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A narrow, disco-hued bar with vaguely Mediterranean fare and a pleasant patio in back.

Some people are bound to like 123 Burger Shot Beer: These people should be exiled to spend their lives on permanent spring break in Cancun.

A small hotel bar that's low on trendiness but high on coziness.

Manhattan's golden age creaks on at this classic NYC bar and grill.

A thirtysomething Euro crowd convenes at this brownstone bar for watermelon martinis and a Cannes-meets-Miami vibe.

What if Studio 54 had the biggest roof deck in the city? You don't have to imagine it. It just happened.

Comfortably ensconced at the south end of Maria Hernandez Park, this bar and restaurant sprang from its manager's passion for his native Lebanese cuisine.

In the past decade, Rockwell’s has passed through a private-party stage and a popular gay-weekend stage to become basically a college bar in training; the bar manager is trying to lure students from the satellite campus of Long Island University.

A Penn Station–area bar that is neither Irish nor middling is a rare thing indeed, but 36 West fits the bill.

Get out your best bling in order to infiltrate Jay-Z's exclusive sports bar.

Blandly elegant bi-level lounge catering to Upper West Side DKNYers.

Tucked below a historic tea company warehouse, this art world bar shines in an old-world setting.

Even the weary out-of-towners who wander into this ho-hum hotel lounge after unpacking will see that 85 West is a pit stop—not a destination.

Effortless cool cultivated via black leather couches, local artwork you need a flashlight to see, and dim, narrow hallways perfect for random makeouts and tequila overconsumption.

A cramped, gimmicky midtown drinkery that suffices as an after-work spot.

Though this college-town joint changed management in 2009, it's stayed true to its roots: a no-frills bar for those who want little more than a beer with fried fare.

Stained-glass shrine to drinking makes it all too easy to end up praying to the porcelain god.

A seedy dive that serves as a time capsule to the old Times Square.

Upper East Side bar staple Aces and Eights has transplanted its dude-ranch ethos into the former home of cross-gender eatery Mo Pitkin’s.

The Ainsworth is an upmarket sports bar boasting 40 flat-screens, 6,000 square feet, and a mid-thirties crowd.

Named after a Peruvian hot pepper, this unassuming South American themed space serves live jazz and unique drinks.

The dance-hall scene immortalized in the film “Sweet Charity” is back, this time in Spanish.

Blue-collar types and Prattsters are loyal like dogs to this dusty, downstairs dive.

Underground lounge gets going on weekends with DJs who are unafraid to pander to the most basic Top 40 urges.

An unpretentious hangout where a homemade personal pizza pie is always on the house.