New York's Best After-Work Bar

This roomy and regal sports bar and lounge is just what the garment district needed.

Reviews:

• “Great service”
• “Great venue!”
• “Not informative at all”
• “Great for group events!”
• “Best place in the area for a private party!”

Tips: Happy hour runs from 11am to 7pm. You’ll get $1 off all drinks and $6 cosmos and apple martinis.

Stitch Bar & Lounge or email Stitch Bar & Lounge

This fresh spin on the speakeasy aims to keep young professionals in midtown long after the workday has ended.

Reviews:

• “GREAT BAR!”
• “Nice crowd and decor, incredibly snobby bartender”
• “Chill, but not a dive”
• “Midtown’s Best Saturday Night "
• “love the bar staff”

Tips: A DJ pumps up the volume with collegiate nostalgia (think Cream and the Beatles) and late ’80s retro (Young MC) from Tuesday to Saturday.

The Volstead

An elegant spot to drink your office worries away.

Reviews:

• “Phenomenal customer service”
• “Totally not worth it”
• “BEWARE Foodies – Only for Trendy Folks”
• “A funky & fun venue for large groups in Midtown!”
• “Every Wine Buff’s Must”

Tips: Every other Tuesday at 6:30pm the restaurant offers a wine-tasting class, which includes sangria-making instruction. Tickets are $38 at vino-versity.com, $48 at the door (if available).

Divine Bar or email Divine Bar

This institution has been serving up cheap brews since 1892.

Reviews:

• “A NEW YORK INSTITUTION”
• “A little too much atmosphere”
• “best place to catch up…”
• “Not so Great”
• “Good ol’ bar”

Tips: Instead of knocking down prices for happy hour, Old Town keeps the costs down around the clock—Brooklyn Pilsners and Sierra Nevadas are $5 all the time.

Old Town Bar

A former neighborhood dive gets a new look, a new clientele, and a stringent new door policy to match.

Reviews:

• “Great music, great dancing…”
• “Glad we decided to stop by this spot!”
• “This place is awesome now!”
• “Not bad, Beer pong!”
• “Not the Same Old Crime Scene…much better!”

Tips: Free salsa lessons twice a month — Muevete Salsa Party starting at 7pm — happy hour specials till 10pm on those nights.

Mannahatta Party at Crime Scene or email Mannahatta Party at Crime Scene

A sleek addition to the Midtown after-work scene.

Reviews:

• “Amazing place!! great spot”
• “Not too bad.”
• “Perfect Private Event Space”
• “Not worth it, even with the happy hour specials…”
• “great music”

Tips: Call to arrange a birthday or girls night out party. For groups of 15 or more, appetizers are on the house.

Katwalk or email Katwalk

An all-female bar staff draws crowds to this dark East Village haunt.

Reviews:

• “The Best Wings and great Bar staff”
• “Best Buffalo Wings I Ever Had!!”
• “SOO MUCH FUN”
• “Perfect neighborhood spot for a beer and some sports”
• “Not for the sports fan”

Tips: Happy hour runs 5pm to 8pm Monday through Friday with two-for-one on the entire bar. On Sundays, the same special is offered from 5pm to 10pm.

Nice Guy Eddie’s

A stylish night spot offering warm woody modernism and lots of alpine cool.

Reviews:

• “great spot”
• “Best party in years”
• “Great Service”
• “horrible management and service”
• “Go here. "

Tips: A dark and intimate VIP room (inside the big wooden prow) is available by reservation.

Gstaad

Food, drink and a comfy atmosphere for midtowners to tie one on.

Reviews:

• “Great service, good food, and reasonably priced!”
• “I had a great time”
• “Rude rude rude!”
• “Great for After-Work to start the evening”
• “Guys on steroids chase 20-somethings with a bouncer from hell”

Tips: Arrive before 7pm if you want to snap up a booth.

Opal or email Opal

An after-work crowd packs three floors at this business-casual meat market.

Reviews:

• “GREAT FOOD, DRINKS , MUSIC AND SERVICE”
• “Always a good time!”
• “Great Happy Hour Deal and Yummy Wings!!!!”
• “Horrible mojitos! Just sugar water with a little mint. Stick with beer or wine if you go. Apps were good.”
• “So much fun in Hell!”

Tips: Daily happy hour includes half-price martinis, mojitos, and margaritas, as well as discounted beer. Drop by on Mondays until 9pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 7pm, and
Thursdays and Fridays until 8pm.

Latitude or email Latitude