"At the end of the night, you don’t want a bartender to judge you or tell you to remember to drink water. You want one who’ll take your drink order and then pretend you don’t exist until you ask for another round. Pete’s is an old-school tavern (it opened in 1864) in Gramercy, and neither the bartenders nor the long-time regulars will pay you much attention as you drink a house beer or whiskey-neat at the bar. If you decide you do need some food after all, you can get a big burger or some fried calamari." - matt tervooren