New York Magazine

Comfortably ensconced at the south end of Maria Hernandez Park, this bar and restaurant sprang from its manager's passion for his native Lebanese cuisine.

In the past decade, Rockwell’s has passed through a private-party stage and a popular gay-weekend stage to become basically a college bar in training; the bar manager is trying to lure students from the satellite campus of Long Island University.

59 reasons (24 on draft and 35 in bottles) to get out of the house.

Diamond in the rough 507 is a bar-restaurant and private-party house where the familiar Williamsburg diet of PBR and rotgut gives way to Corona and tequila.

Tucked below a historic tea company warehouse, this art world bar shines in an old-world setting.

Throngs of youngsters head to this large empty lot under the elevated JMZ tracks to watch indie-rock shows put on by Todd P. and the like.

Stained-glass shrine to drinking makes it all too easy to end up praying to the porcelain god.

A laidback beer and bourbon bar lit in the bar-noir style of "Twin Peaks."

Named after a Peruvian hot pepper, this unassuming South American themed space serves live jazz and unique drinks.

Blue-collar types and Prattsters are loyal like dogs to this dusty, downstairs dive.

An unpretentious hangout where a homemade personal pizza pie is always on the house.

While this lounge looks a little cheesy, the power of free pizza is undeniable.

This nightclub takes a textbook page from a Morehouse College frat party.

A Clinton Hill regulars haven that has a “furnished basement” vibe to it.

Steal a cozy fireside chat before the boisterous neighborhood crowd arrives.

This Smith Street hangout is the best of both worlds with its day-or-night upscale diner vibe.

Is Greenpoint’s Enid’s totally played out for you? Well, head out to the East Williamsburg/Bushwick border!

A south-of-Carroll Gardens bar with an impressively long bar and views overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

In a neighborhood of nominally Irish bars, this place gets points for an affable faux authenticity.

Swank Park Slope lounge with a crowd that's anything but outer borough.

Co-owners (and brothers) Ben and Mike Wiley didn’t splurge on the redesign when converting the former Bar Bar into Bar Great Harry.

This tiny, artfully decorated bar adds a touch of elegance to Fifth Avenue's bar crawl.

This laid-back, small-tab bar thrives in the shadow of Richard Meier’s tower.

With its atmospheric old-world vibe, tin ceilings, and a long, inviting bar, Bar Tano bears more than a slight resemblance to its older sibling, Park Slope’s Bar Toto, but this spot's meant to be “more of a bar, with a lot more alcohol.”

Local live music in a bar that does justice to its Paris neighborhood namesake.