Auto Created Mapen-ushttp://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120180MapBuilder.Net1163764Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:00 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120Elusive Pencil Factory co-owner Sean O'Rourke and partners knocked down the Blue Lady Lounge and handbuilt a spacious bar that's rich with rough-hewn planks and polished dark barstools. The largely unpretentious artists of Williamsburg's Italian section are sweet on the place's regional microbrews, among them a well-rounded local selection from the Brooklyn, Six Points and Ommegang breweries. In addition to the 20-seat bar and a number of group tables inside, the back patio stays open all night. Brooklyn beers, which normally go for $4 (a buck less than other pints here), are $3 each from 4pm to 8pm daily. Though beer is the focus, single malts, Irish coffee and hot toddies are a winter signature. Eight wines are served by the glass.40.71473 -73.94364440.71473-73.9436441163765Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120Not to be missed.... this is one of our favorite Graham stop bars. Reasonable drink prices, a friendly staff and lovely red velvet wallpaper that gives the place a shadowy French noir feel. Plus, it's always very dark for those of you who want to pretend you're in an Amsterdam hash den. Their specialties are sweet, yummy cocktails like the blackberry bramble.40.711906 -73.94405640.711906-73.9440561163766Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120A beautiful addition to the new Grand Avenue bar scene. The restored oak bar will make you feel like you should wear a smoking jacket. The tiny makeshift miniature golf course in the backyard will make you wish you had worn your Seersucker. Several beers are on tap and a full liquor bar is available. Definitely worth a visit. 40.711158 -73.94753240.711158-73.9475321163767Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120 Bars are a dime a dozen in Williamsburg, but the pedigree of the team behind Huckleberry Bar sets it apart from the pack (two clichés in one sentence!). Owners Stephanie Schneider and Andrew Boggs and chef Seth Johnson have all done time in one or more of Danny Meyer's joints. They are offering, per Lady Strongbuzz, 'well-valued wines by the glass, inventive seasonal cocktails and carefully chosen imported and domestic beers' as well as small plates (natch). It all seems a bit fancy for East Williamsburg, but hey, if Wombat can survive over there...40.711081 -73.94831940.711081-73.9483191163768Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120A fabulous bar with tons of classic arcade games like Moon Patrol, Centipede, Frogger, and Donkey Kong,and Zaxxon. Plus, there are a dozen beers on tap and its spacious. Barcade rules.40.712018 -73.95110940.712018-73.9511091163769Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120 40.714262 -73.95148440.714262-73.9514841163770Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120Though Black Betty doesn't look like much from the outside, once you're inside you feel transported to a dive bar in Casablanca. Pumpkin-colored walls and eclectic appointments like an I Dream of Jeannie horseshoe-shaped couch and tapestries add to the cozy environment. The vibe is carried to fruition by an adjacent restaurant that prepares 'nouvelle Middle Eastern' fare. Black Betty attracts all walks of life, making it the perfect spot to soak up booze and Brooklyn-by-way-of-Marrakech bohemia alike.40.71391 -73.95576940.71391-73.9557691163771Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120Our favorite Williamsburg bar, Spuyten Duyvil is a beer connoisseur's heaven. They have over a hundred types of beers and 6 taps. (You can find out what's currently on tap here). Wine and cheese are also available for those in the mood for an alternative to beer. There is a nice-sized garden too. Wine lovers will be pleased as well since Spuyten has a vast wine selection of hand-picked wines. Stay away.... we want to keep this bar all to ourselves.40.71408594127328 -73.9560127258300840.71408594127328-73.956012725830081163772Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120Where do you go when you've outgrown Last Night's Party but you're not quite ready to stop being cool? Hidden behind an all-but-unmarked hallway entrance, rarely crowded, and covered in beautiful barn-wood paneling, this spacious, serene lounge is a haven for Williamsburg's gracefully aging artists and intellectuals. The owners play an unobtrusive mix of Pavement, Gorillaz, and Bowie off their iPods, and there's a glassed-in, elevated smoking lounge out back for a quiet cigarette and a Laphroaig on the rocks. It's a candlelit oasis where you can talk Foucault without ever being asked if he played Bowery Ballroom last week.40.713062 -73.95727240.713062-73.9572721163773Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120At his day job as a sculptor, owner John Clement renders sinuous shapes in rough industrial materials, but the design touches in his railroad barroom are non-ostentatious: Just a few antlers and antique beer cans adorn the slate-grey walls. A possibly overly generous happy hour special encourages drinkers to be serious about their craft, which they practice at the sidewalk seats during the summer, at the people-watching-perfect window perches, or at the bar where unharried attendants custom cater drinks such as a peanut-butter and jelly shot (Stoli raspberry and Frangelico) and dole out beers from the esoteric and often-changing varieties on tap. Bargain-hunters choose sides between two long-running specials: The Patriot is a PBR can and a shot of Jim Beam while the Federale pairs Tecate with a Sauza shot.40.713255 -73.95858340.713255-73.9585831163774Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120 40.714394 -73.96067340.714394-73.9606731163775Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:38:01 -0500http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/Lizzymcglynn/54120At last: an Irish-like pub for people who generally hate Irish-like pubs, Iona's sprightly young staff (and their accents) couldn't be more appealing; they want you to pick your favorite wooden bench and stay a while. Inside this former candy store things are dim and spare, and don't expect to see gimmicky leprechaun figures or posters bearing limericks. Instead, you'll hear drum-and-bass mixes or classic rock--and not too loud, either. A little back alcove is perfect for late-night snogging, and the fact that the bar's not filled with lecherous old Irishmen pawing every female in sight is a blessing. That tradition is being kept alive instead by the neighborhood hipster boys.40.714227 -73.96100940.714227-73.961009