Heavy Woods

This Bushwick bar and kitchen has run the same corner since 2012, dim and wood-toned, serving a New Orleans-inspired menu: brisket sandwiches, hush puppies, a crawfish mac and cheese, chicken biscuits finished with housemade pepper jelly. The calendar rotates through karaoke, trivia and bingo nights over the course of the week, alongside the regular drink and food menu. Cocktails stay inexpensive for the neighborhood, and the frozen Paloma is the one regulars ask for.