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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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Marlow and Sons

81 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY (Berry and Wythe St.)
718.384.1441
www.marlowandsons.com

There are two types of Manhattanites: the kind that ventures into the outer boroughs on occassion, and the kind that gasps in horror at the idea (‘What on earth is Williamsburg?!’). ... 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

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Black & White

86 East 10th St, New York, NY (@ 3rd Ave)
212.253.0246
www.yelp.com/blackandwhite

For those in the know, Mondays are the nights when guest deejays such as Carlos D of Interpol and actor James Ransone (a.k.a. PJ) have been known to appear behind the turntables spinning classic and... Read More