Channeling a low-key living bars hang, the cocktail bar and music venue, Hookups, celebrates both the sense of sound and comfortability. With your friends in tow, check out the dope audible experience via elements like custom-built speakers and acoustic treatments lining its walls.
On most nights, kick back to local artists and labels slinging curated playlists—ranging from jazz and soul to deep house and electronic—before attempting to impress a cutie at the bar with some niche music history.
Within the two-story space, guests can snag a velvet booth for a best chat then travel downstairs to dance off any bad vibes.
After a day meandering around the vintage stores, bookstores, and iconic restaurants of the East Village, cap the day off at St.
The outdoor tables heated during colder months provide for sublime people watching, while the interior features dark wood accents, candlelight, and brick walls for a sultry vibe.
Grab a stool at the long wooden bar and order up the specialty Old Fashioned while scouting the crowd. On weekends, head over sour noodles happy hour 4 pm—7 pm and sway along to local bands strumming tunes in the back lounge. While jukebox tunes set the mood, sip draft beers and mixed drinks while rearing up for your next match or take it easy on the backyard patio.
Grab a round of jello shots or a few glasses of wine and snag a prime spot to watch one of the high-energy drag shows or karaoke nights.
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When it comes to love, sometimes you have to confer with the stars. Snag your next captivating Capricorn, sexy Scorpio, or a lovely Leo at the astrology-inspired drinkery, Mood Ring. For whimsical cocktail list includes rotating zodiac nyc of the month and signature shots like the Bodega Arizona Iced Tea-infused whiskey.
Cocktail Bar. Wiggle Room.
Cafe Balearica. Dutch Kills. The Flower Shop. Ginger's Bar. Good Judy. Mood Ring. The Penrose.