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Comments - This dimly lit, very popular (very crowded) run down bar features one of the most extensive selections of tap beers. I was there at about 6PM on a Friday evening. It had a mixed crowd at that time. It features mellow music, a high ceiling with fans, cocktail tables, and a nice sized back yard. The prices are reasonable (especially at happy hour). The bartender seemed to be a bit overwhelmed. The bathrooms are bad. - T.K.

Cool hang out. - K.D.

Great selection of micro brews on tap! Don't go looking for Bud or Coors Light though! Nice backyard with tables during summer! I thought the prices were a little high. - R.P.

Well, this place is great. A perfectly lovely spot to have yourself a Guinness or a hand pulled pint along with a side of whatever flavor of the hard stuff you might ever fancy. But, beware - do not make any comments about the hand pulling procedure whilst the bar wench is in the process of the same. I did and was treated to an unpleasant put down. Now I understand a soul might grow weary over listening to the same stupid comments from customers about that operation, but it is a novelty, and they are your customers, and you are working for tips, so, perhaps a little bit of patience and forbearance would be in order, don't you think?
And while I'm wenching about the bar-wenches, those girls behind the bar could stand to learn a lesson or two about simple courtesy. Every time my glass stood empty, even though there were very few customers (we were there in the early afternoon), the dreadful lass never once asked me if I wanted another. Not once. Even though she was standing right in front of me, staring out the window. - F.C.

East Village Bar with a huge selection of beers to choose from. Drinks are expensive. Has the feel of a college bar in that there should be a band playing. Decor is pretty bland, could use some Britney Spears photos on the wall. For the village, not bad. - A.S.
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Comments - This is a great place to start your journey on an official New York City bar crawl. Many single women looking to mingle! The bartenders are very cool and down to earth. A definite place that I will return to many times! - E.B.

This bar made for a great time. Many different people, all in a good mood. Drinks were great. Perfect place to meet new people. - J.R.

Great, non-tourist West Village bar with great bartenders and nice bathrooms. Two things you must check out while you're here - tater-tots and the blow up doll above the entrance. - S.A.

The bartenders are some of the best in the city. Sorry the blow-up doll has been replaced by a second television. - A.P.

Great place to come with a group of friends and start the night. The bartenders and hot & efficient. Definitely worth going to. - G.C.
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Comments - This is a bar/restaurant/cabaret located on Restaurant Row. They present some highly rated acts. The bar area features low played music, a piano, and low ceilings with fans. The show room in the rear has many cocktail tables. The prices are somewhat expensive and the service is decent. It seems to draw mostly tourists and theatergoers of all ages.  The bathrooms are more than adequate. If you like the performer(s) that night, you'll have a good time. If not, you'll be bored. - T.K.
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Comments - This is a low-key bar/restaurant located in the theater district with a decent sized bar up front. There are some after-work drinkers, but mostly people waiting to dine in the restaurant. It is somewhat expensive for drinks. It seems to draw local office workers, tourists, and theatergoers. The atmosphere is much more like a fancy restaurant than a bar. The bathrooms are good (it's a nice restaurant). -T.K.
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Comments - Great place to get loose. A no holds barred establishment. Used to be on 43rd St. - D.S.

A very comfortable bar. The staff is friendly, drinks are fairly cheap, decent jukebox and a pool table where even a bad player like me had a good time and made new friends. I personally love going there after work because it had none of the lame Times Square crowd or attitude. - E.F.

Great bar to hang out. Friendly atmosphere with no egos around to ruin your night. Bathrooms leave something to be desired. - W.W.
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Comments - Very friendly modern bar off the beaten path on York Ave. Two TVs for watching games, good pub grub menu & very nice staff. Check it out! -J.M.

Great beer selection, good food, friendly staff, lots of regulars; come early, can sometimes be morgue-like quiet late at night. - E.D.

Great place, especially if you have a taste for beer. Thirty on tap to choose from, not to mention the bottled kind (a whole menu of those).   The food ain't too shabby either.  Upper East Side bar with friendly bartenders who make you feel welcome. Check them out for yourself, they are a really good time.   - M.R.

Excellent place for a fantastic tasting burger and pretty much any style of beer you may want. The big screen is great during any game, and its cool to have darts on slow nights. Bartenders are really cool, and this place has become a habit for me. The Monday Night Buffalo wing special and The Tuesday night two-for-1 on domestic draught beer is as generous a special as I have seen. - K.D.

Huge beer selection, the best I have seen in New York. The bartender was really helpful too and the food was good. You mentioned bathroom? This one was exceptionally clean. Since I live on the Upper East Side now, this has become my favorite place. - S.M.C.
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Comments - Recently opened bar in Hell's Kitchen seems to be missing something. Clean well-kept interior. Nice seating area for lounging when it's not too crowded. - A.S.

I went to Deacon Brodie's late on a Saturday afternoon and it was just opening. We had a small group of people and had a blast hanging out. Great juke box. It filled up pretty quickly but the crowd was an easy-going, friendly bunch. Great time. - T.M.

