New York Magazine Best Bars

February 03, 2003 New York magazine trots out its 50 Best Bars report today, begging the question: which makes us cringe more, their picks or their prose? (Sample line: "If New York is a martini, then alcohol is the olive.") We note five LES joints on the list: Pianos ("best new overcrowded hipster bar"); Essex ("best sloppy drunk brunch spot"); Punch & Judy ("best new wine bar"); SX137 ("best high design on the Lower East Side"... uhrm); and The Magician ("best bar to take over with 20 friends"). We'll be seen nowhere near any of these bars for the next 30 days, alas for The Magician and Punch & Judy, which deserve better.

ok, SX137, if you are on drugs or looking for drugs, it's definitely "high" design.

Posted by: mark at March 17, 2004 07:54 PM