Thrillist New York
Emailed in a LIST on: Wednesday April 9, 2008The List
Culture: Graffiti on Girls
Tobago's serving up hourly shot specials while esteemed vandals meticulously tag scantily-clad women with markers -- a graffiti form known as "shriiimping", because more readily understandable terms like "Neck Face" were already taken.
Drink: Trophy Bar
From the trio behind Outsiders-inspired Stay Gold Gallery, TB's pouring 8 draughts (Victory Prima, Six Point IPA, etc), plus a joyous abundance of tequila and whiskey. The low-lit, subway-tiled space sports a DJ booth, a 50s-era jukebox stocked w/ actual 45s, and a backyard sculpture garden in which to sit and contemplate Rodin's signature work, "Man So Debilitated by Tequila, He Must Rest Head upon Fist".
Drink More: Habitat
Built from salvaged Maine lumber and detritus from a mechanic's garage, Habitat's a log cabin-stee'd pub serving 12 NY microbrews (Ommegang, Brooklyn Ale) plus cheeseburgers, empanadas, and other bar grub prepared by a former Lotus cook. On a curious note, the manager's a former social worker, who so enjoyed bettering the lives of alcoholic paupers he decided to create more of them.
Travel-themed gear: Dynomighty Wallets
Snag NY-based Dynomighty's lightweight Tyvek wallets, designed to resemble international airmail envelopes. Each wallet's equipped with "secret storage areas" between the outer shell and inner lining, perfect for skating past customs with $10,000+ in currency, disease agents, cell cultures, and/or snails.
Gear: Loyalty & Blood
These creepily esoteric tees (wolves w/ fangs bared, ominously bearded men, an inverted monster truck) come from a Brooklyn couple who draw inspiration from "conceptual art, Vikings, and things of an evil nature in a fun way" -- you know, everyday life in Park Slope.
