1. A Chelsea cocktail bar that takes you back to the good ol’ days: Porchlight
Chelsea, New York
Want to go out for drinks with friends but also miss being a kid? Porchlight combines cocktails with classic games, live music, and a cocktail book club. The southern charm of a homey porch is a reminder to enjoy the little things, like crushing your best friend in a board game while having a few drinks.
There are four spaces: the bar (max. 150 guests), game room (max. 40 guests), porch (max. 20 guests), and backyard (10-60 guests), and it all adds to the Southern family aesthetic, just like different parts of a house. But no home in North Carolina or Georgia has as extensive a drink menu as this Chelsea cocktail bar. Sippers, guzzlers, boilermakers, and classics. There’s a drink for everyone, like the Porchlight Spiked Seltzer, which is large enough to split between 2 to 5 friends.
With liquid courage flowing, we recommend you challenge your friends to some games and do so at the beginning of the week. Music Mondays range from genres like bluegrass, jazz, and country, and who doesn’t love friendly competition and live music?