Carmelo's

The ground floor features a wrap-around bar lined with booths, typically filled with a hip Bushwick crowd. The main draw here is the stubbornly low pricing, highlighted by two-dollar beers and four-dollar shot-and-beer combos. Upstairs provides extra breathing room for larger groups to gather amidst the music. The staff keeps the service fast and unpretentious, but come prepared: this is a strictly cash-only establishment, though there is an ATM on-site.