When this bar first opened, they had a few drinks on the menu I was planning to ding them on (a Manhattan with licorice-flavored bitters? ugh.), but they were all gone on later visits. Hurray!
Alameda. 195 Franklin St., at Green Street in Greenpoint. G train to Greenpoint Ave.. (347) 227-7296. http://www.alamedagreenpoint.com/. Open Mon–Thu, 6 pm–midnight; Fri, Sat, 6 pm–2 am; Sun, 1 pm–midnight.