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When I was living in Atlanta, one of the things I missed the most about the New York City was Happy Hour. In Atlanta, people generally don’t make a deal out of going out after work. Not that they don’t drink, they just don’t get together for drinks directly after work. But in New York, it is one of the city’s favorite pastimes. Cheap beer, a room full of people doing exactly what you are doing — blowing off a little steam — free food like hot wings, these are but a few of the reasons that make it worthwhile to stay out a little bit longer.
Barmacy is another creation from the Beauty Bar people. A renovated pharmacy, complete with medicine cabinets filled with elixirs, and even a greeting card section, Barmacy consists of two rooms with a pinball machine, a photo booth and the bathrooms in between. The front bar is for those wanting to be part of the scene, while in the back, patrons sit quietly nodding their heads to one of the many guest DJs. Happy Hour is much better than its originator with a two-for-one deal all the way up until 8:30 p.m. Fiddlesticks Pub and Grill in the West Village also offers a good two-for-one special. A stereotypical Irish bar complete with ruddy-faced thick-brogued waitress, Fiddlesticks is a directly-after-work kind of place. Happy Hour sadly ends at 7:00 p.m. sharp and one can only listen to Wham so much at $5 a pop. The Grassroots Tavern is a rundown old bar smack in the middle of St. Mark’s Place. Even if it is the sunniest day outside, it is always dark inside The Grassroots. Low ceilings and dirty wooden accents make the place seem a bit cavernous. The housedog is always lazying the day away as the house cat waits to jump out at you once you enter the ladies bathroom. Pitcher prices, as are the pints of beer, are well-priced normally and even better when it is happy hour.
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