Night 1: Belgian Beer Bar, Shade, Baggot Inn, Fuelray Lounge and Bar
I started my plan to visit every bar in the Village with my friend Funkiwan on Friday. Our first stop was Belgian Beer Bar (official name is "Vol du Nuit", but noone ever calls it that) on West 4th. This is a great place that I've been to many times. Belgian beers (the best), frites and mussels, what else do you need. The beers are not the cheapest, not the place to get drunk cheaply, here you are paying for the quality and the atmosphere. The space is nice, comfortable and draws you in on a cold winter day. The staff are all very good looking if not overly friendly. The crowd was fine, decent people, not that good looking. My favorite thing about this place though and what makes it one of my favorite bars in the city is the music. Some sort of ambient techno, it feels good, is a pleasure to listen to but doesn't interfere with your conversation. My favorite kind of music for a lounge.
Shade on the corner of West 3rd and Thompson has a nice look. A vodka tonic was $6 and was pretty weak. The crowd had nothing to offer and the staff was also nothing great. The main attraction here is that they serve crepes, we didn't have any, but I've had them many times before and they are yummy! Besides the crepes though, not much to offer. Just get the crepes to go from the outside stand and get your drinks at a different bar.
Next we came to the Baggot Inn on West 3rd. Our first thought on entering the establishment was, this place smells like ass. The ass smell never really went away but a strong $5 vodka tonic went along way to making it more pleasant. Not very crowded, there was a fair mix of people with a couple cuties. The music space is actually really nice and if there is someone you wanted to see playing here then this is probably a good place to see them, otherwise it is a good place to get drunk without spending too much money.
Entering the Fuelray Lounge and Bar on West 3rd immediately I noted, there are a lot of hot girls here. The next thing I noticed was that almost everyone here was of the Asian persuasion. I don't know why this is an Asian bar, but they've chosen a really nice place. The decor is great, there is a dance room in the back, drinks are reasonable with a $4 beer and a $6 vodka tonic, the music is good and the staff is good looking. Most importantly, for many people, the place is packed with attractive girls. This place was definitely tonights winner, though I'll have to stop by again and see what it is like on a weekday.
Shade on the corner of West 3rd and Thompson has a nice look. A vodka tonic was $6 and was pretty weak. The crowd had nothing to offer and the staff was also nothing great. The main attraction here is that they serve crepes, we didn't have any, but I've had them many times before and they are yummy! Besides the crepes though, not much to offer. Just get the crepes to go from the outside stand and get your drinks at a different bar.
Next we came to the Baggot Inn on West 3rd. Our first thought on entering the establishment was, this place smells like ass. The ass smell never really went away but a strong $5 vodka tonic went along way to making it more pleasant. Not very crowded, there was a fair mix of people with a couple cuties. The music space is actually really nice and if there is someone you wanted to see playing here then this is probably a good place to see them, otherwise it is a good place to get drunk without spending too much money.
Entering the Fuelray Lounge and Bar on West 3rd immediately I noted, there are a lot of hot girls here. The next thing I noticed was that almost everyone here was of the Asian persuasion. I don't know why this is an Asian bar, but they've chosen a really nice place. The decor is great, there is a dance room in the back, drinks are reasonable with a $4 beer and a $6 vodka tonic, the music is good and the staff is good looking. Most importantly, for many people, the place is packed with attractive girls. This place was definitely tonights winner, though I'll have to stop by again and see what it is like on a weekday.
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