TileBar (and it's twin)

These bars are basic, with good jukeboxes, and a very mellow attitude. They are noteworthy for 3 things:

0. The bartenders are probably the best in the city... true professionals who really know how to mix a drink. And they're nice without being pesky, intrusive or nosy.
   
   
1. They are the best-stocked bars I've ever encountered. (They have Chartreuse, Pernod, decent port, sake, champagne, nine million kinds of vodka, etc.)
   
   
2. Amazing happy hour. Everything is half price from 5-8 pm, seven days a week. (Which means $3 tumblers of chartreuse!) Caveat: The place is mobbed with village idiots on weekends.
   
   

Commentary by Mikaela Pearson, Thursday, February 5, 1998.