The Bar at the Lambs Club
Located in the gloriously renovated Chatwal hotel, upstairs from the Lambs Club restaurant, this beautiful space is the perfect spot for a pre/post theater drink or to watch the after-work crowd take a breather.
Located in the gloriously renovated Chatwal hotel, upstairs from the Lambs Club restaurant, this beautiful space is the perfect spot for a pre/post theater drink or to watch the after-work crowd take a breather.
You'll find all the Brooklyn bar essentials at this friendly, buzzy joint. Cheap beer and a quirky cocktail list? Check. Arcade games and ironic pop culture memorabilia? Check. A cool crowd with a smattering of colorful o...
Hovering 18 floors over the High Line in the Meatpacking District — with views spanning uptown, downtown and over the Hudson — the Top of the Standard is pure WOW. Awash in flattering peaches and reds, the room has dark B...
Now that Williamsburg has lost its designation as Brooklyn's hipper-than-thou suburb, bars like this - fashionable, with good drinks, but not so trendy that they're intimidating - are becoming more common. Tuffet scores b...
The aristocratic fantasies of Brooklyn's young creative class are given form at Union Hall - an enormous venue with a fireplace, bookshelves packed with old leatherbound tomes, a curiosity cabinet, Victorian furniture, an...
When it comes to rumors, shocking behavior, code violations and debauchery, The Box wins. The city’s most notorious joint is a self-ordained candle-holder for a bygone era when New York was truly ‘anything goes’.
Avenue’s doorman, Wass Stevens, is one of the city's most feared gatekeepers. Since the 1980s, Stevens has been turning people away from the hottest night spots. These days, he’s judging you behind the rigorous velvet rop...
The enormous two-tier bar at the Jane Hotel is like the house of your eccentric uncle, the one who blew his trust fund while criss-crossing the globe, collecting oddities and cool friends. Velvet-draped windows, antique w...
If you’re a party animal on the lookout for some nocturnal fun, New York nightlife will definitely surpass your expectations. Quite literally, this is the city ...
Set in a beautiful historic building restored to its original old Hollywood-era glory, Avalon is a concert venue, nightclub and after-hours club. Located on Vine Street, this heaving club has hosted big-names DJs from Mob...
With kooky actor David Arquette at the helm, the reincarnation of Sunset Strip stalwart Trousdale was guaranteed to be a little different. If you make it past the doorman (and it's tough here), you're in for a treat.
A place to show off your musical theater singing voice or watch people let go of their singing inhibitions, Dimples is always a good time. If it weren't for the sophisticated Karaoke setup here, Dimples would be just anot...
What started as a simple coffee shop where unknown jazz musicians often jammed, and where people floated in and out between barhopping on Cahuenga Boulevard, has now become one of the best music venues in the city. It did...
Wandering down an alley to the entrance of The Edison, you take a step back in time. Or at least it feels that way. Nestled in the sub-basement of the historic Higgins Building, a century-old power plant, the club is like...
Bar Marmont is the casual and surprisingly unpretentious restaurant and bar of the famous Chateau Marmont, a home-away-from-home for many celebrities. Located on Sunset Boulevard, this old hat, Old Hollywood bar has seen ...
In a neighborhood crawling with actors and writers, there needs to be a place for clearing the creative mind with a few drinks. Birds is that kind of place.
At Drai's restaurant and club at the W Hotel, you are at the top of the Hollywood scene - literally. Enjoy panoramic views of the Hollywood Hills while the city lights flicker around you, and bask in the ambience that evo...
Though old Ernest might roll in his grave knowing that such a gimmicky concept bears his name, the drinks would make him proud. Absinthe features heavily on the cocktail menu here; all concoctions are named after the writ...
Back in the day, Moonshadows was the ultimate 1970s surfer hangout. It still is, but the kind of surfers that drink here now only hit the waves after a long day at the firm, or have a very healthy trust fund.
Thanks to their no-nonsense menu of 'suds', 'grapes' and 'grub' (OK, so they make a mean sidecar, too), Spring St. draws a diverse, social crowd. Dominating the smallish, industrial space, a large banquet-style table enco...
Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel exudes old Hollywood glamor and is well worth the wait to get in. Although not quite as popular as it once was for celebrities, i...
Touted as "the best gay bar to take a straight friend to", The Abbey attracts fun-loving punters of all persuasions. Once a little coffee house, the venue has undergone quite the transformation over the years. The enormou...
On a strip of Melrose that's all tattoo parlors, sex shops and thrift stores, the Darkroom revels in the seediness without completely succumbing. Whiskey-swigging rockers prop up the dark bar, neighborhood hipsters chain ...
With New York locations in Soho, the West Village and Tribeca, it says a lot that The Other Room chose Venice Beach for its California launch. Capturing the essence of the laid-back, artistic Venetian community, this loca...
Originally an "olde English" pub complete with red leather furnishings and dart boards, The Red Lion Tavern morphed into a German tavern in in 1963. That's right, it's been around for a while.