Reception Bar on the Lower East Side makes great Korean-inspired cocktails using lots of fresh produce.

Double Chicken Please is a fun bar on the Lower East Side with a rotating menu of cocktails and great fried chicken sandwiches.

Fat Buddha is a fun bar in the East Village serving excellent Korean-inspired bar food.

Wild Birds is a music venue and bar in Crown Heights with live shows every night and tons of outdoor seating.

Wheated is the best pizza spot in Kensington.

High Low Beverage Company is a bar in Bushwick that also happens to serve excellent Vietnamese-American dishes on weekends.

Peachy’s is an underground cocktail bar in Chinatown with good cocktails and lots of neon lights.

Heaven or Las Vegas is a bar in Bushwick with a dance floor, lots of neon, and a bunch of stuffed animals hanging from the ceiling.

Sunny’s is a live music bar in Red Hook with a nice backyard.

The Red Lion is a big bar in Greenwich Village that’s a good spot to watch soccer on TV during the day, and listen to live music every night.

Haswell Greens is a huge live music bar in the Theater District that’s a good spot to get a cocktail if you still have energy after seeing a show.

Ulysses is a big Irish pub in FiDi with live music every night.

If you’re looking to hear some live music around Elmhurst or Jackson Heights, go to Terraza 7.

Rue B is a small jazz bar in the East Village with Happy Hour everyday until 8pm.

Arlene’s Grocery is a Lower East Side bar with live music every night.

The Bitter End is a live music bar in Greenwich Village where Bob Dylan played before he was Bob Dylan.