Barbès
Prices
Average drink: $5.
Disc, MC, V.
Description
Two French-born Brooklynites have brought European literary flair to the neighborhood. Music-snob bartenders play lounge and soul while serving French wines and flaming Absente (a perfectly legal substitute for absinthe). Events fill the comfy Beat-ish back roomjazz, folk and world music performances; readings by local authors; and silent movies accompanied by live bands. Intentionally more French than French, Barbès manages to be fun without being ironic.
Hours
Mon–Thu, Sun 5pm–2am; Fri, Sat 5pm–4am.