Chews before you booze

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Acme- Third Time is Charming

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Model off duty- sexy but approachable; warm lighting, large bar area
  • sip: Well designed specialty cocktails wine, etc
  • savor: Veggie and flavor-heavy dishes including artichokes with lemon ricotta and kale caesar salad; pastas
  • sit: With a group on a weekend night before heading out; with a girlfriend for a sexy night out
  • spend: $$$
  • address: 9 Great Jones Street
  • phone number: (212)203-2121
  • website: www.acmenyc.com
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Bodega Negra- Lights, Camera, ACTION

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Trendy funky vibey Mexican, caliente and cool, figure that out
  • sip: What starts with "t" and ends with "a"? Tequila!
  • savor: Guac in a skull; tacos
  • sit: Trendy troublemakers and scenesters, so you know, your weekend crew
  • spend: $$
  • address: Dream Downtown (355 West 16th Street)
  • phone number: (212) 299-2336
  • website: labodegranegra.com
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Tao Downtown- Turning it Up to 11

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Splashy flashy brashy Vegas style large- scale Asian joint
  • sip: Tao-tinis!! So pink, so 2000, so amazing
  • savor: Dim sum type appetizers; spicy tuna on crispy rice; crispy chicken
  • sit: With expense account people; with a large group to celebrate; with another couple out on the town
  • spend: $$$
  • address: Maritime Hotel, 92 9th Ave
  • phone number: (212) 888-2724
  • website: taorestaurant.com/downtown/‎
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La Cenita- You Down with MPD?

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Models and Bottles baby...this is meatpacking flash dash and cash- not too overdone or fancy, but its all about the vibe
  • sip: Custom cocktails, etc etc etc
  • savor: Quac; queso; S'mores empanada; the meat market on display
  • sit: With your girlfriends and your sugar daddy; with anyone who wants to celebrate their bday at a hot spot; with the underage and the underfed
  • spend: $$$
  • address: 409 West 14th Street
  • phone number: (646) 289-3930
  • website: http://emmgrp.com/restaurants/la-cenita/
Louro Uni dish
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Louro- Certainly Not a Bore-O

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Cool and sort of random; the lighting is good and the crowd is great looking, but the food weeds out any poseurs who got lost on the way to the MPD
  • sip: Sip Sip Sip, this is a place to have some fun
  • savor: Pork and uni; PriPri shirmp; truffle pasta
  • sit: With another couple for a sophisticated night out; with a date to show that you are on the top of trends but not a slave to them
  • spend: $$
  • address: 142 West 10th Street
  • phone number: (212) 206-0606
  • website: www.louronyc.com
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El Toro Blanco- No Bull

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Downtown slick Mexican space, with just enough energy to pass as personality
  • sip: Tequila, in any form
  • savor: Take your shot...Guac, Cheese Crisp
  • sit: So typical, but with some girlfriends who like drink tequila
  • spend: $$
  • address: 257 Sixth Avenue (between Houston and Downing)
  • phone number: (212) 645 0193
  • website: www.eltoroblanconyc.com
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Acme- More Than Meets the Sign

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Sexiness and hipness pervade the atmosphere; IT spot that is aiming to make it for the long haul
  • sip: Specialty cocktails and lots of vino
  • savor: Chicken and Eggs; fries; sweet corn dessert
  • sit: With attractive friends before heading out for the night; with people who aren't afraid to step out of their comfort zone as far as food
  • spend: $$$
  • address: 9 Great Jones Street (between Broadway and Bowery)
  • phone number: (201) 213-2121
  • website: www.acmenyc.com

Pants Plans: Girls Gone Wild

Have you ever been at a bachelorette party and wished that the stripper did in fact bring a pizza with “extra meat” before he ripped his clothes off? The Pants recently received a 911 emergency request to save a bachelorette party that was spiraling dangerously close to snoozeville.   Pole dancing and Porn stars are well within our wheelhouse ,but...
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Indochine- Ab Fab

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: I'm too sexy for my food
  • sip: Speciality cocktails- mojito, lychee saketini, etc
  • savor: A taco from La Esquina before your meal
  • sit: With your fabulous friends; with your anorexic friends
  • spend: $$$
  • address: 430 Lafayette Street (between Astor and 4th Street)
  • phone number: 212-505-5111
  • website: www.indochinenyc.com

Dos Caminos Meatpacking- More Like Gross Caminos

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Prime Real Estate to watch the show that goes on every night in MPD; inside is brick walls, generic
  • sip: Tequila rocks; the sangria and margs are too sweet and clawing
  • savor: Guac...
  • sit: With friends who like chips and salsa and share an ironic jaded view of what goes on in MPD; possibly pervy dudes to like to watch girls strut by in Serena Van der Woodsen-sized dreses
  • spend: $$$
  • address: 675 Hudson Street
  • phone number: 212-699-2400
  • website: www.doscaminos.com