Eastwood

"We wouldn’t send you here for date night, but if you need a quiet drink with a friend, it’s perfect. Eastwood is a cleaner and brighter alternative to the many dives of the LES, and they have a good selection of Middle Eastern-influenced food to snack on. Drink-wise, they serve beer and wine only - but that’s not a bad thing. You shouldn’t shoot tequila before banks close, unless you’re on vacation or you really want to." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Eastwood is a well-lit, laid-back bar on the lower part of the Lower East Side (where the bars are usually rowdier). They only serve wine and beer, but we think you can work with that. And if you get hungry, try something from the kitchen. (They serve stuff like chicken schnitzel and falafel.) This is a good place to go for a date that could easily lead to two separate taxis or a night out at 169 Bar and Mr. Fong’s. To some extent, the choice is yours." - bryan kim, katherine lewin

"Eastwood is the kind of bar where you can sit and read a book, and that’s exactly the type of spot you should be looking for when it comes to planning this meeting. It’s just one small room on the Lower East Side that doesn’t get too dark or noisy, and in addition to beer and wine, there’s a menu of solid Mediterranean food. So you can have some schnitzel while you go over the professional qualifications of this person who emailed you with a subject line of “Introduction/Coffee.”" - Bryan Kim