New York Magazine

Girls, bikinis, and one great happy hour.

Home of the biggest sound system on the block, Arka Lounge can be heard long before it’s seen.

Eccentric yet elegant bar and restaurant serving drinks and hearty food to an enthusiastic neighborhood crowd.

Dunhill smoking accessories and Truefitt & Hill shaving products are sold at this clubby cigar bar.

A tiny wine bar catering to the post-work, New York Presbyterian Hospital crowd.

One of Inwood's many long-standing, frills-free Irish bars.

At this neighborhood joint, meringue, reggaeton, and salsa inspire spontaneous dancing among the local Latinos, post-work suits, and even the grizzled regulars.

No gimmicks: just cold beer and friendly service all day long.

Located so far up Broadway you may forget you’re still in Manhattan, this neighborhood Irish pub contains all the ingredients for a quiet afternoon of thoughtful drinking.

Karaoke, ear-deafening Dominican music, and loads of Spanish-speaking regulars make up this Washington Heights bar.

A comfortable Colombian hideaway to get your borracho on.

Post-work suits speaking Spanish and T-shirted postgrads jostle each other on the large patio or in the dimly lit interior, which feels like a bordello.

The first gay bar in Washington Heights provides a cozy minimalist setting for sexploitation flicks and exotic dancers.

Black-and-white photos of the old Polo Grounds and Mickey Mantle spruce up an Applebees approach to the sports bar.

A downtrodden Irish bar with more than a few anachronistic charms.