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The only legal totally nude dance club in the Bronx, J.R.'s makes you wonder what the illegal clubs are like. There's no cover to see the dancing women with the often fake, immobile breasts, but there is a two-drink minimum. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jackdemseys.com This traditional Irish pub in Midtown serves up the classic salads, burgers, and mozzarella sticks in a mahogany-heavy setting, albeit for Midtown prices. Despite the boxer motif, we doubt there's any relation to the boxer Jack Dempsey, with a "p". Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jackthehorse.com In northern Minnesota, Jack the Horse is a serene, picturesque lake, perfect for fishing trips with good friends. Closer to home, Jack the Horse is a tavern on a tree-shaded street in Brooklyn Heights, and much like its namesake, it's relaxed and unpretentiousaperfect for drinking with good friends. Almost a month old, the neighborhood bar and restaurant has been a hit with locals. According to the barkeep, "Everyone that comes in says, 'I live around the corner.' " It also lures in some of the area's "stroller set" during the weekend with a lulling Eric Claptonalike soundtrack, lots of cozy seating, and plenty of rounded edges. A decent selection of beers on tap, including the rich and filling Rogue Dead Guy Ale ($8) and the citrusy and malty Avery IPA ($6), ensures that visitors stay awhile and have a nosh. Order the grilled German sausages on a roll ($14) or one of the other hearty entrA(c)es, as some of the apps, though tasty, are a bit pricey and too small to soak up the brew. Before exiting onto the corner of Cranberry and Hicks, patrons should take a glance at the detailed illustrations on the walls. They were created by the chef's father-in-law and feature a variety of scenarios, including a mailman happily delivering the day's correspondenceajust another day in the neighborhood. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Less self-conscious than other Park Slope dives like Great Lakes and Buttermilk, Jackyas is cheap, decorless, and populated by a hefty share of old men. Beer comes in catchy, drunk-making discounted buckets. Plan to stay for awhile. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jamesonsny.com The Irish pubs around Midtown East are colorful, pleasant places to sip a 20-ounce Guinness. If you'd like to make some new friends, they are also inevitably flooded with the area's after-work crowd. Jameson's is one of these pubs, though its homely decor is a wee bit more nostalgic than the rest, with decor including Grandma's china, sketches of horse races, and stained-glass chandeliers and cabinetry. It's a charming look that's enjoyable before that button-downed fleet arrives, and perhaps even more charming after. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Formerly known as the Patriot Tavern (who knows, maybe this is their way of protesting), Jams used to be a speakeasy back in the '20s. Nowadays, itas a venue for an older crowd in the daytime and a younger one at night. With one of the few shuffleboards in the city, a pool table and live music occasionally playing on weekends, Jams is a relaxed, hangout place for after work and the beginning of a weekend night on the town. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
The Japas 55 experience follows a set pattern: eat sushi, sip lychee martini, belt Lady Gaga number, repeat. The bare, minimal interior is beside the point: you go here for the 50-percent-off happy hour, the $1.50-per-song karaoke deal, and the motivating 10 p.m. last call for spicy tuna rolls. As is the Midtown way, the crowd runs slightly older and slightly bridge 'n' tunnel, but anybody in this place is capable of busting out a robust rendition of "Born This Way." Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jazzstandard.net Below a barbeque restaurant, the Jazz Standard attracts jazz people who want a serene-all-'round evening. It also doubles as a kind of musical community center with programs such as 'Jazz for Kids.' Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jekyllpub.com Billed as a dive for explorers and mad scientists, Jekyll and Hyde is, more accurately, a West Village hub where skeleton bones are almost as abundant as empty Bud Light bottles. With assorted oddities plastered to the wall--a swordfish finishing off a human leg, for example--the pub's musty wooden interior is creepy in a 20th century, Jumanji kind of way. Other "haunted" goodies are available, including shots (which come in drinkable, oversized plastic syringes), the Create-Your-Own-Monster Burger, and a pay-to-play electric chair. Oh yeah, and watch out for that skeleton mounting the T-Rex head. