The Lord Procrastinator's Guide to Many Things

Bar 89

(Mercer St., SoHo): the one where the bathroom
doors are clear glass until you lock them; then they
fill with smoke/fog; "Go for the bathrooms and not much else, unless you want
to be "seen." Crowded, expensive";

Bubble Lounge

Tribeca swank

Bubby's

(North Moore and Hudson): One of the best brunches in town

Church Bar

(Tribeca Grand Hotel): Swanky. Fun.

Flor De Sol

(Greenwich between Franklin and Harrison): Hot Gothic
interior, huge bar and amazing tapas. Occasional live music.
Beautiful people.

Grace

(Franklin St.): Great Duck sandwich, and great apple martini.

Kanna

Kanna (with an nya on the n); (on spring and greenwich): best tapas bar ever!
there are barely any people in there who aren't native spaniards. good food,
good sangria, and on fri and sat. nites they take the tables away around
11p and the place turns into a dance bar with only spanish music
(rock/salsa...). incredibly crowded but so much fun

Kelly & Ping's

Kitchenette

(West B'way at Warren): Great food. One of the Best.

Le Gamin

(various locations including 5th bet. B&C, Houston bet. Sullivan & Macdougal, also 9th Ave. & 20th St.) - great authentic cr-pes as well as standard brunch fare and heaping bowlfuls of cafe au lait!

Le Pain Quotidien

(19th west of Park): Belgian Country style, big tables,
wonderful bread, spreads. Must try the Parline spread (think Nutella).

Merc Bar

(151 Mercer St., btwn Houston and Prince): Nice atmosphere.
Also decent if you need to order some food.

Pravda

(Lafayette b/w Prince and Houston): a real
scene though

Raoul's

(Prince St.): a jammed, thirty-something downtown crowd. Good
appetizers at the bar.

SoHo Steak

Big French Toast and the like, fancy and plenty. The other menu
tends to be on the expensive side.

Spring Street Natural

(Spring St. @ Lafayette St.)

The Room

Void

Yummy Noodles

(West side of Bowery just south of Canal). Specializes in the eponymous noodles as well as rice dishes baked in clay pots...mmm