Blueprint

On our list of the best cocktail bars in New York.

A back patio off the bar lets a Park Slope crowd take a drink outside on 5th Avenue. The kitchen serves small plates, octopus and chicken liver mousse among them, keeping the menu going until 2am, while a weekday happy hour from 4 to 6pm prices down drinks and bar bites before the evening rush. Last call comes 45 minutes before closing, whether that's midnight on a Tuesday or 1am on a Saturday.