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Unpretentious NYC

Unpretentious NYC

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Created by John Saeyong Ra • Updated On: September 17, 2011

Good atmosphere, no attitude. Conversations, not interrogations. Places where you don't have to know someone to get in, and you can easily get to know someone once you are in!

The Cigar Inn is one of Unpretentious NYC.

1. The Cigar Inn

8.9
1016 2nd Ave (btwn E 53rd & E 54th St), New York, NY
Smoke Shop · Midtown East · 62 tips and reviews
PKNY (Painkiller) is one of Unpretentious NYC.

2. PKNY (Painkiller)

49 Essex St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 84 tips and reviews
Somethin' Jazz Club is one of Unpretentious NYC.

3. Somethin' Jazz Club

212 E 52nd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Turtle Bay · 10 tips and reviews
The Rum House is one of Unpretentious NYC.

4. The Rum House

8.7
228 W 47th St (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 188 tips and reviews
Jimmy's Corner is one of Unpretentious NYC.

5. Jimmy's Corner

8.4
140 W 44th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Theater District · 180 tips and reviews
Deux Amis is one of Unpretentious NYC.

6. Deux Amis

8.5
356 E 51st St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 25 tips and reviews
Lani Kai is one of Unpretentious NYC.

7. Lani Kai

525 Broome St (btw Thompson & Sullivan), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · SoHo · 56 tips and reviews
La Cava Wine Bar is one of Unpretentious NYC.

8. La Cava Wine Bar

8.1
939 2nd Ave (at E 50th St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Turtle Bay · 35 tips and reviews
Sake Bar Hagi is one of Unpretentious NYC.

9. Sake Bar Hagi

152 W 49th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 181 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Unpretentious NYC.

10. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1961 tips and reviews
Holland Bar is one of Unpretentious NYC.

11. Holland Bar

5.5
532 9th Ave (btw West 39th and 40th), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews
Bali Nusa Indah is one of Unpretentious NYC.

12. Bali Nusa Indah

651 9th Ave (45th/46th Sts), New York, NY
Indonesian Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 49 tips and reviews
Nook is one of Unpretentious NYC.

13. Nook

746 9th Ave (btw 51st and 52nd), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 90 tips and reviews
Bill’s New York City is one of Unpretentious NYC.

14. Bill’s New York City

57 E 54th St (btwn Park & Madison Ave.), New York, NY
Bar · Midtown East · 20 tips and reviews
Lali is one of Unpretentious NYC.

15. Lali

7.4
630 10th Ave (btw 44th & 45th), New York, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews