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Heathers

506 E. 13th St #1 (E. 13th and Avenue A.)
212.254.0979
http://heathersbar.com

As the nexus of New York nightlife moves increasingly to towering Meatpacking District hotels and revamped megaclubs (we’re looking at you, Marquee), it’s nice to know that something just... Read More

Acme

ACME Downstairs

9 Great Jones Street Great Jones & Lafayette)
(212) 203 2121
www.acmenyc.com

What was once an old rock n’ roll bar is now the elegant counterpart to hot dining spot, Acme. Brought to you by the owners of NYC mainstays Indochine and BondSt, the Acme pedigree was already... Read More

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Pulqueria

11 Doyers St., New York, NY (Bowery & Pell Sts.)
212-513-1527
www.pulquerianyc.com

It’s time to break out those weathered maps of NYC you have stashed away from your first few months living here: your hunt for Pulqueria will test just how well you navigate the winding streets of... 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

Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs

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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Apotheke

9 Doyers St., New York, NY (Bowery & Pell Sts.)
212.406.0400
www.apothekebar.com

Dear pharmaceutical industry, we’ll be at Apotheke.  Located on a hidden street in Chinatown, this former opium den was transformed into a specialty cocktail bar, tipping its hat to the absinthe... Read More