...All the low-key, classy, stylized bars were a thing of the past in New York City, I discovered The Bourgeois Pig this past Sunday. The Victorian/Gothic decor is beautiful and creates the perfect atmosphere for escaping the banal-looking, cookie-cutter places that seem to be taking over Manhattan. You'll feel right at home wearing your finest threads, and after a few sips of special drinks like "Wolf's Breath" you might feel transported back to the time when one might have spotted Poe or Wilde brooding in the background writing their next masterpiece with a glass of absinthe at their side.
My other favorite bar Death and Company is located on one block away on E 6th St.