I was looking for a bar close to my hotel that would be a good escape from the madness of NY. A bar with more regulars than tourists. I found it at Deacon Brodie's. If your looking for a small pub with great service and good tap beer look no further. I felt like I was at my neighborhood tavern back home. I went to some great places on my long weekend in NYC and the memories and laughs I had at Brodie's are the best. - J.S.

Formerly the Streetcar Café, this quaint, rustic-looking Restaurant Row establishment still makes you feel like you' not in Manhattan. The music is played low. It almost seems like somebody's living room. Bartender Liam is very friendly and efficient. The clientele seemed pretty good and it didn't seem to get very crowded. The prices are reasonable. The bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.

What can I say, this place is my "local". After 14 years in this city, I finally found a place where I feel comfortable. This is the kind of pub where the bartender remembers your name and what you drink the second time you come in -- and introduces you to everybody else in the place. Where a chick can sit by herself & have a pint and not be bothered by anyone. Well, unless she wants to be. :-) If they had food I'd probably never leave. Hope they don't get food. - M.N.
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Comments - Tiny Upper West Side bar that is a shrine to, yup, dead poets. Photos and quotes on the wall pay homage to Joyce, Whitman, Tennyson, etc. Look for the backward quote that can only be read through the bar's mirror. The Dead Poets opened in August 2000 in the former "Snug", which was aptly named due to its size. The front of the bar has only enough room for the serious drinkers that belly up like patrons at a truck-stop diner. The back area has a pool table that barely fits in the room, so you must use the tiny pool cues for some of your side shots. It also boasts bookshelves with an excellent collection of old books, if you want to read the works of some dead...well, you know... - S.M.

The Dead Poets is a very quaint, up and coming bar with very kind bartenders and staff. On certain days it has 3 beautiful sisters bartending at the same time. - K.G.G.

Although a very tiny bar, this place is big on atmosphere. New and clean, with great decor, pictures, and quotes of actual dead poets!  Also has a good jukebox and a pool table in the back.  Not much room back there though, so don't bring an entourage to your pool tournament. - J.M.

Guinness served at a perfect 5-7 degrees Celsius poured in two stages to produce a perfect head complete with shamrock.  Service was a perfect 10.  Warm and friendly staff and patrons.  Good time. -T.B.

The atmosphere is welcoming and the bartenders are fun and always happy! Despite it's small size it is a great time. - A.V.G.

Nice bar trying to attract newer customers - S.B.

Can't get a more original name or theme than The Dead Poet.  Perfect pints of Guinness poured with a shamrock on top in this Irish Bar. Great pub atmosphere to hang with your friends and listen to one of the best jukeboxes in the city! - E.K.D.

Small, narrow, quaint bar with a high ceiling. The clientele is a step above that of the neighboring bars. Tunes are OK. Pool table in rear (lack of space makes playing difficult). Book shelves. Quotes from (and pictures of) dead poets are on the walls. Friendly and efficient bartenders. Reasonable prices. Bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.

Best bar in NYC! I love this place!!!!! - D.H.

Loved this place, and the hot barmaids! - B.C.

I give the service a TEN!! - why? that beautiful barmaid is my daughter! - A.V.
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Comments - Atmosphere is fine. - D.A.
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Comments - Very small, snooty, mixed age crowd, expensive. - K.D.
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Comments - Really good food at good prices. One of the best meal deals in the city. Try the fried green tomatoes, jambalaya, pecan encrusted crab cakes, oyster po' boys etc. Yum!! - E.J.

Nifty place in the Theater District that is both saloon and Cajun restaurant. Has a warm, neighborhood feel to it, but can get crowded before the shows. They get pretty picky about giving out tables then, too. Last time we were there they wouldn't seat two of us at a larger table, saying they were saving them for the "theater rush". Two of the larger tables sat empty throughout our meal and remained empty as we left.
But it's got a nice feel to it and some of the dishes are worth a try. A friend thinks they have the best mac & cheese he's ever had. I like their lobster puffs (with that oh so spicy sauce) and their duck salad. Beers are cold and the waiters are friendly enough. - G.L.

This is a Cajun bar/restaurant in Hell's Kitchen. It features several TVs, low-played music, a metallic bar-top, brick walls, high-top bar tables, a low ceiling with fans, and miscellaneous Louisiana decor. It seems to draw a mixed (all ages) clientele. Space is a little tight. The prices are reasonable and the service is friendly and efficient. The drink special is a "Cajun Martini". There is live music on certain nights. The unisex bathrooms are one-at-a-time. - T.K.
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Comments - This East Village Irish pub draws a young twentysomething clientele. It features several TVs, a pool table, darts, bookshelves, a brick floor, cocktail tables, peanut machines, and miscellaneous decor. The beer selection is somewhat limited. There is live music on certain nights. The prices are reasonable (especially at happy hour) and the service is good. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Cozy, booklined Irish Pub with pool table and darts. The crowd does skew towards 20-somethings but it is actually fairly varied. Can be very busy on weekends. Excellent staff, and a fine pint of Guinness. - H.Q.

Great cozy pub that has good atmosphere and cool jukebox. - J.H.

