Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.eatalyny.com
;
200 Fifth Ave at 23rd St;
11:30am-midnight Sun-Wed, to 1am Thu-Sat;
F,
N/R, 6 to 23rd St)
The crown jewel of Italian gourmet market Eataly is its rooftop beer
garden tucked betwixt the Flatiron's corporate towers. A beer menu of encyclopedic pro-
portions offers drinkers some of the best brews on the planet. The signature pork
shoulder is your frosty one's soul mate.
Brandy Library
BAR
(
www.brandylibrary.com
; 25 N Moore St at Varick St; 5pm-1am Sun-Wed, 4pm-2am Thu,
4pm-4am Fri & Sat; 1 to Franklin St)
When sipping means serious business, settle into this
uber-luxe library, with soothing reading lamps and club chairs facing backlit, floor-to-
ceiling, bottle-filled shelves. Go for top-shelf cognac, malt scotch or 90-year-old
brandies (prices range from $9 to $340).
Pravda
COCKTAIL BAR
( 212-226-4944; 281 Lafayette St btwn Prince & Houston Sts; B/D/F/V to Broadway-Lafayette
St)
This subterranean bar heavy with Soviet-era nostalgia has red-leather banquettes and
inviting armchairs. Enjoy blinis, handsomely made cocktails and a bit of eavesdropping
on neighboring apparatchiks from the fashion or banking industry.
DBA
BAR
MAP
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(
212-475-5097;
www.drinkgoodstuff.com
; 41 First Ave btwn 2nd & 3rd Sts;
1pm-4am;
F/V
to Lower East Side-2nd Ave)
There are over 200 beers here, plus 130 single-malt scotches
and a few dozen tequilas. There's a tiny plastic-chair patio in back, but most action is
near the taps.
SOBs
CLUB
( 212-243-4940;
www.sobs.com
;
204 Varick St btwn King & Houston Sts; cover charge $10-20;
6:30pm-3am; 1 to Houston St)
Brazilian bossa nova, samba and other Latin vibes
draw a mix of those who know how to move smoothly and sensually and those who like
to watch.
Whiskey Tavern
COCKTAIL BAR
MAP
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