Smith and Mills
This moody Tribeca bar is courtesy of the owners of the Beatrice Inn and Employees Only. It serves classy cocktails and tasty wine to a hipster fashion crowd. The bar itself is tiny, but so low-lit you’ll hardly notice how small it is. Shadows and 30-watt bulbs are complicit in helping to create a dramatic atmosphere. The decor is remarkable, from the drainpipe mirrors behind the bar to the ship blueprints that adorn the walls to the bathroom, which is actually a vintage elevator. Everything seems rusty, which lends Smith and Mills a blue-collar, proletariat feel.
71 N. Moore St., New York, NY (212) 966-2764.