Great place with lots of room for stumbling around in whatever condition that you arrive in. Dart board and pool table are properly positioned and the prices are fair. Perfect bar in my opinion, besides the beer selection. - M.M.
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Comments - This is a Turkish bar/restaurant located in the theater district. The bar area is up front. There is a dining area in the rear and one in the mezzanine. It features several TVs, piped-in Turkish music, a dark oak wood bar, a high ceiling, and an interesting painting behind the bar. The prices are reasonable. The service is friendly and efficient. It seems to draw the usual area mix of local office workers, tourists, and theatergoers. The bathrooms are more than adequate but located in the basement. - T.K.
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Comments - It's an 'old man' bar after work and a younger crowd (with bands and cover charges) later in the evening. It features several TV sets, a jukebox, dining tables, and video games. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are bad. -T.K.

The bathrooms suck but little else does. This place is NY's best kept secrets. Go there on Saturday night around 1 and you'll know what I mean. - D.M.
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Comments - This small bar obviously was once some other type of store. It draws a mixed (all ages) clientele. There is live jazz most nights. While there is no cover, they "pass the hat" to collect money for the bands. There are high-top and cocktail tables. There is one unisex, one-at-a-time bathroom. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. - T.K.

This bar is for those looking for a nice night out, it has a lively atmosphere yet the bar itself seems very "cool". This obviously goes along with the jazz band playing on most nights. All in all, this bar is an 8.5 with great potential. Nicely priced. - R.V
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Comments - Homage to Admiral Dewey located blocks from the Flatiron Building, hence the name. (Dewey is also the nickname of one of the owners). Has lead a Madison Square/Flatiron area revival since its opening in ’97. Two level bar with a candle lit lounge, bar and pool table upstairs, and a happening bar scene with bar food downstairs. Good service from the bartenders, especially if you're female and they’re trying to pick you up. Friendly waitresses, too. - S.M.

Fine selection of tap beers, including Boddington's, good pub grub and attentive bartenders and wait staff. Pay attention to the detailed restoration, including the vaulted brick ceilings and other early 1900's architecture and artifacts. - M.M.

If you can't have fun here, you've got a problem.  This place is great!  2 floors, pool table, big TV, large beer selection, tasty food, and never a bathroom line.  What could be better?!!  - J.M.

A bar lady telling me I have an attitude, what the f*ck!? Who has? Giving me mouth like that.  By the way, a beer is far too expensive at this place. So beware! (especially for the lady behind the bar..) - K.v.P.

This very popular (very crowded) two-floor bar draws a twentysomething and thirtysomething clientele. Very dark, it features several TVs, loud music, a long bar downstairs and a small bar upstairs, a steep metallic staircase, a pool table upstairs, a pub menu, a dining area downstairs, and a lounge area upstairs. The prices are somewhat expensive. Getting the bartenders' attention can be a challenge. The bathrooms are adequate. T.K.

This place was good. We recently visited from Scotland and were well looked after, were well fed and got pretty drunk...What more do you need? - M.M.

Go here if you want to be pissed off by the rude staff (especially the bartender) who tends to short change and then cops an attitude with the patron when you call him on it! I had my money thrown at me! This place blows!! - S.P.
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Comments - It is an Irish pub/restaurant with separate entrances for the bar and dining areas. Small bar area. Everything is dark oak wood. A decent clientele of all ages (after-work, tourists and theatergoers). Friendly and efficient bartenders. Reasonable prices. Small bathrooms. - T.K.

Nice little place, except for that time these redneck construction workers were allowed to drink for six hours without being cut off, called me and my coworkers fags when we arrived, started a fight by head-butting my boss as he tried to leave and then picking a fight with the cops when they finally arrived (finally because the attractive yet inexperienced barmaids stood watching and rolling their eyes instead of calling the cops while the manager stood the whole thing out in the back pissing himself instead of gaining control of his own bar). Other than that it was great. - A.S.

I was actually there the night of the aforementioned fight. Someone ruined my wife's dress by getting blood all over it. The management was completely unable to control the behavior of the construction crew. I would recommend that you go there only if you want to start or be in fights. It's not a family type place. P.S. The last time I passed by this place, some drunk customer was urinating all over the street. - D.N.
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Comments - Really cool bar. Small little dive on Columbus Ave. In the middle of nowhere, but good drink specials, cool bartenders, lots of buy backs. Clean bathrooms. Music is punk and the crowd is mixed. Must go. - D.M.
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Comments - This is one of the hottest nightclubs in the city. I was there last Saturday night and it is one of the best club parties happening in New York City at this time. There are a lot of attractive girls, DJ Boris spins in the main room the latest commercial house and DJ Kasper spins hip-hop in the back room. if you are into clubbing you should check out Discotheque. - L.P.
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Comments - This is a low-key bar and restaurant. There are some after-work drinkers, but mostly people (theatergoers) waiting to dine in the restaurant. The atmosphere is much more like a fancy restaurant than a bar. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The bathrooms are good (it's a nice restaurant). - T.K.
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Comments - This bar/restaurant (much more restaurant) is attached to (but independent from) the Muse Hotel. It seems to draw mostly tourists and theatergoers. It's rather expensive for drinks. The bathrooms are more than adequate (it's a nice restaurant). O'Lunney's, located across the street, is a much better place to drink. - T.K.
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Comments - This is a small bar which draws a twentysomething crowd. It gets very crowded. It has a small side room with some tables and couches. Obviously, it was not originally constructed as a bar. The prices are reasonable. The service leaves something to be desired. The unisex, one-at-a-time bathrooms are difficult to access (you must fight your way through the crowd). - T.K.

