Arrow 85 Ave. A (5th & 6th Sts.)
East Village
212.673.1775
Arrow:
Like your favorite vintage T-shirt, this East Village basement bar is snug, a little tattered, but so rock ‘n’roll. Or maybe post-rock is more like it—Arrow has the feel of a no-fuss dive with all the gourmet perks a trendy imbiber could ask for. With seven beers on tap and 17 by the bottle, options range from $5 Bud to international brews like Hitachino Nest from Japan. The cocktail menu reflects the latest fads, like the Charlie (absinthe, tequila, and energy drink) and a champagne-and-lavender liqueur concoction, the Wysteria. Opened by veteran bartenders and a booker from Pianos, Arrow attracts a scenester crowd to a happy hour that hits the bull’s eye: two-for-ones every night before 9.
