Night 7: Vbar, 1849

I met Special K at Vbar on Sullivan. Vbar is a cute little wine bar with a great atmosphere, cool crowd and good music. I had a $9 glass of red wine, so this is no place to get tanked on the cheap. The crowd style is intellectual and the service is very friendly.

Next we went to 1849 on Bleecker. This is an interesting bar that is supposedly going for a wild-wild west / gold-rush theme, though is mostly decorated with deer antlers. My $6 vodka tonic was weak. The place is fairly confused as to its identity, having velvet couches for lounging in, live music to listen to, and big screen TVs for watching sports. The crowd is mostly a college scene, I guess this must be what an upscale college bar looks like. It is an excellent place to go with people you don't really want to talk to, as conversation can be difficult with all of the distractions.