Closing Bell: The Village Voice's Top Picks for Bars in LIC

The Village Voice rounded up its top ten picks for bars in Long Island City. The results? Woodbines, pictured above, came in at No. 8 as a “serious bar for serious drinkers.” PJ Leahy’s got props for being “really Irish,” and L.I.C. Bar, on Vernon Boulevard, is called a hidden gem with a mix of “hipsters, locals and weird Queens types.” (The beginnings of the L.I.C. Bar are worth mentioning: a pristine bar, with tin ceilings and original fixtures, was sitting undiscovered for years before some folks crowbarred the landmarked, abandoned building open.) Coming in at No. 1, at no surprise, is the Dutch Kills cocktail bar. As the Village Voice says, “The staff is made of men and women one simply trusts to make something superlative… They really, really care about this stuff.”

The 10 Best Bars in Long Island City [Village Voice]

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