LIC Bar

"After impressing your ex by posting pictures at MoMA PS1, you’re ready for comfort food and cheap drinks. Get some burnt ends and mac and cheese from John Brown Smokehouse, and eat it at LIC Bar while drinking Happy Hour well drinks or shot and beer combos. If it’s nice out, sit in the back garden, where there’s live music every weekend during the summer." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"L.I.C. Bar is a casual spot to get cheap Happy Hour drinks and watch sports on TV, but the real selling point here is the back garden enclosed by an ivy-covered brick wall. It’s convenient to the subway and only a few blocks from MoMA PS1 - plus, it’s rare that all the tables here are taken, even when there’s live music on the weekends." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Most places with shot and beer combos are full of kids on summer break after junior year of college rather than year two of elementary school. And while LIC Bar does have shot and beer combos, it’s actually just a casual neighborhood spot in LIC. Try something from the long draft beer list, and get a table in the nice, ivy-covered backyard, where they have live music every weekend in the summer." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"This unfussy neighborhood bar has been around long before the glossy high rises, stroller set, or hipster-friendly dining options arrived in Long Island City. Opened over a century ago, the tin-ceilinged, brick-walled space welcomes dogs both indoors and on its spacious outdoor patio. There’s frequently live music, plus other events like trivia and readings." - Alexandra Ilyashov

"L.I.C. Bar is a casual spot to get cheap Happy Hour drinks and watch sports on TV, but the real selling point here is the back garden enclosed by an ivy-covered brick wall. It’s convenient to the subway and only a few blocks from MoMA PS1 - plus, it’s rare that all the tables here are taken, even when there’s live music on the weekends." - Matt Tervooren