"R Bar is a no-attitude, no-pretentions spot with a glam rock bar feel, dig the crystal chandeliers, blood red walls, and 3-D holographic images of Sin City-ish leather-clad models over the bar to inspire your evening. Go for the real stuff with their impressive collection of whiskeys and bourbons (apparently the Basil Hayden's 8 Years will make your night go down as hard as early Johnny Cash).

But the sexy back room is where it will be at, with a separate bar, blown up black-and-whites of Mick Jagger in a bathtub, and (in a move deserving of some accolade) underlit tables with tall brass poles...we are excited about the possibilities of what might happen here.

In Short
Black pleather, cherry red, rock and roll--what's new? This Bowery bar may be mimicking the trends, but some details are worth noting. Namely, its spaciousness: The bar's deep and wide enough to fit a loud, looking-for-a-hook-up crowd. Mood-setting holograms of hot women hang from a crushed velvet wall, and the long bar shells out rock-themed cocktails. When it's not closed for private parties, a banquette-lined rear room boasts black-and-whites of Blondie and Jagger, and four underlit stripper poles.