8 Stuyvesant St, between 9th St and 3rd Ave
(212) 777-5415
Pricing: Not Cheap (relatively speaking for drinks)
Venue: Sit Down
Cuisine: Cocktail Lounge
Favorite Dish(es):
This little joint is hidden above the Around the Clock diner, inside the Village Yokocho BBQ restaurant. When you walk up the neon-gilded stairwell, you’ll notice a wooden door to the left, usually with a few people waiting to get inside. Because this place is tiny. They only let in groups of 4 at most, and have a quiet-talking policy. But it’s worth it. Why? Because their drinks are spectacular. The ingredients in their drinks are so well balanced and clean that you can’t taste the alcohol, but you’ll be flying in no time. The mixmasters here are super professional, trained to make perfect drinks. Every pour is precise, methodical, and entertaining. They always play jazz music and have a live band squeezed into a nook every once in a while, so the mood is always very mellow, making this the ultimate date place. A few drinks here and you’ll melt away into a cabride home… hopefully not alone.
Note: B Flat, their newer sister bar in Tribeca, has much more space for standing room and is a bit more upbeat. Check out our review here.
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Filed under: Drinks, East Village, Not Cheap, Sit Down Tagged: | Bars, Cocktails, Date Places, Drinks, East Village, Not Cheap, Sit Down
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