I love when bars try to fit in the name of the city they're in into the name of the joint. Okay, it's the lamest fuckin' thing ever, but I wanted to catch any o...
If this is Plan B, maybe they should move on to plan C or D or Z. I guess Drinkland was bought by somebody who thought they'd add some fake, plastic trees a...
The name of this joint certainly doesn't inspire confidence. It brings about visions of supping at a card table in a dirty, narrow hallway with a crooked st...
What a serendipitous find this place was! A respite from the scene that dominates the Lower East Side, Lotus Lounge is more like a true coffee house than a ...
The first thing we noticed about Essex is the cool, double-decker space. It looks like one of those loft spaces you dream about stealing for fifty-grand from so...
Darts and beer. It doesn't get simpler than that. After all, this is a simple place that serves a simple crowd. College students don't give a shit about amb...
By Jove I think they've got it. A decent mix of young and old, traditional and trendy, pub and lounge. Bar Nine may not have the swiftest bartenders (one could ...
Basement bars in the East Village always come with a warning: bring your own respirator. Bring your inhaler. Bring your hazmat suit. In fact, if you are in any ...
As a cinema studies minor, I took a lot of classes in the visual arts college at my university. All of these classes involved doing nothing more than watchi...
What do you get when you mix pretension and utter lameness? Hello Alphabet Lounge. How about a spliff-smoking DJ, an annoying, beat-deaf bongo player and a ...
The No Malice Palace is one of those desperate contradictions that just begs to be exploited--exploited by a punk like Mr. Hipster who has nothing good to s...
We're still not sure what's going on with the bar naming in NYC. Wouldn't you be scared to go to this place if you didn't read this nice review here first? We'r...
Don't let the velvet rope fool you, this mellow bar is neither snobby nor exclusive. Also, don't let the name fool you-- it's not pronounced "cashay" or "cash...
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We don't know what it is, but this is one of those places where you are convinced that the bouncer is going to toss you out on your head...
There are certain bars out there that are only fun when you're the one who brings the crowd. Solas is that kind of place. A bi-level lounge, Solas is a little t...
Despite this lounge's velvet rope, $10 cover after 10:30PM and $6 bottled beers, it doesn't draw the kind of clientele you would expect. With its cinderbloc...
D.J.'s spinnin', people chillin', red lights, strong drinks and a laid back attitude prevail at this cool East Village joint. It's kind of a cozy beatnik spot w...
This lounge is a bit of an anomaly. Surrounded by trendy bars packed with models, tiny dives filled with polyester kids (whose idea of a shower is picking t...
