Slowly Shirley
This subterranean speakeasy-style cocktail haven may be found beneath the ever-popular The Happiest Hour on West 10th street, but it has a decidedly more deco bent. With the likes of Jim…
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Grand Banks
The newest drinks-on-a-boat addition to Manhattan's shores, Grand Banks harkens back to an era during which "oyster barges" circled the island. Launched by a partner in the Brooklyn dining dynasty…
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Blind Tiger Ale House
A visit to Blind Tiger is a must for any beer geek looking to pay their respects at the altar of craft beer. Though New York really only discovered the…
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Kettle of Fish
Going strong since the 1950s, Kettle of Fish is a West Village dive as famous for its Beat Generation regulars—Kerouac and Ginsburg, most notably—as well as the 1960s musicians who…
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Rusty Knot
Overlooking the Hudson River, the Rusty Knot is a nouveau dive-cum-tiki hut with stylishly outdated linoleum floors, bamboo bars, pleather lounge chairs and a solid menu of tropical drinks guaranteed to…
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WXOU Radio
This West Village bar is more of a neighborhood bar than a dive, but it's got the time under its belt and the following to qualify as a bona fide…
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Wallflower
Wallflower is a tiny dressed-up French bistro fronted by a cocktail bar. The drinks by Xavier Herit, formerly of Daniel, are all miniature works of art, delicately garnished with streaks…
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Little Branch
One in a handful of New York City's first classic cocktail bars, Little Branch's aesthetic is deeply rooted in the evocation of 1920s speakeasies—a style that was big back in…
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White Horse Tavern
The last bastion of plain, blue-collar drinking in the posh West Village, the White Horse—named after a once-popular brand of Scotch—has lived many lives over its 130-plus years. It has…
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