It used to be a horse stable, and the bathroom is an old elevator. Ship plans hang on the walls. The vintage cocktails are strong. Order a Negroni, like a fisherman would do after a big day's catch.
This place’s happy hour laughs in the face of the word “hour”—it runs from 4 to 9 p.m. Beers are $3 (and PBR is $2), one of the best bargains in New York City. Can’t beat that.
Ever been to the catacombs? This is like it, but better—there’s beer. You enter into a dim, tomb-like underground. The beers are imported and largely monk-made. Ask for a Trappist recommendation.
This sprawling bar has themed rooms: the library, the arcade, and so on, and feels just like a good old game of Clue. They have great beers, and great mini-pastrami sandwiches. See you in the library?
They specialize in drinks made in the pre-Prohibition days. So reminisce todays gone by with a swizzle.
This is Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley's favorite bar, which he told us in a video tour of the East Village. Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Oysters and absinthe. Repeat. Read more.
Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. An unlikely mash-up between Polynesian and punk, it's got very large, very strong rum drinks. We recommend the Zombie. Read more.
This new West Village wine shop has a try-before-your-buy-program. Free half-ounce tasting pours are available for more than 240 bottles. Read more.
