Automatic Slim’s

"Automatic Slims is, above all, a very normal bar. It isn’t divey, but it isn’t especially nice, and it never really gets too crowded. This place would be unexceptional if it were anywhere other than the West Village—but here, it’s great. It’s only few blocks below the Meatpacking District, and it’s like a little calm oasis on weekends when all the other nearby bars are full of people trying not to slur their pickup lines." - bryan kim, katherine lewin, neha talreja, carina finn koeppicus

"When’s the last time you were at Automatic Slims? Probably never. It’s not that this is a bad bar - it’s just a very normal place in a remote part of the West Village where you mostly find multi-million-dollar townhouses. So if you’re looking for a spot where you can plan for the contingency of a mild scene, try it. Drinks aren’t too pricey, and you won’t miss it that much if you’re too ashamed to ever return." - bryan kim

"Well, your ex is inviting you to their wedding and wants to make sure you don’t feel too weird about it. And while you’re not quite on bad terms with them, you don’t exactly want to listen to them talk about their over-curated Santa Barbara venue during dinner. Instead, go get drinks at Automatic Slims in the West Village. It’s small, there are just a few tables, and it’s overall very plain-feeling. You can think of this place as a non-descript “bar” set in the fake play of your life. Oh, also are you really going to their wedding? Yikes." - Hannah Albertine