Highlands
Mon–Thu 6pm–2am; Fri 5pm–3am; Sat, Sun 11am–3am
150–152 W 10th St (between Greenwich Ave and Waverly Pl) West Village
This buzzing barroom marks the overdue arrival of a stylish Scottish tavern in NYC. The look is urban drawing room: Furnishings include stag heads, and the charming staff sports tartan ties…
Burp Castle
Mon–Thu 5pm–1am, Fri 5pm–3am, Sat 4pm–3am, Sun 5pm–midnight
41 E 7th St (between Second and Third Aves) East Village
This East Village sanctuary of suds features 12 rotating beers on tap (such as Belgian fave Delirium Tremens), monastic tunes droning in the background and signs advising whispering only (beered-up, rowdy locals, naturally, don’t oblige)…
Oro Bakery and Bar
Mon–Thu 7am–2am; Fri, Sat 7am–4am; Sun 8am–2am
375 Broome St (between Mott and Mulberry Sts) Nolita
Finance-worker-turned-bakery-owner Dorina Yuen unveils this French and American pastry shop, also featuring wine, beer and sake, in Little Italy.
200 Fifth
Mon–Wed 4pm–1am; Thu 4pm–2am; Fri, Sat 11am–3am; Sun 11am–1am
200 Fifth Ave (between Sackett and Union Sts) Park Slope, Brooklyn
Subtlety ain’t the draw at this high-octane sports bar, where 40 television screens flicker every sport imaginable. The 40 beers on tap include Sixpoint Sweet Action and Magic Hat Circus Boy, and there’s a vast soul-food menu to soak ’em up.
Madam Geneva
Daily 6pm–4am
4 Bleecker St (at Bowery) East Village
Sharing space with Double Crown, this bar specializes in gin and vodka cocktails, and also offers a small-plates menu with creations that combine pub grub with Asian street food.
Clover Club
Mon, Thu 5pm–2am; Fri 5pm–4am; Sat 10:30am–4am; Sun 10:30am–2am
210 Smith St (between Baltic and Butler Sts) Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
This Victorian-styled cocktail parlor from mixology matriarch Julie Reiner (Flatiron Lounge) joins Brooklyn’s spate of newly opened serious drinkeries. Classic cocktails are the thing: Sours, fizzes, mules, swizzles and smashes all get their latter-day due at the 19th-century mahogany bar…
[Time Out]