"La Noxe is a cocktail lounge the size of a studio apartment located in the subway station at 28th Street and 7th Ave. You enter on the street, then walk down a little flight of stairs, and, once inside, you can’t really tell that you’re drinking a few feet from the uptown 1 train. The room has a retro feel, with glitzy touches like velvet furniture and a zebra print carpet, and it’s a pleasant, low-key place to sit with a date and listen to good music. Stop by after 11pm, and you may find some people dancing." - bryan kim, sonal shah