Though the High Horse Saloon opened its doors only a few weeks ago, the Williamsburg watering hole already feels like an old neighborhood haunt. An outgrowth of the High Horse Salon, which provides stylish hair cuts next door, the bar shares its sister establishment's vintage vibe and lived-in comfort and harks back to the past with a nod to the Old West. But you're more likely to see well-coiffed locals with tattoos and piercings sidling up to the bar than any surly outlaws. more

In an unassuming building in Midtown, near the southern end of Central Park, Bruno Cilio has opened a shiny white restaurant that looks more Museum of Modern Art than rustic pizza joint. But where any obvious authenticity fails, once you delve into PizzArte, the food and vibe prove pure Italian. For example, the walls display over a dozen paintings of the Neapolitan volcano Mount Vesuvius done by Italian artist Luciano Scateni, most of the heavily accented staff comes from Italy, and the gorgeous pizza oven was shipped over from the mother country and rebuilt here by the artisan. more

Though Williamsburg teems with restaurants, bars and clubs, and boasts two bowling alleys within blocks of each other, the neighborhood has long been missing a movie house to satisfy cinephiles hungry for a steady diet of first-run features. more

NICK CERVERA HOVERS around his Williamsburg Mexican restaurant like a proud parent, stopping at tables to show off what his baby has to offer. Though this marks his Brooklyn debut, Cervera isnt a first-time dadthis boroughs new location is the fourth version of his popular restaurant, Mole. more

CRISP; CLEAN AND classic are the best words to describe The Beagle, Matt Piacentinis three-month old venture in the East Village, though on a recent sweltering night, the first adjective to pop in my head was hot. more

Owner Andy Heidel, a former sciencefiction book publicist and sometime bartender, channeled his industrial- Victorian aesthetic into The Way Stations sci-fi touches. Behind the bar, homemade steampunk rayguns such as the absinthespoon-shooting Intoxicator, crafted by Heidel and his business partner Doc Wasabassco, hang on an exposed brick wall. more

ALMOST A YEAR after the iconic Empire Diner closed its doors, the space was reborn as another cafe, The Highliner. The best part? Not much has changed as far as appearances go, despite the gutting of the joint by owner Charles Milite. more

LOT ON TAP isnt hard to miss trekking down West 30th Street from 10th Avenue. Its juxtaposed between a construction project and the beautiful new section of The High Line: a true urban beer garden straddling the grit and beauty of everyday New York for your drinking pleasure. more

My friend and I met downstairs in the Eataly market on a Monday night around 8:30, and got in line to head up to the roof amid rumors of a 45-minute wait. But when we got to the hostess, she told us we could go right up and check in with another hostess upstairs. more

The past year has seen an influx of hip bars, stylish coffee shops and buzzworthy restaurants opening up in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Enter Sud Vino & Cucina, the latest of these ventures, which opened up a few months ago. more