New York Magazine

59 reasons (24 on draft and 35 in bottles) to get out of the house.

This Smith Street hangout is the best of both worlds with its day-or-night upscale diner vibe.

There’s little reason to venture here if you don’t already do so with regularity.

Boasting a monumental carved-wood bar and a certain dusty allure, the Brooklyn Inn has persisted for over a century and will doubtless outlive you.

A homey local tavern that’s perfect for when you want to drink in a living room that’s not your own.

A bar-café that's the kind of casually chic gathering place New Brooklynites, almost by definition, salivate over.

This traditional sports bar has, happily, been run through the BoCoCa filter, including a staggering 25-page beer list.

For free live country in the old-school spirit, try Hank’s Saloon’s raucous Sunday-night parties.

Aspen meets Soho in Brooklyn.

A woodsy and welcoming Park Slope pub specializing in West Coast microbrews.

Sample differentiates itself from nearby bars by offering a wide range of preserved-food tapas.

If a Mississippi River junkyard had a bar, it might look something like this.