I thought the service was exceptional, prompt, and courteous. It was a great experience for me (someone who just moved into the neighborhood) to feel at home in a local bar where the possibility of getting laid isn't that far off (or that far from home)! - K.K.
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Comments - C'mon the word Dive is in it's name. I went here for a birthday party and was greeted at the door by a 16 year old bouncer which made me think I had traveled back in time to the Dinkins-Era of law enforcement, which being that I was under age back then, wasn't a bad thing. The bar decor was crap and the crowd was a mix of the under-aged and the over-aged with little of anyone in between. The bar made me think I was looking at the beginning and end of my drinking career and nearly lead me to stop drinking all together. "Nearly"! Donna the bartender was a nice person and very assertive. She was good enough to tell me and my pal The Pretender that more cute girls would be there around midnight. I thought she was stroking us and I was sort of wrong. Many cute girls showed up by midnight most of them were 16-19. If that's your thing, then have at it, I guess. (Wow!! That sounds socially irresponsible, sorry.) I'm 27 and it's not mine, so Donna, who was easily in her mid thirties or older, started looking good. Beer, the great equalizer. The Pretender got me out of there before I could do anything wrong and this is why friends don't let friends drink alone. - T.S.
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Comments - Hip midtown after-work pick-up scene. Specializing in wine, it boast 60 varieties of wine by the glass. Romantic tapas lounge upstairs. Bathroom is too small and inaccessible if the downstairs is crowded. - S.M.

Love the couches and selections of wine. - D.J.
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Comments - You know you've hit bottom if you go here. It's what most of us come down here to get away from. It draws a sleazy crowd and is known for its brawls. The prices are reasonable at happy hour. The service varies depending on how crowded it is. Most cab drivers avoid the place. The bathrooms are pitiful. -T.K.

Gets really packed on the weekends, but a great place to meet new faces. Happy Hours are awesome. You know you didn't get any if you're writing something bad about this place. - D.N.Y.

Girls all over the place just looking to take you home with them. If you didn't have a house down the shore this summer, I suggest you get one next year. It's nice when you can walk into a bar in a tank top, shorts & hat instead of shoes, pants & a button down. See ya next summer!! - D.1.
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Comments - New bar located right in the heart of Midtown. The layout of the bar is a bit odd as it used to be a hub for mail sorting and courier service. They worked hard to make the bar into an area that would attract a good after work crowd. The crowd is trendy and successful and like to spend their money accordingly. It is a bit pricey but the staff makes up for it with their friendliness. Worth a stop solely for the bathrooms. By far some of the nicest bar/lounge bathrooms in Manhattan. - B.K.
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Comments - A small Irish pub, it draws mostly an older, after-work clientele. There are some tourists (it's on West 57 Street). Well lit, it features older music (not too loud)on the jukebox and several TVs. Everything is wooden. There is complimentary garlic bread. The Irish bartenders (men and women) are friendly and efficient. There is a good pub menu. The prices are reasonable. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - East Village haven for unpretentious, good old southern fun. Check your attitude at the door, grab a Pabst Blue Ribbon (in a can!) and shoot some pool on their red table. Doc's has a good, southern-influenced juke box and a Ms. Pac-Man. When the mood strikes, the bartenders (and occasionally patrons) will do a two-step on the bar. Yee-ha! - S.M.

A little beat up looking on the outside, but once you go in, you'll find quite the party in here. Pool table, great music, and wild bartenders who dance on the bar. - J.M.

The place is boring and nasty but the people are nice. - M.M.

I go to a lot of the saloons in town and I was glad for Doc's when they won your poll. It is a nice place to bend an elbow. The beer is cold. The girls are warm. It is a friedly place to hang without the bull that you run into in a lot of the bars that attract the tourists and posers. Docs has a great jukebox. And Val and Johanna keep your glass full and always make you feel at home. - J.dR.

Remember when they kicked all the bums out of Tompkins Square? This is where they wound up. A real hole. Dingy and beat. Real live local scumbags everywhere drinking PBR, playing pool, listening to the crankiest assholes classic country music has to offer (often at a volume that challenges conversation). Towards the weekends the kiddies interfere with the atmosphere, but I wouldn't worry too much about this place turning into some sort of hotspot. Service is great, Drinks are cheap, the atmosphere is fairly spirited, hovering somewhere between not-so-steely resolve and toxified intensity. And, in the men's, punch Norm MacDonald's TV show ad over the urinal in the face and it'll talk to you.
Overall: friendly, social, a great place.- S.G.

