NEW YORK CITY IS A DRINKING TOWN.
Ever since the irst Dutch settlers disembarked and toasted the end of their gruelling journey with whatever alcohol was left in the hold, the city’s inhabitants have been taking the edge off a long commute – or a tough day at the trading post – with a stiff drink. Throughout the three-martini steakhouse lunches of the Mad Men era or while planted on a duct-taped stool in one of the city’s legendary scuzzy (and increasingly rare) dives, generations of hard-working, hard-drinking residents have found a haven in happy hour, making bona ide second homes of their favourite watering holes.