The One Night Stand

This is not a cocktail destination and it is not trying to be one; it's a loud, cheap, late-night dance bar with a mechanical bull in the middle of the room and bartenders who pour like they're mad at the liquor. Go if you want a rowdy, unpretentious night on First Avenue where the drinks are strong, the crowd is young, and nobody's judging your bull-riding form. Skip it if you want conversation, craft anything, or a room that isn't sticky by midnight — the reviews are genuinely split for a reason, and the people who hate it wanted a lounge.

Friday or Saturday around 11 p.m., once the earlier downtown bars start winding down and this becomes the room people migrate to — the bull line gets going and the dance floor fills. Weekend afternoons from noon are dead-calm by comparison if you just want cheap drinks without the chaos.

Ride the bull early in the night, before your judgment and the crowd thin out — historically the bar has run monthly bull-riding competitions with a bar-tab prize, so ask the staff whether one's running before you climb on for free.

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