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jekyllandhydeclub.com I just donat think itas OK to drink anywhere that advertises by driving a skeleton-bedecked float around midtown. Disneyland is the only place something like that could fly. Oh yeah, another standard: if the doormen whistle and holler at ladies passing by (reeeal professional), I donat want to know what kind of nonsense goes on inside their doors (though I hear it involves a lot of spiderwebs and animatronics). Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jeremysalehouse.com Really need a drink before heading to the office? Check out Jeremy's 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. happy hour, where you can drink enough at a decent price to make your boss seem tolerable. Not into doing morning shots? Stop by later on and sample the joint's near-perfect calamari while you hang out with Wall Streeters and fishmongers alike. Those with strong livers can check out the huge cups of draft beer. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jimmysoho.com Eighteen stories high, on top of the James hotel in Soho, Jimmy patrons sprawl out on mod furniture and sip cocktails ($17 each) with a twist: The Kitty Hawk features Hendrick's Gin; the Grapes of Wrath, cucumber vodka; and the Piglet has Knob Creek Bourbon, maple syrup, barbecue bitters, and peanut salt. With its moonshine and bay leaf, the Blair Witch certainly scared us a little. We settled for a simple pinot and the undeniably American view. From the bar's deck, One World Trade Center is thataway, and the Empire State Building is opposite. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Despite its Times Square location, Jimmy's Corner possesses an invisible shield that repels tourists. That's why this dive is so dear to the locals. It's also owned by legendary boxing trainer and true New Yorker Jimmy Glenn and decorated with his massive stash of pugilist memorabilia. Moreover, an eternal happy hour keeps drinks in the $3 range; you won't find a more wallet-friendly spot in the area. And in addition to the blue-collar clientele, other cool people tend to stop by. According to an interview we did with Mr. Glenn a couple year ago, "Mayweather, Holmes, Ali. The kid [Arturo] Gatti came in the other day, but I wasn't in." Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.jimmysno43.com Handily bridging the gap between a creative modern bistro and a beer bar with exotic pulls and bottles, Jimmy's strives to be underground in more ways than one. The menu changes daily, and the chef takes plenty of chances. We inhaled the sausage snack, the creamless corn soup, the heirloom tomato salad with tiny cubes of mozzarella, the wild-ass pickle plate featuring cherries rather than cherry tomatoes, and the retooled shepherd's pie topped with stone-ground grits. And, miracle of miracles, all the cooking is done on a hot plate. Watch for special cheese, honey, and chocolate tastings in the side room. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Things can get a little crazy at this Staten Island local favorite. In addition to being a bustling after-work bar, Jodyas also hosts meetings by groups like the Young Democrats and is home to what is allegedly the biggest NCAA basketball pool in the city. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.joespub.com As if a college-admissions officer ran Joe's Pub, this Village lounge takes pride in diversity through its "genre-blind booking." And they really mean it: gypsies, comedians, Latin troubadours, jazz cats, and grizzled rockers are in regular rotation on the venue's petite, quarter-circle stage. Also, it's kind of romantic. The candlelit seating area is cozy and swank, with a curving row of velvet-cushioned ottomans and accompanying lucite tables . . . that glow! Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Aptly located by Harlem Hospital, locals have been "recovering" at John's for ages. You need to be buzzed in the door, but don't freak out, as friendly people drink here. The jukebox is chock-full of r&b and hip-hop. Don't try calling in advanceathey don't have a phone. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
The Kinks' song "Sunny Afternoon" says it best with the lines "Now I'm sitting here, sipping at my ice cold beer, lazing on a sunny afternoon." Not only does Johnny Fox's have ice cold beer, it has a good selection too, including its own amber ale, a spicy cider-like brew, and an unbeatable happy-hour (weekdays, 4 to 7) special of Bud or Bud Light on tap at $2.50. Take that beverage outside and sit in the year-round garden. Nestled in the bar's backyard, you can join about 50 of your friends at the dozen or so tables and pretend the shaded garden is your Survivor island hangout. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
