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The Best NYC Bars With Live Music
15 great options for when you want to listen to live music without buying a ticket.
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19 Places To Grab A Drink Where You Can Also Get Good Food
When getting a drink is priority one, but you also want the option to eat something good, use this guide.
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The Best Wine Bars In NYC
Wine bars don’t have to be pretentious, scary places. Here are our favorite ones in the city.
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The Best Bars In Soho And Nolita
Where to get a drink after you return something to Bloomingdale's.
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The Best Bars In Chelsea
If you're looking for a place to drink after you just left MSG or Chelsea Market, here are the top clubs, cocktail bars, and Happy Hour spots in the area.
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The Best Bars In Chelsea
Drink a martini under a big chandelier, or spend a night out at a disco-themed club.
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The Best NYC Bars With Live Music
15 great options for when you want to listen to live music without buying a ticket.
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19 Places To Grab A Drink Where You Can Also Get Good Food
When getting a drink is priority one, but you also want the option to eat something good, use this guide.
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Bar Americano
Inspired by the aperitivo bars of Spain and Northern Italy, this little Greenpoint spot is the ideal place to drink an appletini and chat with a date.
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South Soho Bar
South Soho Bar feels like a secret clubhouse where you can drink a good cocktail with a date and eat some fancy chicken nuggets.
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21 Greenpoint
Located on the concourse at Rockefeller Center, 21 Greenpoint is a casual spot where you can have some perfectly fine American food with a glass of wine.
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Place des Fêtes
This Clinton Hill wine bar from the team behind Oxalis serves impressive small plates in an unreasonably pleasant space. Book a table for your next date night.
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11 Tigers
Up a secret tiger-themed staircase in the East Village, you'll find this Japanese and Thai speakeasy. Prepare for tons of uni, smoky cocktails, and a loud, lively scene.
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Aunt Ginny's
This dive-adjacent bar in Ridgewood checks all the boxes of a great hang: shot-and-beer specials, pool table, X-Men vs. Street Fighter machine, quality bar food, etc.
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Musette Wine Bar
Musette Wine Bar in Central Harlem looks like a cross between a European bistro and a farmhouse. When you want to show someone that you don’t suck at picking date spots, bring them here.
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The Best Bars In Soho And Nolita
Whether you're looking for a wine bar or a rooftop, here's where to get a drink after you return something to Bloomingdale's.
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Pebble Bar
Pebble Bar is in a small townhouse tucked into the side of Rockefeller Center, and it's the coolest bar in Midtown. That isn't saying much, but you should still grab a fancy cocktail here.
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Parcelle
If you care about wine and talk about it often, you’ll like hanging out at Parcelle on the Lower East Side.
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The Esters
At The Esters in Greenpoint, you can sit on a patio, have a frozen drink, and eat a Detroit-style pizza that's better than 99% of the bar food out there.
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Tacos Güey
When you're in the mood for exciting ceviche and other raw seafood dishes, consider Mexican spot Tacos Güey in Flatiron.
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Bella Dea
Bella Dea is a West Village spot serving crudos, oysters, natural wine, and a mix of small cooked seafood dishes.
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OStudio at Night
OStudio At Night is a wine bar in Bed-Stuy with a tightly curated wine selection and rotating chef residencies.