The Negroni Capital of the World (It’s on the Upper East Side)
To be quite honest, I had never had a Negroni before journeying to the Upper East Side’s latest cocktail den, the Gilroy, which opened late last month. I’m told the drink is having a bit of a moment,...
View ArticleAfter the Encore: The 5 Best Whiskey Bars in Williamsburg
Hey, it’s been a long day. We know how it goes. The endless music, the new friends, the big crowds…and to think, it’s only day one. We love it, but at the end of the night, sometimes all we want to do...
View ArticleIn Celebration of Pride Week, Here Are Brooklyn’s 7 Best Gay Bars
Photo via MetropolitanBarNY.com Pride Week is upon us, having kicked off yesterday with the Queens Pride Parade and a raucous party at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn. This week’s Brooklyn Pride schedule is...
View ArticlePaint it Black: Black Flamingo
Photo by Jane Bruce Black Flamingo 168 Borinquen Place, Williamsburg “If nothing else, at least the music will be good,” I thought, rounding the corner on my way to Black Flamingo, a South Williamsburg...
View ArticleEasy Rider: The Four Horsemen
The Four Horsemen 295 Grand Street, Williamsburg Oddly enough, the first thing I noticed when I walked into the Four Horsemen was the quiet; and this despite the fact that the room was filled with...
View ArticleStop Time: A Bed-Stuy Bar that Feels like Twin Peaks
Photos by Jane Bruce Musically speaking, stop-time is a term used to describe the moments when a rhythm is interrupted by a beat that is not played, interrupting or stopping the normal flow of time. As...
View ArticleNew Bushwick Spot Lorenzo’s Has Perfected the Art of Alcoholic Slushies
The Mo Mango, Mo Problems from Lorenzo’s Lorenzo’s 19 Wyckoff Avenue, BushwickIn the same way that new cars have a specific, cloying odor and new shoes possess an audible squeak until they’ve been worn...
View ArticleThree Diamond Door’s New Late-Night Lounge Is Made For A Silk-Robed...
Welcome to your classiest drinking fantasy. Hey all you lovers of Three Diamond Door, it’s time to get even more excited about the place that gives you exactly what you want, namely, beer, liquor, and...
View ArticleOpen Wide: Fancy Nancy in Bed-Stuy
Photo by Jane Bruce Fancy Nancy 1038 Bedford Avenue, Bed-Stuy It’s been a rough few months for the Bed-Stuy dining-and-drinking scene. The closings of seemingly stalwart spots like Do or Dine and...
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