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Prospect Heights

1. Order a well-mixed old-fashioned at Cornelius (565 Vanderbilt Ave.)

2. Stick with the top-shelf cocktails at Milk & Honey–inspired Weather Up (589 Vanderbilt Ave.)

3. Dance with abandon, claim a couch, or just lounge and smoke on the patio at Soda Bar (629 Vanderbilt Ave.)

4. Keep going with the beers-and-backyard theme at Washington Commons (748 Washington Ave.)

5. A good place to be sloppy: ex–Siberia owner’s new dive, Manhattans (769 Washington Ave.)