Scene Girl
The Other Room, West Village
Run away from the overcrowded bars replete with cheap cocktails, shouting hipsters and faux scenesters so glued to the bar you can’t wiggle in, to The Other Room, the West Village’s answer to folks seeking a chill post-dinner spot, or a sanctuary for those that just want to relax with a cold glass of imported beer or a Chilean merlot and good conversation. Inside, haunt one of the tables for two or acquire the entire back couch area while rocking out to the Gorillaz in this fab candlelit beer and wine bar that is high on sophistication.
If you loathe the kind of bar where your conversations amount to shouting matches to be heard, or people barking into their cellular phones, or you wince after your first sip of horrid, horrid wine, not only will you relish the toned down atmosphere filled with a nice mix of artists and corporate types, you’ll enjoy the vast selection of reds, whites (Italians, Californians, S. African, New Zealand are but some of the regions represented) but a fine list of beers on tap. And do sample the four other spots dotted about the city (as well as one in South Beach!) to savor the ambience.
An outside bench is divine for smokers or a crew seeking to enjoy warm summer nights, lamenting about fall and the inevitable chill it brings.
The Other Room
143 Perry Street (& Washington)
New York
212-645-9753
Subway: A/C/E to 14th Street
