New York Magazine just came out with their annual Best of New York issue.
In the spirit of “connecting the fun to the fun people”, here is a summary of their “fun and nightlife” category.
Best of New York Neighborhood spots:
Free Live Music: Prohibition (Upper West Side)
Creative Concoctions: Sip, (Upper West Side) Noted for its variety of cocktails
Comfy Seating: Morgan’s Bar (E. 30s)
Generous Bartenders: 124 Old Rabbit Club (Greenwich Village)
Attractive People: 151 (Lower East Side)
Micro Brews: Blind Tiger (Greenwich Village)
Best Good Food: Jimmy’s (East Village) Lauded for its better-than bar food
Blind Dates:
A handy list of blind date spots for various types: includes suggestions for 9 different profiles.
Other categories:
Best Cabaret: The Metropolitan Room (Flatiron district)
Best Downtown Classical-Music Venue: Joe’s Pub (East Village)
Best Dyke Night: Eden at the Union Square Lounge (Union Sq.)
Best Game Night: Guitar Hero Night at the Village Pourhouse (East Village)
Best Margarita: Toloache (Hell’s Kitchen)
In the Food Section:
Best Bar Meal: Kingswood (Greenwich Village)
Best Tapas Bar: El Quinto Pino (Chelsea)
Best Wine Bar: Gottino (Greenwich Village)
and under the heading “The Classics”
Jazz club: Jazz Standard (E. 27th st.)
Dive Bar: Mars Bar (East Village) “barely held together by glue and graffiti”
Brooklyn:
Brooklyn bars took home a large number of honors as the borough’s venues continue
to come up with creative nightlife themes.
Best Games: Barcade (Williamsburg) Noted for its more than 30 vintage video games.
Great Jukebox: Commonwealth (Park Slope)
Great Drink Specials: Duckduck (Williamsburg)
Best Birthday Bar: Floyd, NY Noted for among other things, the ability to b.y.o. cupcakes.
Free Shot of Booze: Hank’s Saloon (Boerum Hill) On a Monday night if you sing with the band
Best Gay Bar: Metropolitan (Williamsburg)
Best Indie-Comedy Night: Tearing the Veil of Maya, Sundays at Union Hall (Park Slope)
Best New Literary Event: The Pacific Standard Fiction Series, at Pacific Standard (Park Slope)
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