Summer 2010

Casa La Femme, The Rusty Knot, The Upholstery Store, The Other Room

This was an interesting little West Village Bar Hop. We stumbled through this neighborhood after/during a lame ‘concert in the park’ on Pier 45 by West 10th St. We couldn’t stand the heat, so we moved it inside. I’m not necessarily recommending doing this as a bar hop unless you are pretty hardy. Each one stands alone. How did we wind up with this mix? The Time Out New York App, a rather helpful tool to get you to the next closest bar in 100 degree temperatures.

Casa La Femme
Traditional Egyptian/Middle Eastern Cuisine
http://www.casalafemmeny.com/
140 Charles St.
Nice bar with club-like atmosphere
Belly dancers 9:15 and later

The Rusty Knot
50’s Nautical-Themed Dive Bar
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2008/02/blockbuster_rus.php
425 West Street
Complete with Pretzel Wrapped Hot Dogs
DO NOT get ‘The Rusty Knot’ cocktail, it’s gross – a mojito slurpee. We were already tanked by this time and we took a set of tiki glasses 🙂

The Upholstery Store
Wine Bar
http://nymag.com/listings/bar/the-upholstery-store/
713 Washington St.
Owned by Austrian Chef Kurt Guttenbrunner of
Wallse, Blau Gans & Neue Gallery Cafe Sabarsky fame
Steve actually had a chat with him outside
Nice wines, Austrian origins mostly

the otheroom west village
wine and beer
http://www.theotheroom.com/
143 Perry St.
Of theroom soho and anotheroom tribeca fame
My new favorite of the three
Dark and Cold. Yes, cold. Perfect.