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Restaurants Perfect For Specialty Cocktails

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  1. ABV
    7.9

    ABV Wine Bar

    1504 Lexington Ave, East Harlem, NY

    Living on the upper, Upper East side can be a drag. Limited subway access makes it difficult to get downtown, and all that extra rent money you saved by movin’ on up gets spent on cabs so you can get your ass back down to where people hang out. Up until recently, there hasn’t been [...]

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  2. The Redhead
    7.8

    The Redhead

    349 E. 13th St., East Village, NY

    A small, dark East Village bar with off-the-hook fried chicken and other Southern classics.

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  3. Bombay Talkie
    7.8

    Bombay Talkie

    189 9th Ave., Chelsea, NY

    Somehow in a city where almost everyone you meet is a self-proclaimed “foodie”, Indian seems to be a cuisine that has been left behind in the trendification (just made that up) of ethnic foods. Enter Bombay Talkie, a place where you can go have some real deal Indian in a modern and lively setting.

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  4. Prune
    7.8

    Prune

    54 E. 1st St., East Village, NY

    Ask any New York City female what her favorite Chronic Brunch spots are, and we guarantee Prune is on the list. Chicks freaking LOVE this place.

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  5. Vandaag
    7.8

    Vandaag

    103 2nd Ave., East Village, NY

    Dutch food? Not necessarily something we’re well versed in. The closest we’ve ever come to going down this road in NYC resulted in bed bugs scare at White Slab Palace and that was Scandinavian food, not Dutch. Close enough. You can’t help but look up and down this ultra slick, uber-modern European cafe and wonder, [...]

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  6. Minetta Tavern
    7.7

    Minetta Tavern

    113 MacDougal St., Greenwich Village, NY

    So much hype. We like Minetta Tavern, but come on…everyone needs to chill out. Plus, we don’t approve of restaurants with bouncers.

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  7. Dressler
    7.7

    Dressler

    149 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

    Dressler offers Williamsburg locals a legitimate downtown Manhattan-esque dining option without having to travel over the bridge. Prices are a bit steep, and portions on the skimpy side.

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  8. Mayahuel
    7.6

    Mayahuel

    304 E. 6th Street, East Village, NY

    Inside Mayahuel’s unmarked door lies a dimly lit, bi-level dungeon of potential naughtiness. It’s paradise for a those who love tequila and is extremely dangerous for those whose stomachs don’t agree with it. Mayahuel is another one of those sexy Specialty Cocktail dens that have helped to reshape Date Night here in NYC. Trying to [...]

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  9. Fort Defiance
    7.5

    Fort Defiance

    365 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY

    An hour and thirty seven minutes after leaving my East Village apartment (a commute that included a subway, a bus and a friend’s car), I finally made it to Red Hook. Although it’s not much farther than Carroll Gardens, it’s an infinitely more difficult commute, especially when the F train isn’t running local stops. I’m [...]

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  10. Clover Club
    7.5

    Clover Club

    210 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY

    The East Village isn’t the only place to get an artisan cocktail these days. Brooklyn is rich in classy cocktail hybrids as well. Clover Club’s Prohibition Era brand of decor and drinks are nod to the old school – it was named after an influential group of Philadelphia journalists who used to gather to booze, [...]

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