- 116
- West Village
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Clandestine, Indie Bar
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Open
Former Dylan haunt now serving up classy cocktails, poetry slams.
Unpretentious pub with nice garden and strong brew selection. Hey Cherry Tree, west side of Fourth Avenue rulzz!
Craft-focused local all about Brooklyn pride.
- Abilene
- Carroll Gardens
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Indie Bar
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Open
Low-key spot colonizes a quiet stretch of Carroll Gardens.
- Ace Bar
- East Village
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Indie Bar
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Open
EV Skee-Ball bar pleases the kiddies (and the nostalgic).
Actually, very much in favor of the grain.
Freaky people dancing to a mélange of Blondie, blues, and rock 'n' roll.
As chic as your dad's alligator boots.
- B61
- Carroll Gardens
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Indie Bar
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Open
Peeps from Alma provide a low-key space for indie and professional types to mingle.
- Barcade
- Williamsburg
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Indie Bar
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Open
Great for ladies on the make—if you're looking for someone sporting tighter jeans than you, that is.
Smith Street local pours a killer selection of craft brews.
Kitschy theme bar serving up mani/drink combos under a row of hair dryers.
Sparkly booze parlor where you can get pretty nails/pretty nailed.
- Bedlam
- East Village
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Indie Bar, Posh Sips
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Open
Stylish retro cocktailing amid stuffed bears, assorted Victoriana.
- Big Bar
- East Village
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Indie Bar
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Open
Tiny like your first apartment, but lacking that roomie/schizo you found on craigslist.
- Black Market
- East Village
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Bohemian, Indie Bar, Lounge
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Velvet Rope
Neighbor to the Cabin Down Below. Up above, oysters and burgers and drinks with multiple ingredients.
- Boat
- Boerum Hill
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Indie Bar
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Notably non-nautical neighborhood bar kept afloat by locals and loyal fans of its jukebox.
Dive that must be working some kind of Santeria to keep prices down in this excessive nabe.
Locals -- not boulevardiers -- make the scene at this mellow retro relic.
Red Hook dive with impressive beer list, sweet back yard.
Mobsters lose to hipsters in the gentrification war, so you won't sleep with the fishes.
150-year old bar with classic wood details draws cool crowds of cognoscenti and ghosts.
Carroll Gardens crew brings the best of artisanal BK to their almost-as-cool Manhattan neighbors.
Despite frat-friendly name, Gregorian chant soundtrack makes this the most grownup spot in the hood.
Faux dirty hub of S. Slope indie scene. Sick juke and carefully rumpled kids who will name that tune. Just try them.
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