Sidewalk - The Sidewalk Cafe is an Avenue A staple, enticing locals and tourists for many years. As a restaurant, bar and live music venue, Sidewalk is the perfect middle-of-the-road East Village hotspot.
Drinkers will enjoy the generous happy hour, where recent graduates get sloshed on two-for-one giant frozen margaritas. They’re best enjoyed with some of the basic pub fare, or you’ll get knocked out pretty quick.
The frequent open-mic nights draw acoustic guitar slingers from far and wide, many of whom patiently wait hours for their chance to play two songs for the self-titled “anti-folk” crowd.