Ray's

On our lists of the best cocktail bars, activities and arcades & games in New York.

A dive-bar look comes on strong here (jukebox, disco ball, red vinyl stools, wood-paneled walls), the kind of room that could double as a movie set for a bar fight, though the actual house rule is no fighting. It's quiet enough in the afternoon to sit alone with a beer, picks up for a neighborhood happy hour at sunset, and gets loud and crowded later on. Beyond bar snacks, the kitchen turns out a burger and a fried chicken sandwich, and a pool table in back stays busy until last call at 2 a.m.