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With a freshly unpacked décor of highly polished wood, brass and stained glass, Wade's isn't so much angry as, well...nice—a solidly square place that would be more at home in a small upstate town than on one of the most aggressively hip streets in Brooklyn. The fireplace is a big attraction on nippy days, and if you come early enough to snag the cozy hearthside chairs, you can pass quite a cheap and comfortable happy hour. But get out while you can: a jukebox seems innocuous enough until you realize it's sounding a siren song for every loud and obnoxious young professional within walking distance. — Andrew Yamato