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Tip Top Lounge
With plastic trays of “party mix,” a handwritten all-caps sign that reads “ABSOLUTELY NO DRUGS YOU ARE BEING WATCHED,” and cozy, slapped together backyard area, this family-owned Bed-Stuy staple more or less speaks for itself. The owners have lived in the neighborhood for decades and whether it’s with fish and chips or a James Brown cover band that occasionally stops by the place’s makeshift stage, they know how to keep a wide demographic of drinkers very, very happy. More of a feat than you’d think.
432 Franklin Ave., Bed-Stuy