Theater stars’ favorite bars: Hair

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Club Europa
Bump and grind Greenpoint-style at this thumping Euro disco favored by the pretty, young Polish locals. On the sprawling, sweaty dance floor, smoke machines and pulsing acid-trip lights provide cover for scoping out the heaving throngs, which are fueled by copious intake of both Zywiec beer and chilled vodka. 98–104 Meserole Ave at Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn (718-383-5723). Average drink: $6.

Happy Ending
This onetime rub-and-tug parlor hasn’t strayed far from its sexy roots, which bodes well for the dissolute downtowners who flock to it looking for hookups. Upstairs, the DJ-driven antics are decidedly PG-13, but in the red-lit basement, the sticky dance parties spill into the tiled sauna room, where patrons can relive the bar’s pleasure-filled past. 302 Broome St between Eldridge and Forsyth Sts (212-334-9676). Average drink: $7.

The Eagle NYC
Leather-loving men assemble at this long-running dude bar to shoot some stick, chug cheap beer and cruise one another. Prime pickup night is Thursday, when the upstairs is reserved for men clad in leather and fetish wear: harnesses, rubber boots and clingy jockstraps recommended. 554 W 28th St between Tenth and Eleventh Aves (646-473-1866). Average drink: $6.

Finnerty’s
The mindless depravity never ends at the sprawling, boozy Finnerty’s, where fresh-faced coeds amass to slurp swilly beer so cheap, even penny-scrounging longhairs can afford a pitcher or four. The dark corners of the dart room are ideal for furtive snogs, but who are we kidding? After 2am, most patrons are too trashed to notice even the most blatant make-out sessions. 221 Second Ave between 13th and 14th Sts (212-677-2655). Average drink: $4.

The Duck
The Spanish Harlem follow-up to Tribeca’s beer-soaked Patriot Saloon is every bit the Cash bar as its sibling is: that is, loads of Johnny on the juke and no credit cards accepted. The $6.50 pitchers of Pabst ensure well-lubricated indiscretions, especially when aided by the busty bartenders’ copious pours of Wild Turkey. 2171 Second Ave between 111th and 112th Sts (212-427-1070). Average drink: $4.

Mehanata
Though the old Tribeca Bulgarian Bar bit the dust, the new iteration still traffics in unbridled debauchery powered by Balkan beats and Astika pilsner beer. Basslines will drown out your pickup lines in the disco-ball-lit basement, so make a statement—and display your goods—by dropping trou for the “Get Naked, Get a Free Shot” deal. 113 Ludlow St between Delancey and Rivington Sts (212-625-0981). Average drink: $6.

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