
Manhattan Bars From a Speakeasy to Karaoke
Four Manhattan bars on E 10th St, E 9th St and 1st Ave, from a one-bartender Japanese cocktail room to a tenement wine bar, an Irish pub with only Guinness on draught and a pinball karaoke dive.


Hard to Explain on E 10th St is a speakeasy-style bar hidden from the street, where a single bartender makes Japanese-inspired cocktails one at a time in a tiny Tokyo-style room.
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The Immigrant on E 9th St is a candlelit wine bar in an old tenement, pouring an eclectic wine list and craft cocktails with charcuterie and a few sidewalk seats.
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Banshee on 1st Ave is a tight, cheerful Irish pub with only Guinness on draught, cocktails, wines by the glass, oysters, a daily special and a back patio.
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Area 140 First Bar on 1st Ave is a dive with pinball, sci-fi murals, a bed-of-nails display, soccer screenings, bar trivia and Thursday live-band karaoke.
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