Please Don't Tell... - Bar - $$

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Ahh, Please Don't Tell. The infamous, not-so-secret bar anymore.

In order to go to PDT, you have to know that it even exists. And when you know that it exists, you have to call to make a reservation to get in. And when you want to get in, you have to enter through Crif Dogs, and find the secret door inside the phone booth. You enter the phone booth, pick up the phone, tell them your name, and viola, the secret door opens to the secret bar!

The drink menu keeps with the speakeasy theme. You know- back in the day, the bathtub gin tasted so bad, they would invent "fancy" cocktails to help mask the taste. And thus, you are presented with an impressive list of concoctions.

Even their food menu is impressive. We shared an overloaded crif dog, as well as the uber delicious tater tots. Perfect snacks.






Everyone has to come here at some point. It's worth it.

Cabana Nuevo Latino - Cuban - $$

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South Street Seaport is one of those cheesy, tourist-trap areas that I still hold near and dear to my heart. My parents used to take me there almost every other weekend growing up. It's still a great place to go when the weather is perfect and you want to sit outside and have a nice meal with the sun and breeze flowing through your hair. A lot of the places at SSS are actually terrible, so I was really surprised at how good Cabana Nuevo Latino was!

They have another location in the city, but I can't imagine that the other setting would be near as complimentary to the food as this one. The food is great quality, full of flavor and reasonably priced. I'll definitely come back here.

- Ceviche
(This wasn't very good. It was not fresh at all, and plain and simple- ceviche can NOT, not be fresh)
- Yuca Fritas
(Nice and crispy, and the mojo dipping sauce was delicious)

- Pollo con Camarones
(The presentation on this was really nice, and every bite was an "Mmm this is so good" bite. Really, so delicious and garlic-y. The chicken breast was so tender and the tostones were nice and crispy.)

- Mojitos
(Lots and lots of mojitos)

We shared all the above- mentioned dishes, it came out to about $30pp.

Stout - Bar - $$

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So you work in Midtown West and you need a place to go for happy hour? Well.... Stout doesn't offer any happy hour specials. But they do offer an incredible array of beer, a huge space, lots of tv screens- if you're watching a game, but for all the bars around, this has the best bar menu by far. So when you need a place to go with friends for drink and some better-than-normal bar food, try Stout.

- Pizza
(Surprisingly amazing, thin crust pizza for an Irish place!)


- Fried Clams
(Good)

- Sliders
(They top it with the Stout special sauce, and it adds a great kick to the slider.)



Price depends on how many beers you have.