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NYC BARS
Bann is one of NYC BARS.

1. Bann

350 W 50th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 81 tips and reviews
Gaslight Lounge is one of NYC BARS.

2. Gaslight Lounge

400 W 14th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Meatpacking District · 65 tips and reviews
Down the Hatch is one of NYC BARS.

3. Down the Hatch

7.2
179 W 4th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · West Village · 176 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Work on your beer pong power shot at this fratboy-meets-yuppie bar. Loser has to eat the spicy (but tasty) "suicidal" buffalo wings.

Shoolbred's is one of NYC BARS.

4. Shoolbred's

197 2nd Ave (btwn E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 116 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Stake out a leather armchair on the weekends: From 4 to 8pm daily, well drinks and beers (including the $6 house ale) come with a wood coin that can be cashed in for another drink. Read more.

The Stanton Social is one of NYC BARS.

5. The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 388 tips and reviews

PeoplePeople: No LES grit here; just posh comfort food, from Kobe beef sliders and French onion dumplings to blood orange jalapeno margaritas. Don't skip the just-out-of-the-oil donuts—a fave at Matt Damon's table.

Beauty & Essex is one of NYC BARS.

6. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Beauty's got a nightly selection of crostinis (burrata, bone marrow...) called "Jewels on Toast", which unlike family jewels, your date will actually want to polish off. Read more.

Trash Bar is one of NYC BARS.

7. Trash Bar

256 Grand St (btwn Driggs Ave & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Williamsburg · 45 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: At happy hour, get a free boat of freshly fried Tater-Tots with every drink. Add a hot dog for just $3. Read more.

Little Branch is one of NYC BARS.

8. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews