The Ten Bells
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The Ten Bells

New York, New York

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The LES wine bar that helped define what a New York wine bar is supposed to feel like — tin ceiling, candles, oysters at the bar, a chalk-board list that runs deep on natural wines from places you can't pronounce. Loud enough to feel social, dim enough to feel like an affair. The kind of place that's still cool because it stopped trying to be.

Insider tip

Order the oysters and whatever the bartender is excited about that night. Skip the food menu otherwise — drink and snack.

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