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Buvette

42 Grove Street, New York, NY
(212) 255 3590
www.ilovebuvette.com

‘Buvette’ roughly translates to ‘small bar’ in French, particularly one found in rural areas. Upon stepping inside this West Village hideaway you feel as though you have been transplanted to... Read More

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Exchange Alley

424 E 9th St (9th St & 1st Ave)
212.288.8525
http://exchangealleynyc.com

The Scene: Exchange Alley hits the nail on the head by marrying a warm unpretentiousness with a feeling of storied permanence. The intimate space feels as if it’s been there all along, which... Read More

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Brinkley’s Pub & Kitchen

406 Broome St., New York, NY (Lafayette & Centre Sts.)
212.680.5600
www.brinkleysnyc.com

Brinkley’s Pub and Kitchen is a SoHo neighborhood staple. With a hip happy hour and jumbo flatscreen TVs behind the bar streaming European and American sports, it’s an über-popular gathering... Read More

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Union Pool

84 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY (@ Skillman Ave.)
718.609.0484
www.union-pool.com

Many a Brooklynite has his or her own memento from the old-fashioned photo booth at this divey bar formerly known as A-1 Pool and Pest Supply. Aquatic equipment and design remnants still give the... Read More

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Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs

135 W Broadway, New York, NY (@ Duane Street)
212.374.1135
www.yelp.com/tinys

“Nothing is perfect, it’s all a little crooked,” owner Matt Abramcyk (Beatrice Inn, Bunker Club) told T Magazine of Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs; his antidote to hard city living.... Read More

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Theater Bar

114 Franklin St., New York, NY (@ West Broadway)
212.334.3633
www.yelp.com/theater-bar

It wouldn’t be called Theater Bar without theatrics, and theatrics does this Moulin Rouge-meets-La Vie En Rose “stage” have in spades. Albert Trummer from Apotheke sets a gallant scene with... Read More

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Avenue

116 Tenth Ave. New York, NY (West 17th & West 18th Sts.)
212.337.0054
www.avenue-newyork.com

Located on 10th Avenue to be exact, you’ll know it when you see a suited doorman carrying a list. Behind him, the velvet ropes to Noah Tepperberg’s 3,100 square foot supperclub. Come early (doors... Read More

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Bedlam

40 Avenue C, New York, NY (3 & 4th Sts.)
212.228.1049
www.bedlamnyc.com

The alarmingly-titled Bedlam bar draws inspiration from London’s infamous psychiatric hospital and a 19th-century gentleman’s club befitted in taxidermy adornments, aged leather-bound books, an... Read More