Hipster Booze & Grub Reviews of NYC Bars & Restaurants

Aldo Sohm Wine Bar

February 20, 2019

I feel like this is at least the second wine bar I've reviewed in the past couple months. And that, in any real world, would be two too many. Because that's jus...

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Naya Mezze & Grill

February 17, 2019

This place is so unassuming on the outside, you'd never know the front doors would reveal some sort of space-aged Star Trek weirdness on the inside. Seriously, ...

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Keens Steakhouse

February 5, 2019

Shouldn't it be Keen's Steakhouse, like with a possessive 's'? And who is this Keen dude? And why is he so obsessed with oldie timey churchwarden pipes? Like ob...

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The Malt House – Greenwich Village

January 24, 2019

Somewhat of a cross between an ancient Irish pub and something you might find in The Shire, The Malt House pours on the rustic charm. Truth be told, it also pou...

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The Smith – Midtown

January 14, 2019

The Smith certainly didn't try too hard in the naming category. Especially considering there are four locations in NYC, including the East Village location whic...

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La Cava

January 5, 2019

Oh the wine bar. Ever so refined and genteel. Almost a rejection of everything that is masculine and Bud Light-ish. But, honestly, thank god these bastions of r...

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Hudson Station

December 30, 2018

You know that place you duck into when it's raining really hard ands there's absolutely nothing else open and/or safe-looking in the immediate vicinity? Yeah, t...

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Spuyten Duyvil

December 16, 2018

It's like a party at your friend's shitty borough apartment. Because it's a bar in a shitty borough apartment. No, this bar is literally housed in what I assume...

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Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen – East Village

November 28, 2018

It's only in recent years that I learned about what the heck a "cooper" is. And now I can bestow that knowledge on you: it's a dude who hijacks a plane and then...

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Legasea

November 18, 2018

There is nothing better than a pun-named seafood restaurant. But I would have gone with Something's Fishy or Don't Be Sailfish or Tide You Over. Not necessarily...

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Drexler’s

November 11, 2018

Fancy doesn't usually fly in the East Village. Or maybe that's my 1995 brain talking. But, as it stands, Drexler's is certainly more on the fancy side than it i...

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Avenida Cantina

October 26, 2018

Who doesn't love a taco? Well, apparently like everyone online who has ever been to this joint. The reviews are just fucking brutal. One review site (which ...

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Point Break NYC

October 15, 2018

How in the ever loving hell could there be two bars in NYC that relate to a semi-classic surf crime movie staring Keanu Reeves movie from 1991 (which was in tu...

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The Summit Bar

October 5, 2018

There was a time when Avenue C was a place where you'd be more likely to score crack than a nice cocktail. I don't even know if crack is still a thing, but the ...

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Momofuku Noodle Bar – NY

September 5, 2018

Momofuku, muthafucker! Yessiree, this is the original restaurant in the Momofuku empire. Ok, calling it an empire is a little over-the-top, but this is the supe...

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Holiday Cocktail Lounge

August 22, 2018

I've probably walked by this Hobbit-lookin' dump a thousand times in my wanderings over the past twenty years. The bar's exterior kind of looks like the outside...

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Root & Bone

August 3, 2018

I will admit that I was not entirely sober when I ate at Root & Bone. Granted, these days that may have meant that I got within five feet of a cocktail or m...

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The Kati Roll Company – Midtown East

June 28, 2018

Who knew there were Indian tacos? Or are they mini Indian burritos? Or maybe they're more like Indian taquitos. Or, more authentically, flautas? Sorry, I guess ...

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