can be a bit of a shitshow on the weekends, but fun for dancing. get a can of champagne and unwind.
Stop by Crooked Disco every Friday for the best dance party on Bleecker Street. 10pm - 4am. Free!!!
Old school rap in the front and lots of good bands/djs in the back. Can't go wrong. Don't forget some cash in case there's a cover.
Go on a Monday night and enjoy the live band and 20s style swing dancing. Talk to the friendly dancers and ask them for a dance if you're keen.
Go to Chloe on a Wednesday night. Make friends with the French DJ. Fairy dance to the strokes like it's 1999.
If you love hard core rap or some old school booty music this place provides a bangin' playlist without the ghetto vibe. I only wish they removed all the floating tables for an optimal dance area.
Grab a drink or beer/shot combo and enjoy free bar snacks, including generous bowls of Utz Cheese Balls and Twizzlers. Read more.
This Harlem Speakeasy has a rich historical background dating back to the Prohibition Era and has an extensive menu of uniquely crafted cocktails. Try The Long Pink Cadillac - it's amazing!
We love to come to this cozy wine bar for happy hour, especially for the $1.25 oysters (through 7pm).
Worth the trek out to 11th ave, if you can convince a group to meet you there during happy hour. Try and grab one of the game tables in the back, a deck or cards or dominoes and don't move.
Great cocktails and a low key vibe. Was there on a random Monday and they had a live jazz band and serious dancing. Legit
Okay...imagine an Anthropolgie morphed into a bar and you've got the gist of Fig 19. SPECTACULAR place for a single woman to celebrate her 30th.
It's good to have a bar consistently playing good music on the nightly in the East Village. Hip-hop, soul, old school...good music, period. Grab some oak and soak in the vibes. And alcohol.
Excellent beer prices and dance parties. Expect to be in hipsterville, but isn't that why you came in the first place?
A new Clinton Hill American restaurant just opened called, Sisters. They serve casual comfort food at an affordable price. They also feature a back barroom with a DJ booth, perfect for parties. Read more.
Have I been here before? Reminiscent of Berlin with old world feel, sparse grungy interior, warmly lit by candlelight. The salty plum old fashioned placed me back in NYC Chinatown. Happy I'm here!
People of Greenpoint, drink here! There's a lovely back patio and the choose-your-own spirit Old Fashioned is to die for with mezcal. I want this place to be around for a long time.
The service here is hit or miss. Good happy hour, great outdoor patio, decent food. This is a good place for a birthday party because there's a huge back room.
Saturday nights they blow out a bangin' hip hop dance party. TLC, Blackstreet, Pharcyde, that shit's all here. Come get some, son!
Very fun bar with lots of board games and entertaining bartenders. The bathroom has interesting decor that you need to look to the ceiling to notice.
A cozy bar great for a whiskey cocktail, a rich, buttery grilled sandwich or hot bowl of soup, Post Office is always dark and gorgeous, with it’s beautiful big windows and bar styling. Read more.
The huge garden in the back is a well manicured palace filled with extensive whiskey options and delicious grilled cheeses.
John Mayer loves this spot as he is often spotted there when he's in town. Under 30 crowd frequents this spot as well. Good looking crowd. There are five guys for every girl.
Great selection of beer (lots of things you might not find elsewhere!) for solid prices. It's cozy and dark inside (clearly a great date spot), but there's also a big back patio for larger groups.
Very cool spot from the owners of Attaboy. Tiki inspired cocktails, a great yard, and plenty of space inside and out for hanging out with friends.
Love this place! Chicken mole nachos were great. I tried 3 cocktails and liked them all (Paloma, mezcal sun-risa, and stone wall). My favorite was stone wall.
Seriously good cocktails, like the mezcal negroni, with the vibe of a cocktail bar but way more energy
This Bowery-adjacent cocktail bar unveils a backyard garden as soon as the temperature rises, nearly doubling in size. During the week it’s laid-back option for a frozen strawberry margarita. Read more.
