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Taking up where the old Night Café left off, Amsterdam 106 has good burgers and pretty facesmost of the old, unfakeable sleaze from days gone by is no more, and whether or not that’s a bad thing is your call. The happy hours are still more than generous: Bud at $2.50 from 4–7 p.m., with well drinks and house wine going for $4. Not only that, but the extensive beer selection (twenty-four rotating drafts and more than twenty bottles) includes brews like Monty Python Holy Grail Ale and Wychwood Brewery's Hobgoblin. And the space looks nice, with soda-fountain-style marble-top tables, exposed-bricks walls, and fluted mirrors adorning every possible niche of space. Added bonus: The better-than-average bar food and desserts wash down well with whatever you’re drinking. — John Wheeler-Rappe