Gooski's

"Gooski's crackles with the kinetic energy of a dive bar that makes its nut in volume, not markup. The bartenders command the dark, smoky room with the no-nonsense authority of French bistro waiters, able to discern orders over the punk-rock jukebox playlist competing with whatever game is on TV. It's plunked on a steep street in the echt-Pittsburgh neighborhood of Polish Hill, which will never appear gentrified even if it becomes so. "If you needed Yelp to find this place, you don't belong here" is among the passive-aggressive edicts chalked on the wall, but once you're in, you belong." [Esquire]

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Address: 3117 Brereton St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

 

The Bar Room at the Beekman Hotel

"Everyone does it. They can't resist. They walk in and they look up. Rising above them like some white-railinged, unfolding-accordion, time-warp tableau from Christopher Nolan's Inception, the atrium of this Financial District showpiece practically dares you not to Instagram it. But the bar would be nothing more than a pretty view were it not for the attention to detail at ground level. Service is spot-on, and the drinks, courtesy of chef Tom Colicchio's team, twist the classics just enough that they never slide into grandpa-in-a-tracksuit garishness. Nurse your Luigi Ferrarese and marvel at your good fortune while Edgar Allan Poe gazes mournfully from the eastern wall. " [Esquire]

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Website: The Bar Room at the Beekman Hotel

Address: 3 Beekman St, New York, NY 10038