Sweet Spot Sporting Lounge & Restaurant

Astorians Harry Panagiotopoulos and George Dimou (Igloo Cafe) take the neighborhood sports bar up a notch with this 7,000-square-foot lounge. Housed in a former Off Track Betting parlor—a sign still hangs on the exposed-brick wall—the brew house features 18 beers on tap (Abita, Blue Moon) and nearly 20 by the bottle (Heineken, Amstel Light). In the 100-seat dining room—lined with high-def televisions and brown leather banquettes—tuck into Mediterranean dishes, like deep-fried feta and zucchini-and-eggplant pizza, inspired by the owners' Greek heritage.