10+ kinds of bottled beer served at Doc's. There are not a lot of fights at this bar at all...it's a very friendly crowd and the bouncers "squash" potential fights before anything goes down. Doc's is totally worthy of the title "Best Saloon" because of the STAFF, the JUKEBOX, and the LOYAL customers. Anyone with bad things to say should take a good look in the mirror and take a cold shower to shock themselves out of their UPTIGHT ways!!!! -J.L.

Fun bar in the East Village with much personality. Friendly, fun and talented bartenders (you should see these girls clog!) make it worth the trip. And Ms. Pac Man and pool offer fun diversions while you drink yourself silly. - S.A.

Don't miss out on the $5 dollar all you can drink Busch on Tuesday nights. The service here is excellent, and the local red-neck drunks and NYU students definitely make for some interesting conversation. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to have a good time. Kudos for Docs!!!! - D.W.

This is my favorite bar on Avenue A. The girls behind the bar are the best suds slingers on the East Side. The jukebox is stocked with Johnny, Hank, Merle, Waylon, & Willie. The people are a good mix. The party goes on 'till 4am. The buy backs come early and often. And if you can't have a good time here, you don't have a pulse. But they have got to re-open the kitchen. This was the first bar I ever went to that had snake-burgers on the menu. Turns out the cook's name was Snake. - P.G.
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Comments - Upper east side Irish bar, with very good Guinness, and friendly bartenders who immediately make you feel welcome. It has a backyard deck and sidewalk seating in warm weather, with a pool table downstairs. Live traditional Irish entertainment Sunday nights. Kitchen serves late night food Thursday through Saturday, and a Sunday morning Irish breakfast. - S.M.

Love this slice of Mayo & Galway. As an Irishmen it gives off a good vibe. Plenty of friendly lads, great service, and sweet women. You can dance in the back, yap in the front, but you will have fun either way. A great spring time bar if it is nice out - front windows open up to the sidewalk - keeping it nice an cool on those busy Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. - SB

Fantastic Irish bar, and one of my favorite bars in NYC. Great atmosphere, great people, with no pretensions, which is a nice respite from many of the other watering holes calling the Upper East Side home. Great bartenders who are really friendly, and quick with the buybacks. The owner is one of the bartenders at night, and it tells you a lot about a bar when the owner cares enough to be there (unlike a lot of those other UES "scenes" owned by absentee-yuppie-Wall St-group of friends who only care about the $$ the bar makes). Great Irish music on Sunday nights, and a great jukebox as well (Plenty of U2, and if you play some, wait till you see what happens!). Good pick-up scene, but also great for a couple drinks with friends, or even by yourself. Bonus - in warm weather, has a great backyard patio for dining and drinking. - J.R.

By far, this friendly pub is one of the best pick up bars for the 25-40 year old set on the Upper East Side. Men will find a diverse mix of friendly "keg-queens", and hard-drinking yuppie girls from the neighborhood. Women will find plenty of single cops and firemen, standing beside clean cut lawyers and Wall street-types. All have fun in a relaxing atmosphere. - J.D.
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Comments - This bay-front indoor/outdoor bar &restaurant (known as a place to watch a sunset), draws a considerably more upscale clientele than the clubs down the road at Tiana Beach (Summers, Neptune, Drift Inn). While Saturdays can be overwhelming crowded, Sunday nights are very popular (early in the evening). It's known for it's seafood menu. The prices are rather expensive. The staff seems to be young and inexperienced. The musical acts are pretty good (especially Hollywood). The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

If you are into food that is overpriced and pretentious people, this is the place for you.  Maybe you'll run into Lizzie after her 90 day stint. You can keep Dockers along with the Hamptons. - B.R.
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Comments - Very friendly old style bar off Second Avenue. Two TV's for watching games, great jukebox, great pub grub menu (try the shepherds pie, delicious). Great beer selection and very efficient and friendly staff. Check it out! - S.T.

Formerly 'Stingers' and 'Taboo', the bar area is about five steps above ground level. It tends to get very crowded. The dining area (in the rear) is on ground level. Good thirtysomething crowd. Pictures of Ireland on the walls. Reasonable prices ($4 for a bottle of Coors Light). Friendly and efficient Irish bartenders. Live Irish/American music on certain nights. The bathrooms are in the basement. - T.K.

One of the best Irish pubs around. Over 6 TV's to watch your sports, a dart board, and one of the best bartenders around is what keeps bringing me back. Not to mention the food. From pasta to burgers, everything has been good-great every time. -J.F.

This is my absolute favorite bar. The staff is super friendly and wonderfully efficient. The food is terrific every time. I sometimes go there just for dinner, even if I don't plan on drinking much. I've heard that they have a pretty good lunch crowd. The drinks are always reasonably priced, and during happy hour, there are especially good deals. It gets a little crowded after work at the end of the week, but otherwise, you're sure to find an available stool. - H.J.

This bar is the best bar on the east side. The food is great and the bartenders are very friendly. They show all the NFL games on a big 10 ft. screen. Sundays are the best for football because for 20 bucks you get unlimited draft beer, screwdrivers and bloody Mary's. Plus there is a free hot buffet at half time, you can't beat it. - J.C.
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Comments - This is a small Irish pub located in a part of town that doesn't have many bars. It features a TV, low key music, a low ceiling with fans, dining tables and booths. It seems to draw an older clientele. The Irish bartenders are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.
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Comments - A breath of fresh air in a sea of loud, dark dives. - T.K.

