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A dark, musty sanctuary for rockers, pool sharks and anyone who likes to get stinking drunk.

Co-owners Evan Frost and Angela Salvatore’s clean-cut cocktail lounge may be the perfect antidote to the LES’s dive overkill.

A three-level postgrad hangout that balances sports-watching, D.J. nights, and Guitar Hero fests with private parties and an upscale grill.

Less of a haven for dipsomaniacs than its name suggests, Barfly serves a sociable, if not especially colorful, Gramercy scene.

Old-time beauty parlor refashioned as hipster theme bar.

This convenient nightspot is all about location, location, location.

A replicated ski/hunting lodge, this down-to-earth Murray Hill theme-dive offers cheap drinks plus a few frills.

With Pearl Jam videos playing on the projection screen, this college pub may be the loudest “speakeasy” ever.

This medieval tavern offers a great beer selection, billiards and scantily clad barmaids to entertain the happy hour set.

An intimate Murray Hill establishment best suited for parties of two.

A bright bar-restaurant polished to a point of sophistication slightly above that of the neighborhood.

An elegant, polished cocktail den in the basement of the exclusive Inn at Irving Place.

The diminutive cocktail lounge above Pan-Indian eatery Copper Chimney attempts to turn Curry Hill into a drinking destination.

A neighborhood Gramercy sports bar with plenty of drink specials, a cheap bar food, and a mellow vibe.

The free-pizza­-with-every-drink setup that conquered Williamsburg, now available in Manhattan.

Fraternity handshakes and Gramercy singles chatter amid faux-redneck trappings.

Thanks to an award-winning all-Italian wine list, the restaurant I Trulli spawns its own bar.

A “perpetual happy hour” and Premier League soccer keep a steady stream of regulars entertained.

Speakeasy turned sports bar turned old-school pub—just what East 23rd Street needed.

Flashback to your favorite college sports tavern then put it in Beantown if it isn't there already.

A former carriage house now houses a tiny jewel box of a wine bar.

More of an adjunct space to Rose Bar than a space on its own, applying the same concept of its larger sibling (if a different color) to the smaller quarters.

As busy, loud, and hyperkinetic as any karaoke bar should be.

A swank setting for classic jazz.

Designed by David Rockwell, this hotel bar keeps its drinks in season.