A wine bar specializing in wine from Spain. Also on the list wine from Argentina, Chile, Portugal, and New York, along with a selection of beer and small plates which we’d almost call “tapas”. Read more.
Union Pool welcomes you to its series of free outdoor gigs, Summer Thunder! A spacious courtyard is packed with wooden benches, while bands strum away on the adjacent stage. Read more.
Order this month's beer-and-whiskey combo, available all day, every day, for $8. Read more.
“In the nineties, the bartenders wore monks’ robes and played a soundtrack of Gregorian chants; now it’s more of a reform situation, allowing for jazz and civvies.” Read more.
While away the afternoon with $3 pints of malty Wells Bombardier—from 3 to 8pm (and 1 to 8pm on weekends), all drinks are half off. Read more.
Torst- Danish for thirst- serves up a quenching 21-tap draft menu of rare brews from Europe and North America. This Scandinavian taproom is our 2014 Food & Drink Awards winner for Best New Beer Bar! Read more.
Hot Bird's outdoor space, built in a former auto-body shop facing Atlantic Avenue, is best experienced on a sunny day, when you can crowd around picnic tables on the expansive patio and sip drafts. Read more.
A state fair-inspired menu right here in Brooklyn. Splurge on the onion-dip-and-cheese tater tot casserole called the "Hot Dish" and down them with midwestern brews. Read more.
Get full on sharp cheddar mac and basik dogs (half sour relish, white onion & celery salt). Get boozed on original 'tails like the tequila/Punt e Mes/Velvet Falernum Mea Culpa. Read more.
The fan-favorite cheeseburger at this South Slope saloon comes with a mountainous side of hand-cut fries and a Scotch kicker. It’s more than a few notches above your average fast-food order. (RC) Read more.
Check out the free once-a-month Secret Science Club (see http://secretscienceclub.blogspot.com/ for details). Read more.
The jukebox here leans heavily toward hard-hitting, headbanging cuts. On Sundays, you can play whatever seedy songs you fancy for free. Play this: 59-03, the Cramps, “Rockin Bones.” Read more.
Try the tempura-style crispy rock shrimp. Chef Ken Addington tosses them in an aioli flavored with chilies, lime zest and Seville orange. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Not only does this Greenpoint bar have a lovely backyard, complete with a gondola repurposed for seating, but it also offers plenty of session beers with an ABV of 5 percent or less. Read more.
Try the $10 nightly special: Two house-made empanadas, served with a salad and a glass of citrusy sangria. Read more.
Lots of seating options, a backyard garden, free wifi, many plugs and gorgeous decor make this an excellent working spot. Skip the coffee, food's not bad. Read more.
Opening any day now, the Prospect Heights bar has Victorian decor, a general manager named Doc, a police call box for a bathroom, live jazz & blues four nights a week. Read more.
A swank cocktail den in the heart of the city with a cocktail menu by Julie Reiner that includes fresh fruit & top-notch spices & spirits in original drinks like the Lilikoi & the Hibiscus Swizzle. Read more.
Proletariat is a much-deserved look into no-holds-barred beer geekdom, blissfully free of TVs, generic pub grub & high-fiving mooks. It holds only 12 stools & its menus have been replaced w/ a QR code Read more.