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Upper West Side: Sip

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Sip Bar

A bit of a tight squeeze, but mellower and more appealing than your basic Upper West Side bar.

998 Amsterdam Ave. between 109th and 110th Sts.

212-316-2747

Upper West Side: Ding Dong Lounge

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Ding Dong Lounge

Ignore the name. It’s dark, it’s noisy, and sometimes the Columbia-undergrand quotient skews high. But a good dive bar in an area that needs one.

929 Columbus Ave. between 105th and 106th Sts.

212-663-2600

Tribeca: Ward III

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Ward III

Loungey, classy, serious cocktails.

111 Reade St. between West Broadway and Church St.

212-240-9194

Upper East Side: Subway Inn

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Subway Inn

Ancient, charming dump of a dive on an unlikely block near Bloomingdale’s.

143 E. 60th between Lexington and Third Aves.

212-223-8929

Lower East Side/Chinatown: 169 Bar

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169 Bar

169 East Broadway at Rutgers St.

646-833-7199

Lower East Side/Chinatown: Clandestino

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Clandestino

35 Canal St. between Essex and Ludlow Sts.

212-475-5505

Noho: Tom and Jerry’s

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Tom and Jerry’s (aka 288)

Much better on weeknights—but isn’t almost everything in Manhattan?

288 Elizabeth St. between Houston and Bleecker Sts.

212-260-5045

East Village: Heathers

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Heathers

(Note: Spectacularly unhelpful website; hover your mouse around the upper-right area and hope for the best. Cool little bar, though.)

506 E. 13th St. between Aves. A and B

212-254-0979

Midtown: Bar Centrale

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Bar Centrale

324 W. 46th St.

212-581-3130

West Village: Raines Law Room

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Raines Law Room

48 W. 17th St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves.

212-242-0600