Dive bar. Live music. Cheap drinks. No notes.
Low-lit with great cocktails. Polished, but not precious. One of our go-tos for a pre-dinner drink or nightcap.
Beer garden with communal tables, giant pretzels, and steins of beer. Ideal for groups.
Not a joke. Just one of our favorite sandwiches in the city.
Filipino street food–style dishes with bold flavors and zero pretense. Get the pork sisig and ube sundae.
Modern Asian small plates. Hidden alley bar in the back. Dumplings and bao required.
Irish pub, Italian food. Shouldn’t work. Does. Always worth the wait.
An easy stroll packed with great restaurants, bars, boutiques, and coffee shops. Worth the Uber.
One of our actual date spots. No irony involved.
Skating, fire pits, drinks by the water. Solid daytime option if the weather cooperates.