My favorite bar is actually a microbrewery/restaurant called 75th Street Brewery. They have some of the best microbrews on earth, and their food is the bomb too. Unfortunately its a yuppie hangout, and not much good for chilling at for long periods of time. I don't actually have a favorite hangout bar, I've been cycling through a few recently but none have quite struck as the perfect one. I guess the hunt will continue.