Once defiantly hip, and still remarkably so. Angel's Share 8 Stuyvesant Square, at 9th St. and Third Ave. Still worth it just to watch the bartenders compose a drink as if they were in seventh-grade chemistry class. Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St., between Bowery and Chrystie St.
Sound system is likewise best in the city.
Corner Bistro 331 W. 4th St., at Jane St. Mellow, homey, and always a mob scene. The frat-boy radar runs high. Grand Bar 310 W. Broadway, between Grand and Canal Sts. Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St., between Astor Pl.