* Pete's Candy Store
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709 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
nr. Richardson St.
PHONE: 718.302.3770
HOURS: Sun-Wed, 5pm-2am; Thu-Sat, 5pm-4am
CARDS: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
HAPPY HOUR: Daily, 5pm-7pm; $2 pints, $3 well drinks
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SUBWAY: G, L at Metropolitan Ave.-Lorimer St.
WEBSITE: www.petescandystore.com
PAPER SAYS: "Walking into Pete's Candy Store, on a still-lonely stretch in Williamsburg, is like checking into a Norman Bates boutique hotel on a particularly Psycho night. Housed in a former 40s soda parlor with a "dicey" back room, Pete’s bears all the scars of its pockmarked past. The owners took pains to maintain a nod-and-wink seediness that's all the more convincing with thrashing punk tunes blaring and a few drinks swilling in you. The wrong-side-of-the-tracks vibe ends behind the bar, which serves up all the best Brooklyn lagers as well as civilized, well-made cocktails like mojitos, Absolut Citron cosmopolitans and Pete's Manhattans, made with Maker's Mark ($6 and under)."
FROM CITY SEARCH
On a quiet block halfway between the BQE and McCarren Park, behind an old-time Coca-Cola facade, lies the relaxed cool of Pete's. The inside is wood-toned and understated, with wainscoting and a newsprint-collage motif sprinkled with playing-card icons. The real charm lies in the narrow, curtained-off back room, which holds an upholstered vaudeville stage lit with vanity bulbs. Young neighborhood residents and friends of the band mix it up. Martini flavors include Blood Orange, the subtle Lychee Nut and an appealing Vanilla Shanti made with fresh lemon and lime juice. You can also get a Lynchburg Lemonade that hits the spot. Best of all, Pete's serves the martinis with a mixing glass and strainer filled with extra, giving you almost three full glasses for the price of one.
FROM NY MAG
This down-home-stylish bar was formerly a local luncheonette for the neighborhood's Italian old timers--as well as a onetime, well, candy store. Fake birds in the windows and Chinese newspapers laminated on the table-tops give the place a kitschy feel, but the bar staff take their job seriously, expertly executing martinis and cosmopolitans for the nightly throngs of neighborhood hotties. One of the owners is a set designer, so the backroom has cleverly been made to look like a train car. The real attraction, though, is the stage--which accommodates the full range of Billyburg's sonic underground, from rockabilly to ska.
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Posted by: Debikf | September 20, 2007 02:11 PM