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Only several feet too wide to qualify as "railroaded," this cozy, narrow little affair—which pushes the gentrifying Fort Greene boundary a little farther into Bed-Stuy—centers entirely around a long, white faux-marble bar. Cushioned stools line up around the rectangular space, directing patrons' gazes to the ruddy brick wall that frames a rounded, futuristic teak liquor shelf (and away from the opposite wall, plastered with a bleached sterile white and haphazardly garnished green-fern wallpaper). Stella,  Guinness, and Sierra Nevada lead the small pack of unpretentious drafts on tap, but the signature Wild Wood cocktail is a saccharine orange-soda concoction best avoided. A slightly elevated mini-lounge area is squeezed against a far corner, furnished with an easy chair, overstuffed green chaise, and an antique television. The outdoors patio is Sweet Revenge's cheeriest feature, strung with colored Havana Christmas lights and staffed with multiple benches for winter smokers and summer bons vivants. — Annsley Chapman