Red Hook Bars to South Slope Mezcal in One Brooklyn Night

4.9 (114)

Mon – Wed, 15:00 – 22:00; Thu – Fri, 14:00 – 23:00; Sat, 12:00 – 23:00; Sun, 12:00 – 20:00

500 Smith Street

Twenty-four rotating taps, more than 80 craft cans and side-poured Guinness define this Smith Street spot in Carroll Gardens. Ask for the Canal Champagne, its take on Miller High Life. Prices stay inexpensive, with closing by 11:00 PM.

4.8 (116)

Mon – Wed, Sun, 16:00 – 01:00 (+1); Thu – Sat, 16:00 – 04:00 (+1)

634 4th Ave

Taco Tuesday pairs three tacos with a tequila or mezcal margarita at this South Slope kitchen, open until 4:00 AM Thursday and Friday. Birria, aguachiles and Carajillos are the orders to know.

4.8 (88)

Thu – Fri, 16:00 – 00:00 (+1); Sat – Sun, 14:00 – 00:00 (+1)

6 Bay St 1st Floor

Thursday through Sunday is the only window at this welcoming Bay Street neighborhood bar, open from the afternoon until midnight. The room stays quiet enough for real conversation.

4.7 (124)

Mon, Wed – Sun, 17:00 – 00:00 (+1)

228 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Booths stocked with playing cards set the tone at this exposed-brick Van Brunt Street bar, where a jazz soundtrack plays over a Monte Carlo, frozen drinks and a ginger cocktail with real kick. Closed Tuesday.

4.6 (559)

Tue – Thu, 11:00 – 22:00; Fri – Sat, 11:00 – 23:00; Sun, 11:00 – 21:00

151 Union St

Tomato martinis and Sicilian street food like pane e panelle fill a historic 1904 room on Union Street, near the Salvator Mundi Museum of Art. Now under new ownership, it serves brunch and dinner.

4.5 (228)

Mon – Thu, 15:00 – 02:00 (+1); Fri – Sun, 12:00 – 02:00 (+1)

320 Van Brunt St

Micheladas get a bell pepper twist at this Red Hook cantina, part Americana and part dive, with luchador art on the menus. Tamales, tostadas and burritos round out the food, the bar stays open until 2:00 AM, and the room fills fast.