One of the most intimate music venues you'll find in NYC. Plus, any place where I stood so close (front row!) to Beyonce that I could touch her counts as THE best!
They have a big venue in the back of the bar called Cameo Gallery, with SICK lighting and acoustics and usually some pretty good bands for an affordable cover charge.
Cafe Wha? ? It's a chill place with great music ranging from rock, hip-hop, reaggae, and latin. Also, open mic at midnight for those of you who want to show off your pipes.