Sunny’s

253 Conover St. between Beard and Reed Sts.

718-625-8211.

Only open three nights a week: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Claustrophobic, historic, fantastic, and rarely idiotic.

Henry Public

329 Henry St. between Pacific and Atlantic Aves.

718-852-8630

You can drink here. Or you can eat here. Or you can do both. Not tons of room for either of the aforementioned activities, but that’s part of the charm.

Moe’s

80 Lafayette Ave. at S. Portland Ave.

718-717-9536

Sexy, bumping, been there forever.

Manhattan Inn

632 Manhattan Ave. at Nassau Ave.

718-383-0885

Kicked off the ragtimey piano-player trend in NYC bars. Old (yet new), wood-lined, homey. And of course hipster-jammed, this being Greenpoint. Good for brunch too.

Union Pool

484 Union Ave.

The website is still a MySpace page. But who cares. Great bands, free tacos, patio in the back. (And whether nor not you consider this a plus: Kids are allowed. But no strollers.)

718-609-0484

Barbes

Ideal weeknight bar. Sometimes zoolike on weekends, but nothing like a Manhattan zoo. Frequent live music from around the planet and the city, smartly curated and served up in the cramped, thumping room in back.

379 Ninth St. at Sixth Ave.

347-422-0248

Entwine

765 Washington St. at 12th St.

212-727-8765

In the Meatpacking, yes. But not really of it. Compact, cozy, not too complicated— and with a few tables out back too.

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

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

Ward III

Loungey, classy, serious cocktails.

111 Reade St. between West Broadway and Church St.

212-240-9194