14. Trophy Bar

Neighborhood: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Address: 351 Broadway
Website: trophybar.blogspot.com

It seems that—like an acclimating, pre-pubecent middle-schooler—every one of these places needs a quirk with which to make itself stand out among all the other Special Young Things. The feather in Trophy Bar's cap? A wall of trophies, many of which are likely Participation Prizes. Every Monday, old music videos cover the walls, for you and your friends to contribute some Beavis-level analysis to the crowd. On their website, they describe their wine list as “concise.” We prefer short, such is our patience for this spot. Let's just grab a six-pack of the American flag Budweisers and find a rooftop, right?