If it’s too busy, stumble down the street to Birdy’s (1215 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn), the neighborhood dive, or HappyFun Hideaway (1211 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn), a tiki bar whose backyard is an essential warm-weather hangout.
Drink zodiac-themed cocktails and dance in a very dark room with mulleted pals at Mood Ring (1260 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn). The Myrtle Avenue bar strip reigns supreme for the neighborhood’s young, queer, and stylish who just moved to New York. S.) is housed in a church.įor When You End Up Near Bushwick (You’ll End Up in Bushwick) Members-only clubs are suddenly a thing again, so if you’re not into Soho House, there’s also Zero Bond (0 Bond St.), a private members-only club favored by Mayor Eric Adams and Pete Davidson alike if you’re younger and a bit more Gossip Girl, Fotografiska’s members-only Chapel Bar (275 Park Ave. Further down in Greenwich Village is the Jane Hotel’s ballroom (113 Jane St.), where you can dance on the coffee tables and feel like you’re an NYU student. Meanwhile, at the Standard, High Line hotel is Le Bain, a rooftop club home to some of the city’s most talked-about events (their hot tub is closed, but if you’re looking for a summertime pool, risk the crowd at Somewhere Nowhere (112 W. A quick walk away (with a couple of slice shops in between) is the Blond (11 Howard St.) at the 11 Howard hotel, which is a bit more swanky Gitano (76 Varick St.), a faux-Tulum bar where Amanda Lepore is often hosting and Socialista (376 W Broadway), a Cuban-inspired lounge above Cipriani Downtown. If you can’t get into the latter, there’s a new, beautifully decorated spot with a slightly older crowd around the corner called the Palace (380 Canal St.). If you actually want to understand just how good-looking you are, go to Paul’s Casablanca, Paul Sevigny’s Moroccan-themed, model-filled, hard-to-get-into club with a popular Sunday Morissey night a tough door guy named Ludwig looks over Sevigny’s other spot in Tribeca, Paul’s Baby Grand (2 6th Ave.).