Located on the second floor above the French-Japanese restaurant Shun at 610 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Bar Shun is a luxurious entity all unto itself.  This spot isn’t simply where a patron might have a drink or three while waiting for a table at Shun downstairs.  Bar Shun is an upscale cocktail bar worthy of an after-work visit or if you’re fancy-bar hopping around Midtown/Midtown East.  Bar Shun opens for business at 5pm daily.

Located at 284 Third Avenue in Manhattan’s Gramercy nabe, Craft N Carry is a craft beer bar/store, with skee ball in back.  Craft N Carry has two other locations, one in the East Village at 116 St. Mark’s Place and the other is part of Dekalb market hall in downtown Brooklyn. The Gramercy location offers more than a dozen tap beers for onsite tasting/sampling. These same beers are available for takeaway via crowler/growler.  Many more bottled and canned beers available in the fridges opposite the main bar.

Located at 988 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint, Sama Street is a bar-restaurant serving Asian-inspired cocktails and small plates.  The liquid draw here is the cocktails as Sama Street’s drink menu features up to 20 house cocktails.  A limited selection of wine and beer is also available.  We received a good neighborhood vibe here, with a friendly and helpful staff.  We look forward to returning here on our next north Greenpoint NYC bar crawl.