10 NYC Bars For Interns That Are Too Cool To Seem Like Interns

Another Meatpacking twenty-something-year-old hot spot, but one that boasts a more post-college and grad school crowd. This three floor bar maintains its wooden and copper paneling, that even with the dim lighting, still manage to emit a consistent brass glow. The brass furnishings aren't the only nod to the name; drinks are served in monkey adorned tumblers. Once you grab a drink inside, feel free to make your way around the various rooms to find the set of stairs leading to the rooftop patio. On a Friday or Saturday, it's going to feel like you're at a concert, but at least it won't feel like Spring Fling or Spring Weekend or whatever you called it back in college. There is still some class, it's just brass. And if you aren't coming for the class, then at least come for the fries.

Brass Monkey, 1304, 55 Little W 12th St.

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