Cafe Van Kleef

Everyone talks about the Greyhounds, and with good reason.  A simple formula, but they do it right; Freshly squeezed grapefruit, gin, ice, and a huge fucking wedge of grapefruit.  You can get it with vodka instead, but you can also cut off your own feet; doesn't mean it's a good idea.

This place is kinda small and can get pretty crowded, especially on a Friday night, and later on they can start to charge a cover.

Amazing ambiance after you sift through the "hole-in-the-wall"-esque entrance inhabited by the chain smokers.   Really fun (and, yes, somewhat creepy) wall decor.  Huge points lost for poor management of smoke billowing in from the front door into the bar.  Also points off for not being able to make me an appletini (one bartender didn't know how and the other admitted to not having the ingredients).

As awesome as everyone says.  Fantastically unique ambience.  Powerful pank drank (greyhounds).  

I even like the bouncers.  When does that happen?

A must try.