Durden

You won't find soap-making tutorials, underground brawls or—alas—Brad Pitt at this Fight Club–themed East Village bar. The cinematic homage is more subtle: Along with red-leather booths and a lacquered-wood bar, a large mural decorates the space, depicting the film's antihero, Tyler Durden, alongside Lady Justice and Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve. Cocktails are named with the film in mind: The Jack's Revenge mixes whiskey, muddled cucumber and mint leaves, while the rum-based Raymond K. Hessel comprises muddled red peppers, ginger syrup and red wine. Beer drinkers can find 12 brews on tap (Captain Lawrence IPA, Kelso Pilsner), with another dozen by the bottle.