New York

From the Bowery Wine guy, this breezy corner bar offers a sunlit front with open sidewalk-facing windows, double-height tables, and a pressed-tin covered bar; and a dimly lit back, sporting a modern rock juke and a medley of unassuming but comfy sofas. Plans are to serve comfort food in the next few weeks (sliders, mini grilled cheese, pizza bites, etc), but for now they're guzzle-only, with ten taps (Radeberger, UFO Hefeweizen, an eponymous Destination lager...), $3 jello shots (the Jello-Rita w/ Gummi Worm; the Fuzzy Navel w/ Sour Patch Kid), and cocktails like "Truck Stop Lemonade" and "Slappledapolous Islands Rum Punch" -- whose tongue-twisting safety feature makes it impossible to order a second round.