Whether you are at the original in Woodside or it's sister in Bayside, one thing is for certain...you will not find a better burger anywhere else in the city (and at $5 not a cheaper one either).  Great old time Irish feel, yet still able to encompass the eclectic tastes of New Yorkers.  The prices are more than reasonable and the service is great.  For an added treat, take a ride on the saddle bar stools in the tap room bar! - B.F.

What a great place!!! The ambience is nice, dark & comfy. There is a big long bar in the front & a little bar in the back that resembles a mini English pub. The food prices here cannot be beat. Whether you are having one of their scrumptious burgers or one of the daily specials like pot roast you won't be let down. The drink prices are also very reasonable. It's the kind of place where you can hang out with your friends or take your parents to dinner. - R.G.
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Comments - This is exactly what the city is missing. It's like a hidden treasure. Great atmosphere in here, you walk in and feel like your home. Can't get a better burger in the tri-state area for the price. $5 for an unbelievable burger and dishes like the fresh ham, Shepard's pie, and hot open roast beef never miss. Get an order of baked clams as well there only $3 buck for 4 big clams. Donovan's is the place to stop before a Met game for a bite and a couple of pints. Jump off the 7 train or LIRR at Woodside and it's 3 blocks away. When the Mets are in the playoffs, the place is has an electric feel. Any other time it's a great place for lunch or dinner at 1970 prices. Or sit back at the bar and have a few pints, the people couldn't be nicer. You can't get this stuff in NYC. - R.T.

Excellent place to have some beer and food before a Met game. Bartenders are friendly and always buy back. Most of the wait staff are very friendly, although, some of the help could be friendlier sometimes. There is a separate room for parties. Decor is neat, but very 70's with lots of dark wood, but it adds to the experience. Get an Irish coffee, it's the best I've ever had. And, try the turkey dinner, you won't be disappointed. Beware of the raisins in the stuffing. Bathroom is more than adequate. - D.R.

On Monday Night Football nights in the fall, wings are 10 cents, burgers are 3 bucks, and domestic bottles are 2. Everyone at the bar watches the game. - J.M.
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Comments - Really fun, young crowd and still crowded and hopping by 3am. - E.O.

A young Yorkville hangout, that unfortunately became famous for being the place where, back in the 80’s, Jennifer Levin had her last drink, thanks to the despicable “preppy murderer”.  Later recovered its reputation and became a favorite hang-out of Yankee & nightlife legend David Wells. While Upper East Side bars come and go, Dorrian's has been around since 1960. People still line-up on weekend nights to get in, as it remains a neighborhood hot spot.  Serves food, and has open air windows in the summertime.  Also has a large screen TV and back room. - S.M.

Dorrians is a very cool bar on the upper east side. I went while on holiday with my girlfriend, we could have stayed for a week at the place. It was rockin’ at the weekends. I spotted plenty of good looking girls and my girlfriend thought the bartender was a real sweetie. He attended to our every beck and call. Fantastic place with a rocky history, I hear, but worth a visit all the same. Watch though, you may not see the rest of the city if you go on your first night. Oh, and a great burger. -N.N.

I went to Dorrian’s when I was visiting in October with my friend who knew the owner. The place had a hell of an atmosphere. We sat with the owner for a bit and that brightened up our day. The bar itself is draped in history from the pictures on the wall of the old horse races to having authentic red hand stain glass window, the whole place summed up New York for me. It was a sheer joy to be in and hell, the food was great and you can buy t-shirts. It was damn busy during the subway series. The bar seems to be a legend on it’s own. People I have met in all countries of the world, as far as Australia, have been and all raved about the hamburgers. - P.S.

The bartender when we went was the owner's son, and a great guy. Made us feel right at home and gave us buybacks. A real gentleman. Everything about this place is fantastic, except the people that go there. The girls are all snobby, Upper East Side, "don't talk to me if your not a lawyer" chicks. The guys are all stuffy Wall Street types whose Mommy and Daddy still pay for their $1500 month studio on 86th St. If you're a young guy looking to pick up some girls, you would be better suited not going there. It is probably a lot better during off hours when the typical Manhattan snobs are not around. - J.R.

No matter what night you go out, Dorrian's is always a fun place to go. The music is great, and the people are real friendly. Just remember to wear signature "Dorrian's attire" of Ralph Lauren and Burberry's. - M.K.

The all out definition of growing up on the upper east side. J. Crew, Banana Republic, private school, etc, etc...Any negative comments from this place are from people who have not gotten the "rite of passage" rather they stick to the "dive" spots in order to claim that they look better than majority of the customers. Everyone inside is dressed as if they looted Bloomingdale's. Music that is played reminds you of the time you were growing up during the 80's and when Roxanne is played everyone chugs down a beer fast. Former lacrosse players in high school and college meet up to talk about past records while doing Jager shots trying to attract the attention of a table full of pretty Smith College grads who work at Sotheby's. As for anyone who went to St. David's...this place is notorious. Then again majority of the crowd is St. David's alumni...just like Robert Chambers. - V.R.

