It may be only 500-square-feet, but this shop is packed with all the labels of right now: Alexander Wang, Rag & Bone, Phillip Lim, Vena Cava. Our pick for Best Downtown Boutique. Leer más.
This is Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley's favorite bar, which he told us in a video tour of the East Village. Leer más.
This spot takes the drinks-and-a-cut concept to the next level, w/ a 2-seat barber shop up front & behind a sliding door, a cocktail lounge decked w/ leather-cushioned wooden booths & old-school sofas Leer más.
This Greenpoint spot recently overhauled its soundsystem, which makes its free monthly Dubstep parties-on first Saturdays-even more thumping. Leer más.
Tucked on the second floor of this Japanese bookstore is a counter selling perfect afternoon snacks. Food & Wine editor Dana Cowin loves the umebashi plum rice balls, she told us in her NY Diet. Leer más.
P.S.1 holds an enormous dance party in their courtyard every Saturday this summer. Arrive around 7 to skip the heat and see the best bands and DJs perform. Leer más.
At happy hour, get a free boat of freshly fried Tater-Tots with every drink. Add a hot dog for just $3. Leer más.
Don’t miss the dumpling stand here for dim sum master Joe Ng’s take on har gow with shrimp and bacon. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Leer más.
This indie spot boasts a tremendous fiction section, a roomy children’s nook, and lots of coffee-table books on hand-built bicycles and other Brooklyn preoccupations. Great author readings, too! Leer más.
This three-floor ode to Oaxacan culture features a top level art gallery, subterranean cinema/music venue, and a street level festive mescaleria. Leer más.
On Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 8pm, every tap beer, wine and well cocktail ($4–$7) that you buy comes with a plastic dinosaur on the side that you can cash in for another drink. Leer más.
Hard-living Ukranians swear by cabbage soup as a hangover cure, and we think the bowl here packs an extra restorative sauerkraut punch. Get it the morning after to kill the pain. Leer más.
Best Bet: The words vegan and fashion needn't form an oxymoron. Find chic Fall 2010 handbags by Matt by Matt & Natt here in buttery-soft, faux-leather. Leer más.
Creatives from Weiden + Kennedy kick off a monthly party series here this Friday from 11 p.m. - 4 a.m. featuring $6 glasses of sangria and treats from the Joyride frozen-yogurt truck. Leer más.