Author Archives: By LEANNE SHEAR

Boîte: The Windsor, a High-End Sports Bar in the West Village

Don’t let the white French windows and sidewalk hedges fool you: the Cowboys and Colts are on the flat screen inside.

BoÎte: So an Herb Walks Into a Bar: Couture Cocktails in Miami

At the Living Room bar and lounge in the W South Beach hotel, the mixologists are in — and so are the custom-made cocktails.


Boîte: Top of the Strand: A Rooftop Perch for a Midtown Bar

Top of the Strand brings patrons a little closer to starlight.Top of the Strand is a Midtown bar with a retractable roof, offering intimacy and openness that is unusual in Manhattan.


Boîte | Tillman’s: Soulful Music at Its Heart

Tillman’s, the soul music lounge on West 26th Street in Manhattan, has one of the most diverse crowds in New York.


Boîte | Baddies: Chugging, No. Canoodling, O.K.

Baddies, in the West Village, is all about scaled down, carefree carousing, complete with a bar staff that has at least as much fun as patrons do.


Boîte | Vintry Wine & Whiskey: A House of Worship for Grape and Grain

The proprietor of a diverse array of restaurants and bars in the financial district has managed to innovate again with his newest venture, Vintry Wine & Whiskey.


Boîte: Room to Be Seen and Heard

Avenue takes a dim view of wild nightclubs.Avenue, a sexy new lounge in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, seems to signal a new era for a certain scene: the days of showy indulgence are waning.


Boîte: A Place to Dance, Flirt and Buy a Painting

Hudson Terrace features airy sunset views.Hudson Terrace is a welcome departure from the standard bland nightlife fare of the meatpacking district farther downtown.

BoÎte: Get Your Fix of Gold and Dancing

A spot to hold court or sip “culinary cocktails.”Goldbar on Broome Street in Manhattan is a luxe spot to dance the night away.

Boîte: Everything’s Relative Around Here

The Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub packs them in.The local flavor of Buffalo is preserved at the Blackthorn Bar.