The Bar Next Door @ La - View this location on map The tiny downstairs lounge at this moody Village Italian joint hosts a nightly 8 p.m. set with a rotating group of jazz performers -- some you may have heard of, and others who just graduated from NYU. Nonetheless, the 'intimacy,' 'subtle charm,' 'mahogany-tones,' and 'Zagat' 'reviews' conspire to make the $8 cover and one-drink minimum seem well worth it. (212) 529-5945 129 Macdougal St , New York, NY Nightlife

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