Forgtmenot
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138 Division St., New York, NY, 10002
646-707-3195
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The lowdown
It takes a certain panache to make a new bar feel like it’s been around forever. Forgtmenot’s cluttered, surf-shack décor and tag-sale furniture feel homey, not curated, and cocktails like the Dirty Pickle Martini or Dark ’n’ Sandy (rum, ginger, apple cider) fall just on the right side of pretentious. Friendly co-owner Adam Himebauch (who is rumored to moonlight as the Banksy-spoofing street artist Hanksy) looks barely 21 but wears many hats, from playing host to mixing drinks to delivering the kitchen’s Mediterranean bar food (housemade sweet-potato chips, lamb meatballs) throughout the neighborhood, on skateboard.
What you need to know
DrinksFull Bar
Noise LevelCivilized