68 Jay Street Bar

A corner bar a block from the East River in DUMBO, 68 Jay Street feels closer to a living room than a bar, with stools and padded benches lining the walls instead of a dance floor. The list runs long on wine, more than a dozen by the glass, alongside a full rack of draft and bottled beer and a weekday happy hour that runs until 7. The Infatuation named it one of the city's quietest bars for actually holding a conversation. Locals treat it as a default, not a spot people cross the city for.