Saturday night - cutest bartender ever by the name of Brian - It is worth the trip uptown just for him! - D.S.

This bar is the best bar on the East Side. Always guaranteed a good time! Always good looking, smart guys who actually have some class and respect. I will go there time and time again. - M.F.

It is always great to come home and go meet up at Dorrian's. The staff remember you, the food is great and there is always something going on. While some say it is the upper east side yuppies you want to stay away from, this is our local bar where we can all catch up after a long week or living abroad. It's not worth standing outside waiting to get in on the weekends but it has the best jukebox ever. -S.S.

Two words: Brat Pack. The quintessential St. Elmo's experience. If you liked this classic 80's movie you will love this bar. Always a good time, and if you like the pastel shirts and blazers this will be a good time. Talk about boarding school, lax, or your small liberal arts college. - K.L.

Being from Long Island, Dorrian's is truly a breath of fresh air. Out on the Island, any bars you go to are full of guys who wear more jewelry than the girls. The crowd at Dorrian's is great, everyone that I have encountered, have been well educated, well dressed, and so much fun. The place is always packed, and in the winter months on nights where there is a bit more intimate crowd, there is a great fire in the hearth. There really is not a bad thing to say about Dorrian's, except if you are a guy you may have to wait on line for a bit, unless you were a cub scout with Jimmy. - J.M.

Ghetto thug bouncers welcome you at the door. Not exactly the best way to impress your patrons. Good crowd, lousy bartenders. Bathrooms are dens. - J.R.

The absolute best place in town. Atmosphere and service, those are the most important characteristics after a stressful day. Great bartenders, waitresses, bouncers, music and food and friendly management. Watch out though you may lose your soul if you spend too much time there. At first it seems like a tough crowd but after you spend enough time there you'll find that it becomes the only place that you can pick-up in the city - its a mental thing, but at least you don't have to spend money buying bottles and paying entrance fees anymore - and you still see plenty of celebs there. Wear a collar to get in and get absolutely wasted- you'll see what I mean. - J.C.

Jimmy Dorrian is such a cutie - makes a trip to the bar completely worth it! - R.S.
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Comments - You'll probably miss this downstairs bar if you walk by too fast, but it's a good spot if you're in the neighborhood.  The crowd tends toward the beautiful people on weekends, and getting to the bar can be a task after about midnight on Friday or Saturday.  It's located in a nicely redone basement that always seems bigger than it actually is. - J.S.L.

Dark basement bar. Really really crowded on a Friday night, impossible to fight through the crowd to get a drink or go to the bathroom. They had a cool hip hop DJ spinning tunes to a preppy crowd that looked like they didn't belong there but obviously thought they were cool for listening to hip hop. Could be really fun if there were just a few less people crammed in there. -T.W.

Sexy wait staff.
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Comments - This place is great. It's like a clash between the old Sawmill in Seaside Heights and The Dungeon at West Virginia. Bring back Denise! - J.B.

People are here to drink and be rowdy - J.D.

Greenwich Village basement hang-out on West 4th St. Don’t walk by too quickly, or you’ll miss the entrance. Atomic wings and pitchers of beer are the order of the day here for the lively young crowd. Pinball and foosball provide the entertainment. Come early if you want a table, but this place is not for the claustrophobic. Same owners as Gin Mill, Jake's Dilemma, Off the Wagon and Mo's Caribbean. - S.M.

Great happy hour specials and such. Great music on Friday night. - L.B.

Great lively bar with a diverse crowd. Great specials, and the bartenders are awesome. Good late night place to go with great music. Total meet market with some pretty hot girls - J.D.

This is the epitome of a good time in New York with a young crowd of creative lesbian seekers and people just looking for the last free sex on the planet. I recommend Marcus for your bartender, I've never met a funnier guy. And have a slappy shark attack. – M.H.

I have been going to this dump since I was 15 when you could get it with "Medical Alert" ID. May not look like it at first, but this place is the best. Unreal specials for NYC, diverse crowd including lots of hot little NYU chicks who don't mind talking to guys with chicken wings caught in their teeth. Plenty of fatties for all you pig stabbers as well. Just put a 20 on the bar and the bartenders hook it up nicely with tons of buyback shots and beers. Bathroom used to be a great place for jokes written on the wall, but has since been painted over. Good tunes, mostly alternative and rap. My favorite place to get retarded without breaking the bank. I love it so much, I now live under the adjacent stairwell. - J.M.

I have tried, but it is impossible to leave this place sober. Try it out on Saturday afternoon. Incredible beer and wing special. - M.T.

My cousin and I went to Down the Hatch once and it wasn't worth all the hype. Well, that is, unless you're going to gorge on their famous "wings." But if you're like us, and go out to have a fun time rather than eat and rub up against sweaty men, I would only recommend the place to start off. The drinks were really cheap and pretty strong. Probably one of the best places in the Village to get drunk fast. Just make sure you know where you're going afterwards or you'll end up like we did. - M.B.

