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Steve Hanson has reopened the former Level V space as 675 Bar.

Despite what you've heard, there's no secret password necessary for this swanky basement party.

Low-'tude wine bar, Ara provides an inviting escape from "Me-Pa's" swarm of sceney city slicksters.

A decent pint of Guinness in the Meatpacking District.

Recline, dine, and enjoy a glass of wine in this tres grand, tres chic Meatpacking District temple.

If you can slip past the velvet rope, you'll hear some of the best house music this side of the pond.

For special events and weekend clubbing: a mellow alternative to Meatpacking madness.

This retro haunt trades trends for an atmosphere of classy antiquarianism.

A collaboration between the nightlife mavens behind Milk & Honey and Little Branch, the Griffin is a sleek rebranding of the old PM space.

The meat-packers come for cheap drinks and Bocephus; the frat packers just wanna glimpse a drunken famous person's bra.

There’s an unmistakable jet-setting air to Kiss & Fly, and not just because of the European dance music and flowing Veuve Clicquot.

Go on a Monday or Tuesday night for a quiet (albeit expensive) drink, and enjoy the view at this Meatpacking scene in peace.

Former Stereo partners Michael Satsky and Brian Gefter opened the invite-only Provocateur in part of the former Ono space in the Gansevoort hotel.

Bagatelle’s entry into the exclusive basement lounge genre is the type of place where Brazilian models and mixologists with complicated facial hair feel right at home.

André Balazs's Standard Hotel has something more proletarian to offer.

A much more informal expansion of The Standard Grill, complete with a Ping Pong table.

Located beneath the luxury steakhouse STK, the small horseshoe-shaped dance floor is surrounded by two tiers of tables and a D.J.-performance stage.