New York Magazine

A swanky, loftlike lounge that peddles in hip-hop D.J.'s and popular weekly dance parties.

This laid-back neighborhood hangout delivers strong drinks and good live R&B, hip-hop and reggae.

Know where to find Brooklyn’s own Blue Note Club? Try asking your grandma.

Once past its intimidating door, the bar proves shockingly comprehensive if not quite worthy of a 25-years-to-life sentence.

A happy home for the PBR hordes, the Sidecar girlfriends, and the Basil Hayden’s big boys alike.

Located on a once-barren stretch of Myrtle Avenue, this typical neighborhood college joint serves a sparse Pratt crowd with a beer-pong table and weekday two-for-one drink specials.