Happy Hour and Saturday's are the best ways to get the most bang for your buck. The decor is a little cheesy but they make up for it with great specials. - C.D.

Always have a good time here...can get very crowded...there aren't too many places to sit, but if you get there early you'll have some luck...great place to go after work to grab the drink specials and the food (great wings, chicken fingers, nachos)...foosball and a few TVs around the place. The music is okay, but overall it is a fun little place to go to. - J.P.
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Comments - Located on Dune Road across from Neptune's and Summers, Drift Inn is another big summer bar, located on what amounts to a dock on the edge of the bay. You can literally piss off of the back deck onto bay. As much space outdoors (if not more) as indoors. Dress is minimal. Shorts and T's. Tunes are top 40 and frat rock. The decor is as pretty as a tackle shop but made for the big drinking crowd. Most people are too drunk to care about the service. Can take a while to get a drink at times. Bathroom is not bad but always a line. -K.H.

The DJ rocks the house! Great place to hang outside or dance inside to 70's and 80's favorites. The staff is usually just as bombed as the patrons. No fights and no Guidos make this place the best kept secret in the Hamptons. - J.W.

This place is by far the most fun bar I have ever set foot in. Every summer we go every Saturday night and each week it gets even better. People dancing on the bar is a nightly occurrence and I myself have witnessed naked bar slides. If you like a crazy no hold barred atmosphere this is the place for you. Everyone is there to have fun and flirt with the opposite sex. I've never met anyone I didn't like here!! - M.H.

This place is located across from Tiana Beach (that in itself makes it rather scenic). The clientele is a little better than Summers and Neptune. They come here to have fun, not to pick fights. The prices are reasonable (watch for drink specials). It gets very crowded and this can make accessibility to the bar difficult. The bathrooms are pretty bad. Any veterans of this area know that this was the home of the Irish pub 'Cat Ballou' - which was my favorite bar ever - anywhere. The Irishness is gone. The crowd now seems to be a mixture of young, fun-loving NYC visitors and Long Islanders. There is a wrap-around bar which can be reached from the inside or the front deck. The inside is open (no window panes). The back deck has been missing for ten years. Most of us either remember or have been told about the night that it collapsed with a load of patrons aboard. That was "The day the music died". - T.K.

Best Hamptons bar. Sometimes tough to get a drink...it helps to know a bartender. Usually a long line to get in. Everyone is jammed in like cattle. Arguably the worst bathrooms on the planet, especially the co-ed bathrooms on the deck outside...harder for girls because guys can just piss over the rail outside. Great music, lots of dancing. If you can't hook up here, kill yourself.  - M.M.
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Comments - This place is great because the drinks are pretty cheap and there's a fun crowd that hangs out there. I would definitely go back, it's the type of place you'd start out at and then not want to leave. - T.W.

I thought the environment of this place was a bit freaky--claustrophobic and dark. The crowd was an agreeable mix of mostly young and hip men (meaning the ratios for girls are great). - K.W.

Nice to hang out with friends or meet people. The DJs spinning are pretty good. But they only take cash, so I had to leave early. - K.J.

Nice place, but the crowd is hurting. Whoever said the drink prices were good was probably the owner. Whoever said it was a great place to start off and never want to leave was probably the owners friend. We got there to start off and left within minutes. Not a place to start off or end. - C.C.
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Comments - The most beautiful bar in the world - dark and quiet, like a Hopper painting. Perfect for solitude and writing. - M.C.

An old, long, classy Irish pub on the Upper West Side, this joint draws a slightly older clientele. Well lit, it features Irish tunes on the jukebox, dark oak wood everything, a dining room in the rear, a TV, video games, dining/cocktail booths, large mirrors, and a good pub menu. The Irish barkeeps are friendly and efficient. The prices are reasonable. The bathrooms are adequate. - T.K.

Irish bar with friendly and attentive bartenders. Attracts all sorts of clientele, although these tend to lean towards those on the older side. Atmosphere is hit and miss...can be dead some nights, and heaving on others, although always friendly. Good place to start/end a night's drinking. - W.W.
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Comments - I love this place! Keep up the good work Scallywag & gang. But you have to clean those bathrooms more often. - D.J.

Best place to be on Sunday nights!- D.M.

It's been here for the young Nassau County crowd forever. (I was a regular 25 years ago). Live music most nights. 'Beer Garden' in back. - T.K.
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Comments - Great food, good specials, down-home atmosphere, no pretension. N.E.

Great decor with "Hot Nuts, "Bar-B-Cutie" signs and other fun decorations, however, the snotty after work bartenders leave a lot to be desired. - S.A.

A no-frills alternative to the many fancy restaurants in the neighborhood, Dukes is barbecue joint where even the beer tastes southern when served in Mason jars. Lively young crowd pack the bar, shouting over the loud music. Nice collection of old 45's decorate the walls of the bar area. There is also a dining room in the rear, if you want to hear your conversation. - S.M.
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Comments - Chic, but not annoying, upscale bar where the "beautiful people" are. Pricey, yet worth it. It isn't so hip that you feel as if you "need to be seen" but more than likely, you will. - A.C.
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