February 15, 2008

The Best Bars In Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick

Maison Premiere

BEST WINE BAR
D.O.C. Wine Bar

BEST KITSCHY COCKTAILS
The Commodore

BEST BEDFORD STOP BAR
Iona

Donna

BEST GRAHAM STOP BAR
Harefield Road

BEST LORIMER STOP BAR
Pete’s Candy Store

BEST BUSHWICK BAR
Pine Box Rock Shop

BEST GREENPOINT BAR
The Pencil Factory

BEST WILLIAMSBURG BAR*
Maison Premiere

BEST DESIGN
Donna

BEST NEWCOMER
Oak and Iron

BEST RUM DRINKS ON A SUMMER NIGHT
Nights and Weekends

T.B.D.

BEST GAY BAR*
Metropolitan

BEST NO BULLSHIT, NO TOURISTS, ALL AROUND GREAT LOCAL BAR*
The Abbey

BEST FANCY COCKTAILS
Hotel Delmano

BEST BOWLING ALLEY*
The Gutter

BEST GIN BAR
The Shanty

Glasslands

BEST MUSIC VENUE*
Glasslands

BEST CRAFT BEER BAR*
Brouwerij Lane

BEST CRAFT BEER BAR THAT ALSO HAS WINE AND CHEESE PLATES
Spuyten Duyvil

BEST PUNCH BAR
The Drink

BARS WE KEEP GOING TO DESPITE THE DOUCHEY ATTITUDE
The Drink
Spuyten Duyvil

BEST MARGARITA
Mesa Coyoacan

BEST LOW-KEY PLACE TO TAKE AN OKCUPID DATE
Huckleberry Bar

BEST ‘PRIVATE’ SOCIAL CLUB
Brooklyn Rod and Gun

Noorman’s Kil

BEST OLD FASHIONED
Rye

BEST HIPSTER SPOTTINGS
The Cove
The Levee
The Woods
Union Pool

MOST BRIDGE-AND-TUNNEL BAR
Berry Park

BEST BEER HALL
Radegast Hall & Biergarten

BEST BEER HALL WE LOVE THAT EVERYONE ELSE HATES
Spritzenhaus

BEST WHISKEY BAR
Noorman’s Kil

BEST METAL BAR
St. Vitus

BEST ROOFTOP*
The Ides

BEST MUSIC VENUE TO HEAR NON-INDIE MUSIC*
Zebulon Cafe Concert

* Essential neighborhood experiences