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Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs

Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs

135 W Broadway, New York, NY (@ Duane Street)
212.374.1135
www.yelp.com/tinys

“Nothing is perfect, it’s all a little crooked,” owner Matt Abramcyk (Beatrice Inn, Bunker Club) told T Magazine of Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs; his antidote to hard city living. The theme... Read More

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Westway

75 Clarkson St., New York, NY (@ Washington St.)
212.620.0101
www.westway.com

Just before the Hudson River on a desolate strip of the West Side Highway, a historically debaucherous venue once known as The West Side Gentleman’s Club has been commandeered by one of... Read More

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Anotheroom

249 West Broadway, New York, NY (@ Beach St)
212.226.1418
www.anotheroomtribeca.com

Anotheroom is a TriBeCa-area offshoot of Craig Weiss’ line of beer and wine bars that include The Room in SoHo and The Otheroom in the West Village. The dimly-lit space serves as the perfect place... Read More

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Apotheke

9 Doyers St., New York, NY (Bowery & Pell Sts.)
212.406.0400
www.apothekebar.com

Dear pharmaceutical industry, we’ll be at Apotheke.  Located on a hidden street in Chinatown, this former opium den was transformed into a specialty cocktail bar, tipping its hat to the absinthe... Read More

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Bedlam

40 Avenue C, New York, NY (3 & 4th Sts.)
212.228.1049
www.bedlamnyc.com

The alarmingly-titled Bedlam bar draws inspiration from London’s infamous psychiatric hospital and a 19th-century gentleman’s club befitted in taxidermy adornments, aged leather-bound books, an... Read More

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Downstairs at Kenmare

98 Kenmare St., New York, NY (Mulberry St. & Cleveland Pl.)
212.274.9898
www.yelp.com/kenmare

Nur Khan and Paul Sevigny’s sterling reputations for creating places people want to be remain untarnished. After a hearty dinner at the restaurant upstairs, head down to Kenmare’s basement for... Read More

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Hotel Delmano

82 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY (@ North 9th St)
718.387.1945
www.hoteldelmano.com

The owners of Union Pool and the man behind the cocktails at Diner and Pencil Factory have brought an elegant cocktail spot to the Williamsburg neighborhood. Located on a postcard-pretty stretch of... Read More

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Wilfie & Nell

228 West 4th St., New York, NY (West 10th St. & Seventh Ave)
212.242.2990
www.wilfieandnell.com

Dubliners Mark and Simon Gibson, brothers who named the bar for their grandparents, encourage guests to squeeze in at a table of strangers to share a drink and a conversation. People are drawn to... Read More