I just go there alone. More than the movie I´m watching it´s like a shelter on weekdays afternoon.

Karasu is our neighborhood go to for a chill date. It's a cozy, well-lit space with excellent cocktails and a small Japanese menu. The tonkatsu is amazing, and perfect for sharing because nothing says romance like a fried pork cutlet.

This is my local spot and one of my bad habits. The bartenders make sure I don't do anything to embarrassing and its full of regulars. Has dangerously replaced my living room. It's one of the only real dive bars on Smith street. Layers of funkiness help keep away the frat boys and bachelorette parties. Never closes before 4am so all the other neighborhood bartenders, cooks, and waiters stop by after work. Needless to say that only the best business decisions get made here!

What's not to like with a place that has a Sandwich named after Jonah Hill and hand-drawn signs in the window?

A still stunning space, harking back to the 1990s NYC that had fantastic, tasteful boutiques.