Backyard Drinking
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Sycamore makes Village Voice’s top ten best backyard drinking spots, but if you are like us, some days it is just way too crowded, so here are a few other options we checked out the other night, in a rough order of a potential pub-crawl, once you get out of Cortelyou Q:
Solo does not have a yard, and Vox Pop has a neat front yard drinking space. Both are chill, easy going, and you’ll probably end up talking to somebody you vaguely recognize. Both have music all through the week.
Lounge 773 is where everyone goes to escape everyone else. It has a small back yard hideaway, with 4 plastic Adirondack-style chairs, the spit they roast a pig on every now and then, and a BBQ. It is leafy (look up), shaded, and very private. Inside, it is the only place around with wooden booths. Run by Billy Cane (not to confuse with Bally Kana who runs Solo). BTW – Tomorrow they will be roasting 2 pigs, so make sure to stop by, say hi, and have some. Starting around 1pm.
Shenanigans about a 5-7 minute walk up Coney towards the park, take a left at Caton and it is across the street from the large empty lot (formerly a fork factory, we’re told). It has a large back yard, strung with large colored bulbs, cheerful attitude, and projects a general feeling of happiness (it’s been in the same family for over 20 years, and they work there). Definitely a new favorite of ours, and it is positively dog friendly. Saturday night Karaoke (10pm-3am, except this Saturday), and they also have BBQ in the back. The space is large enough to have a party.
Then, once you make your way back to Cortelyou, stop by the Castello Plan. Yes, the wine bar has an amazingly good selection of beers and decadent bites to go with it. And you can sit outside in the back.
