“Funky characters” populate this “divey” Lower Eastsider, a “no-pretension” zone with “not much decor” – the “leopard-print pool table” excepted; overall, it’s “ok for the money.”
New American comfort classics and potent libations get the artisanal treatment at this bar/restaurant on the edge of the Lower East Side and Chinatown. A wood-burning oven is the centerpiece of the romantically lit front lounge, and the back dining room turns up the glitz with gold-leaf ceilings.
Getting better with age. Laidback, cheap, rec room chic. Spacious enough to get your grind on. Arty little bar boasts a smoker-friendly garden out back, a Chinatown pedigree, a pool table, and a fish tank. Crowds pack the joint for dozens of live music shows (every night but Monday), plus spoken-word, cool retro DJs. New ownership, but still divey enough to retain hazy memories of venue's...
A band-friendly Chinatown lounge with cheap drinks.:
Though Chinatown is largely bereft of bars, this dingy dive serves as a scuzzy sanctuary for downtowners hunkering in the area tenements. 169 is more festive than the average bottom-feeding bar,...