Come out and play

Photo: Ben Goldstein; Hair and makeup: Sylvester Castellano for Bernstein & Andriulli for MAC cosmetics

• Rooftop bar, 230 Fifth: How to distract someone's attention from the pretty skyline—and onto you.
• More rooftop bars: For seduction in wide-open skies.
• Backyard Patio, Patio Lounge: Just like a family picnic, except with potential sexual partners.
• More backyard patios: For seduction under an umbrella table.
• All patio seating bars [from the TONY library]: View the complete list of all patio bars we've covered.
• Sidewalk café, Athens Café: Live your own Never on Sunday fantasy.
• More sidewalk cafés: For seduction alongside pedestrians.
• All sidewalk cafés [from the TONY library]: View the complete list of all sidewalk drinking establishments that we've covered.
• Outdoor dance spot, The No Malice Palace: With such a welcoming name, how can you go wrong?
• More outdoor dance spots: For seduction to a beat.
• Roomy open-air seating, Society: You'll find an attractive crowd and room to maneuver.
• Last call and response: When the lights go on, the beer goggles come out. We rate the bottom-feeding potential at six popular meat markets, post-3:30am.
• Poll, Who has the best last call?
• Matchmaker's mark: At an outdoor bar, we put our dating columnist to the test. Can she help three guys score in three hours?
• Breaking the bar code: How a communication “boot camp” helped one man learn to play the field—without acting like an asshole.
• Your best pickup move: Don't be stingy—tell us how you work your magic on the bar scene.

Also in this issue:

• Bog jam: The Ponderosa Stomp, a ragin’ Cajun New Orleans institution, boogies into town for a two-day fete . Are you ready for some swamp pop?