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. The theme... Read More
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
249 West Broadway, New York, NY (@ Beach St)
212.226.1418
www.anotheroomtribeca.com
Anotheroom is a TriBeCa-area offshoot of Craig Weiss’ line of beer and wine bars that include The Room in SoHo and The Otheroom in the West Village. The dimly-lit space serves as the perfect place... Read More
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
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
2 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY (@ Church St)
212.519.6500
www.tribecagrand.com
New York might have made the classic hotel bar famous, but it’s Tribeca Grand’s Church Bar that revolutionized it. Dead center in the hotel’s open triangular atrium, the Church Bar offers an... Read More
433 East 6th St. New York, NY (First Ave & Avenue A)
212.388.0882
www.deathandcompany.com
In 1919 the Volstead Act brought a swift end to American nightlife. Named for the Prohibition-era belief that to drink is to live a life shadowed by death, Death & Company exudes an ambience that... Read More
240 East 9th St., New York, NY (Second & Third Ave)
212.979.2733
www.sakebardecibel.com
By far the best sake bar in the city, Decibel’s small basement location is designed with dark wood, red paper lanterns, and graffiti-covered walls. Combined with a buzzer at the outdoor entrance,... Read More