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An unremarkable Mexican restaurant during the day, Mamaas transforms into a hopping college bar at night. The addition of a velvet rope at the entrance worked a little too well at first, but the hordes of Columbia freshmen looking for hookups have since returned, lured back by the drink specials. Plus, thereas always the chance of seeing that ass-clown from Literature Humanities class making a huge fool of himself at Monday night karaoke. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nakedlunchnyc.com Although the name is an homage to William Burroughs, the crowd would surely have annoyed him: spiffed up 20somethings buying each other drinks, trading numbers, and setting off in taxis in a weirdly business-like way. Drinks are a walletfull. DJs spin Friday and Saturday nights. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nancywhiskeypub.com Ah, Nancy Whiskey Pub, the acclaimed dive bar where the Bud flows for $2.50 a pint and is served with an extra hit of sass. Ben Westhoff selected this quintessential watering hole for our "New York's Best Dive Bars" feature: "At the best dive bars, misery and dread are balanced by elation and poorly reasoned optimism," he writes. This is borne out by the chatty, tight-knit collective of regulars continually mustering up the stamina for another round of shuffleboard (which dominates a sizable portion of the room), and by the bartender who occasionally whips out a tambourine and smacks it to the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground." This calamity will rouse you from whatever reverie you may be having at the time, and you'll be grateful. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
The bartenders sport bikinis here even in the dead of winter, but don't expect a tropical paradise. Nassau reeks more of college vomitorium than Pacific isle: A string of Christmas-tree lights runs the length of the bar; Bon Jovi and Billy Joel reign on the jukebox; the walls are covered with posters of the Miller Genuine Draft beer girls bending over in vinyl pants. The bikini-clad bartenders are like rich chocolate cake under a four-foot steel cage, surrounded by Sopranos-like bouncers ready to suck a troublemaker's arm out through his left nostril. And yet, the bouncers' presence does put the bartenders at ease. Expect to spend a good part of the night marveling at these ladies' comfort with their half-nakedness: striding out to pick songs from the jukebox in a minuscule black-and-white-striped bottom, throwing down a takeout carton of spaghetti with their leg casually propped up on the bar table. We were fans. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
If you can see through the haute haze, your eye just might land upon the luxury tobaccos and opulent cigarettes (not to mention the handcrafted walking sticks, individual humidors, and luxury cuff links) at Nat Sherman's. A smoker's destination since 1930, the shop now has the added attraction of being one of the last establishments where smoking indoors is permitted, nay, encouraged. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
At Nathan Hale's, the revolutionary's famous phrase "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," should be modified to "I regret that I have but one life to lose for the New England Patriots." This sports bar caters to the after-work crowd, so it won't disappoint if you're into seeing people loosing their ties while drinking beer and ingesting food. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.thenationalunderground.com National Underground is the home-brewed, Southern-themed dive bar and live music venue owned by the DeGraw brothers--one of whom, Gavin is responsible for the One Tree Hill theme song. The low-key live acts booked here reflect the pop-rock, roots-rock, and folk-rock music favored by the brothers themselves. Distortion-fueled acts perform on the "Underground" stage downstairs, while the acoustic singer-songwriters remain upstairs in the bar/restaurant area. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.negrilvillage.com Ah, the only spot in the Village where you can have your Piña Colada and eat your collard-green spring rolls and jerk-rubbed chicken, too. This family owned, Caribbean-themed bar and restaurant also serves up some of the tastier concoctions involving rum: the Carnival (Gosling's Black Seal Rum, ginger beer, and sorrel) and the Trinidad Breeze (Coconut Rum, vodka, orange juice, and grenadine) come to mind. The upstairs dining room is where these cocktails can be savored; the downstairs Rhum Lounge is where they can be put into action, given that dancehall music, as blasted by DJs on the weekend, is always demanding booty-wiggling. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Neogaea has big, cushy suede banquettes, but you can only sit on them if get bottle-service, which starts at $200. For those who are only slightly less luxurious (drinks are $15), thereas a long, resin bar, good for loitering/flirting/rapidly dropping $100. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
