"When you’re “meeting someone for a drink,” you often have very little idea how your night is going to play out. You could hit it off, or you could awkwardly talk about the weather and TikTok’s influence on the food scene for 45 minutes before someone makes up an excuse to leave. It’s stressful. Which is why you need a place that will mitigate that stress. Enter Maiden Lane, a bar that’s particularly good at just being a normal bar—with whitefish dip, lots of tinned seafood, and a sidewalk patio." - team infatuation