meeting people ... not necesarily dates

Yes! sorry i have been out of the loop. I will post a new thread about it.

Cool The Kid wrote: I haven't been to Beast yet... I'm somewhat of a Soda regular (I'm pretty sure the bartender that looks like Anthony Soprano knows me)... the crowd there does seem a bit cold but I just chalked that up to them being NY'ers. Soda has an awesome jukebox though, the DJs are good too... right out of my damn Ipod.

How does Beast compare in those regards? I might check it out Saturday.

I think Beast is more welcoming. It's just a place to go and relax and have a drink... it doesn't feel sceney in any sense. And all the staff is incredibly friendly... if you go there after 11 or so, half of the patrons in the bar are the waitstaff and cooks. So if you go there with any regularity at all, you'll get to know all of them.

Ironically, their jukebox IS someone's IPod. So music is whatever they feel like for the night although they do take requests. It really is incredibly laid back. And although their patio isn't huge, it has some tables. And you can hang out outside, have a few drinks, and enjoy the late summer weather.

And, best of all, their late night happy hour is fantastic. $3 on all of their drafts (and they have some good ones); $2 off their wine which is a decent deal anyway.

So I guess it depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking to scope someone out and take them home... not such a great of a place. But if you want to have a drink in a place that is a neighborhood bar, I'd strongly recommend it.

What about Bar Sepia? I like that place, and the bartenders are not as assholish as the ones at Soda, who act like they are doing you a favor if they bring you a pierogi.

Freddy's is a complete dive, if you want to hang out with alcoholics that will not do anything except gossip and thinks that they are great artists ever please go there. as gor taver please friendly crowd??? Soda not as ggood as it used to be Bartenders out of line and clueless think that they are the gift to the world but yet you can still meet interesting people. The farm is decent, union pool great place to meet people, so is great lakes or the gate if you are into Yuppies so good luck with your search....Try Cattyshack, great lesbain Bar will definetly meet females

kaki wrote: as gor taver

it's an anagram:

1) RAVAGE SORT
2) GRAVE ROAST
3) STARVE ARGO
4) VERSA GATOR
5) GAS ART OVER

I'm going with ART OVER GAS.

Geez, Kaki, why are you always so negative?

I personally love Freddy's; I've always found it to be one of the friendliest bars around and they have a ton of fun events in the backroom. For the record, I'm not an alcoholic. :roll:

my only beef with freddy's is the bizarro drink pricing - what's with the extra cents? just charge $4 or $5 or $6. giving me change in three quarters makes me want to leave that as a tip, very annoying. I'm sure it is awesome for ppl who need to do their laundry, tho.

laaaaame...I guess I was a little late on this post.

I am definitely in the same boat here. In addition, many of the few female friends I have made are leaving NYC. Is there another meet-up coming up again soon? I am always up for meeting new people!

Cool The Kid wrote: Can someone post all the local bars and their approximate locations?

I think most people want to keep their haunts a secret.

We should definitely have another meetup. It was fun and a great turnout. If you pick a time, a place and a book*, people will come. Last time a lot of people were talking about noona lounge (vanderbilt and atlantic) so maybe that would be a good choice. But i haven't been there myself so can't vouch for it. Any place you like will be good.

*The book is to help us find you. Post the title on the list and then put the book on the table at the bar when you get there. An ingenious method for getting people together without having to ask a lot of awkward questions

wanderer wrote: We should definitely have another meetup. It was fun and a great turnout. If you pick a time, a place and a book*, people will come. Last time a lot of people were talking about noona lounge (vanderbilt and atlantic) so maybe that would be a good choice. But i haven't been there myself so can't vouch for it. Any place you like will be good.

*The book is to help us find you. Post the title on the list and then put the book on the table at the bar when you get there. An ingenious method for getting people together without having to ask a lot of awkward questions

the only problem with noona lounge is that it apparently isn't open 7 days a week and doesn't open until 10 or 11 p.m. when it is open. so it's not the best choice for meetup. I propose ripple on a night when they're not having some kind of event (during the week they sometimes have live jazz or comedy or whatever). when we have meetups there, we usually sit underneath the dj booth and that makes it easy to find the crew.

i can't show on a tuesday either - cattyshack poker night.

Can we do it on a Wednesday night? We can celebrate Hump Day!

Sweet!