New York Magazine's Best of New York

New York Magazine just came out with their annual Best of New York issue.

In the spirit of "connecting the fun to the fun people", here is a summary of their "fun and nightlife" category.

Best of New York Neighborhood spots:
Free Live Music: Prohibition (Upper West Side)
Creative Concoctions: Sip, (Upper West Side) Noted for its variety of cocktails
Comfy Seating: Morgan’s Bar (E. 30s)
Generous Bartenders: 124 Old Rabbit Club (Greenwich Village)
Attractive People: 151 (Lower East Side)
Micro Brews: Blind Tiger (Greenwich Village)
Best Good Food: Jimmy’s (East Village) Lauded for its better-than bar food

Blind Dates:
A handy list of blind date spots for various types: includes suggestions for 9 different profiles.

Other categories:

Best Cabaret: The Metropolitan Room (Flatiron district)
Best Downtown Classical-Music Venue: Joe’s Pub (East Village)
Best Dyke Night: Eden at the Union Square Lounge (Union Sq.)
Best Game Night: Guitar Hero Night at the Village Pourhouse (East Village)
Best Margarita: Toloache (Hell's Kitchen)

In the Food Section:
Best Bar Meal: Kingswood (Greenwich Village)
Best Tapas Bar: El Quinto Pino (Chelsea)
Best Wine Bar: Gottino (Greenwich Village)

and under the heading "The Classics"
Jazz club: Jazz Standard (E. 27th st.)
Dive Bar: Mars Bar (East Village) "barely held together by glue and graffiti"


Brooklyn:
Brooklyn bars took home a large number of honors as the borough's venues continue
to come up with creative nightlife themes.

Best Games: Barcade (Williamsburg) Noted for its more than 30 vintage video games.
Great Jukebox: Commonwealth (Park Slope)
Great Drink Specials: Duckduck (Williamsburg)
Best Birthday Bar: Floyd, NY Noted for among other things, the ability to b.y.o. cupcakes.
Free Shot of Booze: Hank’s Saloon (Boerum Hill) On a Monday night if you sing with the band
Best Gay Bar: Metropolitan (Williamsburg)
Best Indie-Comedy Night: Tearing the Veil of Maya, Sundays at Union Hall (Park Slope)
Best New Literary Event: The Pacific Standard Fiction Series, at Pacific Standard (Park Slope)


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