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While you don’t need to be a member of MI-6 to go here you might need to use your 007 skills to get in. PDT is located in Crif Dog but you wouldn’t know it from casually walking inside. I’m breaking the cardinal rule of PDT by telling you this but don’t worry you won’t [...]

Jimmy’s Corner is just your average bar, but with one exception…the drinks are cheap!  Located in Times Square, where restaurants and bars alike try to fleece tourists, Jimmy’s Corner has stayed true to its roots and maintained affordable drink prices.  While other Times Square watering holes charge upwards of $8 for a draft of beer, [...]

There is nothing standard at the Standard Biergarten! Located under the Highline Park, the Biergarten is the best place to spend an afternoon among Brats and Bros, Lederhosen and Ladies. The charm of this place is simply striking as row upon row of picnic tables grace this outdoor paradise. While most bars take cash at [...]

Do you ever dream about sitting on the beach and throwing back a couple of pina coladas out of a coconut shell?  Well you can at this Brooklyn hotspot.  Surf Bar offers a wide range of tropical drinks out of various drinking receptacles, including coconut shells and naked lady glasses.  Come here and sit under [...]

Williamsburg Brooklyn used to be a haven for German immigrants, and therefore a haven for German culture.  As part of the that culture the neighborhood of Williamsburg was packed with breweries…now only one remains-The Brooklyn Brewery.  While this brewery mostly deals with research and development, all of the bottling is done else where, you can [...]

Snowshoe or canoe down to the lodge!  Now you can get away from the city just by paddling down to the Pinetree Lodge.  This unique spot looks like a cabin in the woods with animal heads and flannel throw pillows strewn about the faux log cabin walls.  What better way to get in touch with [...]

Named after the person who invented the cocktail, Professor Thom’s is always a fun place for sports and trivia.  This East Village hangout is where  Red Sox fans go to seek solace in a sea of Yankee pinstripes.  Known for its multitude of TV’s and walls strung with Sox memorabilia, Thom’s will leave you yearning [...]

Finally there is a place where you can get that much needed manicure and throw back a couple of martini’s in the process.  For the meager price of $10 you can get those digits to dazzle and those fingers to fascinate everyone who is around you.  Not just for the ladies, fellas, Beauty Bar will [...]

Put on your best wife beater and trucker hat and haul your ass down to the Trailer Park Lounge.  This place will leave you with a sense of simpler times when homes had wheels and the neighbors wife was always bare foot and pregnant.  The Trailer Park Lounge will transport you to a place where [...]

Built for the beer drinking public in 1854, McSorley’s offers a wide variety of ales.  Actually I take that back, they just offer two–light and dark.  But don’t let this lack of selection fool you.  Both choices of ales are enjoyable beyond compare and are they perfect companion to soak in the atmosphere.  This bar [...]