Too chic for Times Square but a New York novice? Get wise to these city treasures for an easy introduction to the in-crowd. It is New York City your way--no tour guides, red buses or reservations required.
Invite yourself to an art opening in one of the Chelsea district's many galleries or simply drop in during open hours.
Families in matching outfits can have Times Square--you prefer Greenwich. Bohemian roots live on in clubs, pubs, head shops and vinyl record stores. Bleeker Street is a must.
This Bulgarian bar and nightclub on the Lower East Side, as well known for its gypsy techno dance music as it is for general wantonness, is a dive popular with Euro ex-pats and American hipsters.
Internet squealers have dished the locations of Please Don't Tell, Milk & Honey, The Back Room and other Manhattan speakeasies, but New York's cool crowd cannot get enough of these secret bars with unlabeled doors and alley entrances.
Eschew the sports pub and settle into the bar at a New York hotel. Urbane clientele and stylish settings help start or end the night right. Try the W, Hudson, St. Regis or Mandarin Oriental, for starters.
