A wine bar specializing in wine from Spain. Also on the list wine from Argentina, Chile, Portugal, and New York, along with a selection of beer and small plates which we’d almost call “tapas”. Read more.
Give yourself a nickel for every moustache you see over the course of one hour. then buy yourself a drink!
Union Pool welcomes you to its series of free outdoor gigs, Summer Thunder! A spacious courtyard is packed with wooden benches, while bands strum away on the adjacent stage. Read more.
Sit upstairs where the walls are covered with leather-bound books and a fire roars in front of comfy couches. It’s sort of like the library-meets-bar you wish you had when you went to college.
Order this month's beer-and-whiskey combo, available all day, every day, for $8. Read more.
A great spot to test-drive beers in a sampler before you grab a growler. Check out their bottle selection in the coolers, organized by region from front (East Coast) to back (West Coast and Abroad).
The Barcade equation is simple and elegant: Vintage Arcade Games + Local Microbrews. Somebody get this guy the Field's Medal! - IFC Staff
“In the nineties, the bartenders wore monks’ robes and played a soundtrack of Gregorian chants; now it’s more of a reform situation, allowing for jazz and civvies.” Read more.
While away the afternoon with $3 pints of malty Wells Bombardier—from 3 to 8pm (and 1 to 8pm on weekends), all drinks are half off. Read more.
With cocktails, beer, and $1 oysters daily until 7pm, the Narrows is a Bushwick favorite that also features a welcoming backyard and a handful of late-night snacks.
Torst- Danish for thirst- serves up a quenching 21-tap draft menu of rare brews from Europe and North America. This Scandinavian taproom is our 2014 Food & Drink Awards winner for Best New Beer Bar! Read more.
Spacious and cozy, this gastropub boasts a diverse craft beer menu and British-style bites like Scotch eggs and pot pies.
Hot Bird's outdoor space, built in a former auto-body shop facing Atlantic Avenue, is best experienced on a sunny day, when you can crowd around picnic tables on the expansive patio and sip drafts. Read more.
A state fair-inspired menu right here in Brooklyn. Splurge on the onion-dip-and-cheese tater tot casserole called the "Hot Dish" and down them with midwestern brews. Read more.
Get full on sharp cheddar mac and basik dogs (half sour relish, white onion & celery salt). Get boozed on original 'tails like the tequila/Punt e Mes/Velvet Falernum Mea Culpa. Read more.
Seriously unpretentious bar that is really easy on the wallet. Bring your dog (they have treats at the bar) and enjoy free BBQ during the summer.
The fan-favorite cheeseburger at this South Slope saloon comes with a mountainous side of hand-cut fries and a Scotch kicker. It’s more than a few notches above your average fast-food order. (RC) Read more.
Their late-night menu is later than anywhere else in the hood—so if you're craving fried chicken at midnight, this is it. Pro tip: Hungover? Order the oversized BLT at brunch with a Bloody Mary.
Check out the free once-a-month Secret Science Club (see http://secretscienceclub.blogspot.com/ for details). Read more.
The jukebox here leans heavily toward hard-hitting, headbanging cuts. On Sundays, you can play whatever seedy songs you fancy for free. Play this: 59-03, the Cramps, “Rockin Bones.” Read more.
If you get tired from dancing to french DJs or cute indie bands, try the rosemary fries that are served at the Lovin' Cup: http://bit.ly/jtcEOM
Ladies and gentlemen, no way is this a hotel. It’s a bar. An enchanting speakeasy oozing period charm in Williamsburg. Belly up to the bar at sundown or snag a little table and name your poison.
Winner of Best Bartenders in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The welcoming, over-60 staff handles bar with the energy of 20 year olds.
Try the tempura-style crispy rock shrimp. Chef Ken Addington tosses them in an aioli flavored with chilies, lime zest and Seville orange. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Not only does this Greenpoint bar have a lovely backyard, complete with a gondola repurposed for seating, but it also offers plenty of session beers with an ABV of 5 percent or less. Read more.
Try the $10 nightly special: Two house-made empanadas, served with a salad and a glass of citrusy sangria. Read more.
Lots of seating options, a backyard garden, free wifi, many plugs and gorgeous decor make this an excellent working spot. Skip the coffee, food's not bad. Read more.
Pianos usually runs late with their set times. That’s OK, ‘cause the food menu’s great: surprisingly good nachos with chickpeas.
Opening any day now, the Prospect Heights bar has Victorian decor, a general manager named Doc, a police call box for a bathroom, live jazz & blues four nights a week. Read more.
A swank cocktail den in the heart of the city with a cocktail menu by Julie Reiner that includes fresh fruit & top-notch spices & spirits in original drinks like the Lilikoi & the Hibiscus Swizzle. Read more.
Official after-work bar of team foursquare. If both bathrooms do not have foursquare stickers on the doors/mirrors/toilets, someone's getting fired... #justsaying
Proletariat is a much-deserved look into no-holds-barred beer geekdom, blissfully free of TVs, generic pub grub & high-fiving mooks. It holds only 12 stools & its menus have been replaced w/ a QR code Read more.
Full of knickknacks (and one arresting disembodied horse head), this underground dance club is filled with students and after-work hipsters looking to hit the dance floor and let loose.
$5 Stiegl's!! Quite possibly the best used bookstore. Drinking and book shopping at the same time is hard to beat.
