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Farrell's is the real McCoy, dating back to 1933, when Park Slope was Irish and Irish meant tough. They've finally added stools, but there's still no table service, so belly up to the long bar and shout your order. Beer—i.e., Budweiser—comes in three sizes: a "small" is served in a rather dainty 5-ounce glass; and ordering a "large" will get you a 32-ounce Styrofoam bucket. (Surprisingly, the regulars seem to prefer the former.) A few members of the fairer sex do show up: Shirley MacLaine, for one, caused quite a neighborhood scandal when she insisted on being the first unchaperoned woman to be served here, in the early '70s. — Andrew Yamato

Hungry? Tough. There hasn't been a "grill" for years. But who would dare change that landmark neon sign, a beacon of bare-bones boozing since boozing was illegal?