborhood watering hole. Attention to detail in the cocktails, with plenty of handcrafting. Sodas made in-house from scratch, married up smart like root b... read more
- 167 Orchard St. , Lower East Side 10003
- 212-253-7246
The Slipper Room
Historic den of weirdness is back in business and offering variety shows that stretch the boundaries of wcreativity. Newly renovated spot showcases striptease, burlesque, animal acts, puppetry, acr... read more
- 162 Ave. B, East Village 10009
Dream Baby
Takes Lakeside’s broken wings, learns to fly. Former Blackbird takes inspiration from songs by Roy Orbison and Suicide. Legendary space keeps continuity with a carryover bartender, along wit... read more
- 531 Hudson St., West Village 10014
- 212-255-7675
Swine
Rocker bar gastropub trailing in the wake of Bourgeois and Spotted pigs. Bites swing sophisticated, crispy pig’s head terrine or stuffed zucchini blossoms for starters, bone marrow and briske... read more
- 96 Ave. C, East Village 10009
- 646-422-7103
Alphabet City Beer Co.
For the grain freaks, two doors down from Alphabet City Wine Co. Coffee shop feel with leather seats, chandelier from the Puck Building, huge raw-wood communal table. Huge does not even begin to de... read more
- 343 Broome St., Nolita 10013
- 212-334-3706
Randolph Beer
No need for a cross-country road trip; this sophomore installment from Randolph at Broome folks does the driving for you. Booths and tables from a 50-foot Maine oak, leveled by lightning; bar built... read more
- 75 Clarkson St., West Village 10014
- 212-620-0101
The Westway
An indie titty bar? Well, not quite. Smile and Jane peeps put hip veneer on former gentleman’s club. Previous incarnation’s stripper poles and disco dance floor left intact, neon and mi... read more
- 116 MacDougal St., West Village 10012
- 212-254-9996
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As Village addresses go, hard to find one with much more history than this one. Former home of the Gaslight Café, walls here would have a lot to say about Bob Dylan, Joey Ramone, Allen G... read more
- 152 Orchard St., Lower East Side 10002
- 212-982-7767
Tammany Hall
MePa-style awning marks former Annex, now a rock bar from the Crash Mansion peeps. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion one of the early headliners, main stage boasts good sound and lighting. Second bar ups... read more
- 159 Duane St., Tribeca 10013
Weather Up
Kathryn Weatherup brings her Prospect Heights formula to the big town. Similar approach, albeit in bigger digs, with white subway tile and elegant vintage lighting. Ice produced on-site by a Clineb... read more
- 220 W. Houston St., West Village 10014
- 646-692-4911
The Brooklyneer
718 into the 212. Er, 646. Brooklyn-themed bar saves Manhattanites the trouble of a trip across the river. Artisanal BK on display, from Brooklyn Brine pickles to Acme whitefish to Mama O's kimchee... read more
- 40 Ave. C, East Village 10009
Bedlam
Name comes from the London loony bin. Parlor look will have Victorian gentlefolk feeling right at home. Vintage texts as wallpaper, anatomical prints and curio cases for conversation starters. Enou... read more
- 25 Ave. B, East Village 10009
- 917-338-7090
Idle Hands
Just in case the devil didn't have enough playthings upstairs at Billy Hurricane's. Basement spot keeps it simple: Bourbon. Beer. Rock. Latter represented in entryway with music flyer collage. (Fu ... read more
- 339 E. 10th St., East Village 10009
- 212-228-2123
The Blind Barber
A Plan b for Plan B. East Village bar adds haircutting element, because it's worked out so well every time you've combined booze and scissors. (Barbershop and bar are actually overlapping entities,... read more
- 49 Essex St., Lower East Side 10002
- 212-777-TIKI
PKNY
Tiki punk from the Dutch Kills crew. Narrow, pasty LES lair reborn as bamboo wonderland of graffiti shrunken heads, hardcore umbrella drinks. House-made creams and syrups, fresh-squeezed juices: ho... read more
- 110 Ave. A, East Village 10009
- 212-614-9798
Black Market
Lounge atop the Cabin Down Below, trades in the same pasty rockers and women who are too good for them, with the addition of oysters. Rehabbed Pizza Shop ditches punk pie boxes for black leather ba... read more
- 125 St. Marks Pl., East Village 10009
The Belgian Room
Flemish/Walloon redux on St. Marks. Second go-round for bi-level temple to all beers Belgian. Dangling bottles over the front bar shine a light on taps dispensing the likes of Leffe, Chimay, and DT... read more
- 110 Ave. A, East Village 10009
- 212-614-9798
The Cabin Down Below
Pizza Shop may be gone, but basement speakeasy rocks on. Downstairs is all incandescence and glow. Ex-Strokes and the models who date them rub leather elbows with UK rockers who just hauled gear an... read more
- 159 E. Houston St., Lower East Side 10002
- 212-475-0611
The National Underground
Country-style dive, shabby chic with design elements courtesy of Natural Light and Natty Bo. Wood-floored back parlor like an Olde West bordello, with readymade makeout nooks. Two-item food menu re... read more
- 106 Norfolk St., Lower East Side 10002
- 917-434-9072
Nurse Bettie
Fifties pin-up theme not nearly as scary as it sounds. Petite yupster haven of thirty-something landscape architects mingling with vintage shop owners—not very rock 'n' roll, but par for the moder... read more
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