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A crust of bread, a glass of wine and a 60ish UWS gray wolf in a Lacoste polo shirt.

Is John Madden dreaming? This Upper East Side jock hangout will make you think so.

Upper West Siders let the good times roll at this New Orleans-inspired roadhouse.

This comfortable neighborhood gay bar brings in chatty locals with its easygoing vibe and good drink specials.

The perennial nightclub that used to house Star Club has undergone its first serious makeover in 40 years.

Laid-back but not dreary or rough enough to live up to the "dive" in its name.

Friendly, neighborhood bar since the 1920s.

Friendly old Irish bar serving meat and beer all the livelong day.

The Upper West Side outpost strikes a similar chord in a new location, just a stone’s throw away from the original.

This convivial and upscale Irish-American pub caters to varied coffers beer, wine, cocktails and an extensive restaurant menu.

A Carribean beach bar in Riverside Park South.

This small, understated spot is the sister location of Hell’s Kitchen’s popular Riposo 46.

Underneath the Greek Metsovo restaurant is a candlelit stairway that leads down to Shalel's cavernous, Moroccan-inspired space.

An UWS bare bones comedy incubator for stand-up nobility like Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Dave Chappelle, and Jon Stewart.

The Upper West Side's unofficial summer HQ.

Exactly what you'd expect from the name: beer, burgers and sports.

The only thing that throws off the dimly lit, romantic ambience of this Upper West Side joint is the mounted television constantly tuned to ESPN in the corner, .

Excessively flowing beer and patriotic drunks turn Yogi's into a rowdy dive.