Sugar Factory
We're not ashamed to include this Meatpacking District staple and tourist trap on our list. The fishbowl drinks provide the perfect photo-op for the birthday group, and the restaurant erupts in choruses of Happy Birthday every fifteen minutes (complete with sparklers). Go ahead and give in to the decadent pancakes and killer fries, and indulge here for your most basic friend's birthday.
Sugar Factory, 835 Washington St.
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