The Parkgate

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

A corner pub at West 4th and Jones has brick walls and pints of Guinness on tap, though the speakers play Vampire Weekend instead of the usual pub soundtrack. Order a martini with steak frites or tuna tartare, or come for brunch — baked eggs in tomato sauce with goat cheese is the dish to get. Two floors hold about two hundred people, with a basement bar reserved for private parties, and the room fills up fast on weekends.