

No amount of improv classes can prepare you for the consequences that come with going to a bar that has live entertainment. You might decide to go to this bar ironically for the spooky Jekyll and Hyde show, but next thing you know, some open micer will be asking where you’re from. It only matters if you look like you’re having fun in the picture.ĭo you love bars that have a live show with outdated animatronics? No? That’s what we thought. But don’t worry about actually having a good time. This place will remind you of how annoying it is to be surrounded by millennials that think it’s still cool to blog. This city is crawling with fame-obsessed influencers that will do anything for a fancy-schmancy photo op, and this Instagrammable bar is their watering hole. It can get pretty crowded on the weekends, so brace yourself for an unwanted hand on your lower back as some douchebag makes their way through the bar. One of the few remaining hipster enclaves in the Village that is guaranteed to make you remember everything you hate about men with zero self-awareness screaming into your ear about Bitcoin and the bar’s impressive IPA selection. Hope you like the smell of spilled PBR on a perpetually sticky floor and too much Axe body spray. In this hot spot for Alpha Phi guys, you can absolutely expect to be hit in the back of the head with a beer pong ball. Unfortunately, within the first two minutes at Jake’s Dilemma, you’ll be reminded of their sad and overpopulated existence on the Upper West Side. You’ve been in quarantine for so long that you almost forgot that entitled frat bros exist. It’s all waiting for you! So, we’ve put together a list of the best bars in NYC that will remind you why you used to always bail on Happy Hour. Over-priced cocktails, sweaty dudes, neverending bathroom lines. Remember bars? Remember partying until the break of dawn in your favorite dive spot while the glow of New York City lights up the faces of hammered finance bros? Well, bars are back, baby! It’s time to get your vaccinated ass back into the social world and start remembering everything you hated about bars to begin with.
