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16 Restaurants With Action At The Bar
A guide to spots with good food, a fun atmosphere, and bar seating where you can get a solo meal or meet friends.
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The Crow's Nest
The Crow's Nest is one of the best restaurants in Montauk, with a menu full of crudo, scallops, and lobster pasta.
Il Buco Al Mare
Il Buco al Mare is perfect for a dinner in Amagansett that's not too fussy but still a bit upscale.
Frog Club
It’s tough to get a decent reservation at this secretive West Village restaurant. And that’s for the best.
Waverly Diner
If you really need some eggs steps from the West 4th Street train station, head to Waverly Diner.
Swan Room
The Swan Room is a fancy cocktail bar from the people behind Estela in the Nine Orchard hotel.
Barcelona Bar
You’ll never have more fun drinking a shot. Good thing there’s more than 100 to choose from.
Carbone
People like to hate Carbone. But an evening at the iconic Italian restaurant is difficult not to love.
Café Chelsea
In a hotel with a scandal-soaked history, Café Chelsea is juicy with the promise of gossip and steaks.
Royal Crown
Royal Crown on Staten Island is part restaurant, part bakery, and part deli, where you can pick up a vodka chicken parm hero.
Apropos
Apropos sits high on a hill overlooking the Hudson River, in a former convent that was reinvented as a luxury boutique hotel.
The Inn At Pound Ridge
The Inn at Pound Ridge became an instant hotspot among the three-car-garage crowd when it opened a decade ago, and the buzz hasn’t worn off since.
Ray's
Come to the Greenpoint location of this fancy dive bar to play pool and drink espresso martinis.
Goosefeather
Goosefeather is a Hong Kong-style Cantonese barbeque and noodle place set in a manor house on an estate in Tarrytown.
Nobu 57
As you’d expect from a glitzy worldwide chain, Nobu 57 is expensive and touristy. It’s also kind of fun, and the food hits the spot.
Principe
The rare, exciting restaurant in Soho, Principe offers Italian-leaning seafood, plentiful chandeliers, and prime trendspotting opportunities.
Anaïs Wine Bar
Anaïs is a natural wine bar where you can read early edition feminist erotica in Boerum Hill.