The John Dory Oyster Bar is a solid NoMad hang for beers and bivalves.

Holiday Cocktail Lounge is a cross between a dive and a cocktail bar, and it's the sort of place you hope to find in the East Village.

The Winslow is a solid pub with lots of space near Union Square.

DBA is a bar in the East Village that’s good for people who like whiskey and beer and drinking those things outside.

Shorty's is a sports bar in Nomad where you can watch a game or eat a pretty-good cheesesteak late at night.

Triona’s in Greenwich Village checks all of the basic bar requirement boxes for people who watch sports and/or go to NYU.