Mars Bar

25 East 1st Street (at 2nd Ave.)
NYC, NY
(212) 473-9842

Possibly the most bizarre bar in the East Village, and for no obvious reason. It's the Twilight Zone of bars... strange things just happen there. There's usually a pleasantly mixed crowd in this totally attitude-free place. The jukebox is as varied as the clientele, with some good old blues stuff as an added plus.

Commentary by Mikaela Pearson, Wednesday, February 4, 1998.