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Despite the name, I've
certainly been to smaller bars in the city. But the snug adjective
does describe the warm atmosphere of a joint that knows why it exists:
to provide locals with a space in which to imbibe beers, play a little
darts and eat decent bar food. Hell's Kitchen no longer embodies the
old world of Manhattan that it once did. Gone are places where Mickey
and Don can sit and smoke and drink domestic brew for hours on end
while discussing some low-level scam or another. In their place are
bars like The Snug that service a youngish demographic that work in
the surrounding area or are killing time before or after filtering
through the Port Authority. It has also increasingly become an area
in which gainfully employed youngsters dwell, so it also has that
built-in group, who are often in search of a weeknight beer and burger
in a relaxed atmosphere. We wandered down from a bar a little further
up 9th Avenue in search of some food, and were drawn in by the friendly
facade, dark wood interior and, well, snuggly looking bar. The place
was by no means crowded, but was well attended and the bartender quick
to serve us. We sat and ordered some burgers, which came with fries
and onion rings. I'm not sure if it was like the four beers I drank
before coming over to The Snug (plus the two there), but that was
a damn tasty burger, made in the best bar burger tradition. I swear
that everything tastes better with onion rings, though. This is an
overall pleasant neighborhood bar that will certainly suffice for
a weeknight drop-in and a warm snuggle. [MF]
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