Chelsea club Nest is a spacious townhouse reimagined by Steve Lewis, designer behind hotspots Marquee and Butter. The three-floor club is a choose-your-own-scene adventure, with a mellow lounge downstairs, an even cozier hang one floor up, and on the top floor, a blue-walled sanctuary with its own separate entrance. The theme might be "nest," but the orange-hued walls on the bottom floor make you feel more like you walked into a giant orange. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nevadasmiths.net Between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village, Nevada Smiths (tagline: "where football is religion") is open from the early morning until just before sunrise. One of the best-known bars for watching soccer--or football--in the world, the schedule at Nevada Smith’s is tied to when matches happening in other time zones are aired. But no matter the hour, the bar’s patrons are friendly and impassioned, despite its temporary relocation to Webster Hall while it waits to move into new digs. (The old ones were demolished.) Though the emphasis is on English soccer (check out the Manchester United jerseys on the walls), Nevada Smiths airs a broad variety of international matches on twenty television screens. There’s also a small and often packed dance floor in the back, where a post-collegiate crowd breaks it down to top-forty hits in between reasonably-priced well drinks and sips of the more than forty beers available. --Diana Clarke Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.thevipclubnyc.com This club is a bit classier than many, so don't try to get in wearing ripped jeans. The dancers are beautiful and coordinated, and a suprising number have their natural breasts, making them even more appealing. In an effort to complement their raw women, VIP serves raw fish, so check out the sushi bar if you're hungry. If not, and if you have no intention of hitting VIP but are feeling kinda kinky, go to their website and see what interesting things a young woman can do with two large carrots. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nybondageclub.com Where gay guys go to have their cocks tied up with rope. The party takes place on Fridays when doors open at 8 p.m. If you don't get there before 11:30 p.m., the doors will close and you will have to find another place where some sexy man will pour hot wax on your nipples in the early morning light. In order to get in, you either need to be a member, or print out an invite found on their website. Admission costs are minimal: $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.newyorkcomedyclub.com The New York Comedy Club has branches here in Manhattan and, inexplicably, Boca Raton? Whatever. We like a club that leaves no one out: Urban Night, Latino Night, Indian Night. Just don't be under 16, apparently. Mon-Thu & Sun 9pm; Fri 10 & 11:45pm; Sat 8 & 10pm & midnight. $10-$12, plus two-drink minimum. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nydollsclub.com Just finished work and looking for some aBig Busted Featuresa? Arenat we all. New York Dolls is your classic topless bar where the emphasis is on breasts not decor. If you arrive after 8 p.m. the cover is ten dollars but itas free entry before that and thereas a complimentary buffet as well. Looking for muff action? Well, here youare only going to get breast so make sure youare aware of the limits before you order a bottle of their afinest champagne.a Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.niagarabar.com In an area where every bar has some sort of sweet gimmick, Niagara has, well... alcohol. With graffiti-covered walls, tin ceilings, and blaring rock 'n' roll music, it's definitely a dive (as the Joe Strummer mural outside hints). However, it isn't the stripped-down, $2 PBR kind. Order a gin and tonic, for instance, and the bartender will respond, "What kind of gin? You gotta work with me here." Furthermore, there are high ceilings and (surprise!) overall cleanliness, given that the place's old attractions--a grittier layout and spontaneous dance parties in the basement--were removed after recent renovations. A convention-defying dive for the locals is always welcome. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.niceguyeddies.com A throwback to the time before the East Village was filled with specialty cocktail speakeasies, Nice Guy Eddie's is an unpretentious spot to down a Bud and clean off a plate full of chicken wings. Outside, a mural of KISS, surrounded by lightning bolts and holding a surfboard with the bar's name on it, advertises the place to passersby. Inside, the gray tile floors and glass-topped tables filled with hundreds of old coasters look like they were specifically designed to spill booze onto. The menu is basic pub grub: wings served with blue cheese, burgers, chicken fingers, potato skins stuffed with cheese and bacon, cheesy nachos topped with warm ground beef. Scarf your food down and then play a game of pool or watch the game on one of the large flat-screen TVs. Pitchers of domestic brews are the most popular drinking option, although beers like Stella and Bass are also on tap.—Keith Wagstaff Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nightlightcafe.com Irony is dead at this pink-walled Sheepshead Bay dive, where hot metal chicks and the frat guys who love them come to party. Enjoy pizza, cocktails, and a game of pool while taking in various forms of live entertainment, from backward-baseball cap local bands and drunken karaoke singers to belly dancers, psychics, and acoustic open mics. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
http://www.nightingalelounge.com The Nightingale Lounge looks intimidating from the outside, its windows and entrance barricaded by dark velvet drapery. But once you make it in, the lounge presents itself as an extension of your wealthy friend's tricked-out basement. In the back, there's a pool table; in the center, a popcorn machine. Plush couches line the right side of the room, while the left hosts a metallic bar with glowing, pink panels lining the wall. The East Village locale, however, generally seems to prefer quirkier, grittier hang-out spots, so it's up to you and your posse to populate Nightingale's small dance floor. Or coax the bartender to turn on that popcorn machine. Read more about this New York bar or club >>
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