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Blandly elegant bi-level lounge catering to Upper West Side DKNYers.

Space-age decor makes the bar adjoining Homer’s Famous Malt Shop a welcome break from the surrounding Irish pubs.

Southern-fried beer-and-BBQ nightspot filled with bingeing post-grads.

Cava is a cozy little wine bar in a neighborhood where libations usually come cheaper.

A narrow little nook with big literary ambitions and a wide selection of Irish whiskey.

Real-life firefighters quench their thirst (and douse their fiery Buffalo wings) at this NYFD-themed bar-restaurant.

Urbane professionals gravitate to this stately Irish pub for an excellent selection of drafts.

College reigns forever at this friendly watering hole popular with Fordham and Columbia grads.

Part frat-house rock bar, part cozy chat-house on the Upper West Side.

After 50 years, this true Irish pub keeps on serving good enough food and great beer to Upper West Siders.

Hidden in the basement of Upper West Side frat bar Jake's Dilemma lies the Oak Cellar, the type of private space perfect for bros looking to stage an apocalyptic send-off for a friend plunging into wedded bliss.

This spacious, Irish-themed haven has multiple bars for fans of Glasgow Celtic Soccer.

Upper West Siders love Prohibition's cool décor, creative martinis and nightly bands.

Another postcollegiate watering hole from the owner of Hell’s Kitchen dives Why Not (R.I.P.) and Walter’s.