Address: 85 4th Ave Zipcode: 10003 Phone Number: +1 212 505 3360 Website: http://www.kgbbar.com The onetime home of the Ukrainian Working Men’s Club is today a bohemian literary haunt for working (or not) writers. Vestiges of the bar’s proletariat past – vintage photographs and Soviet propaganda posters – make for a history-rich backdrop for KGB’s superb literary series, where emerging and established authors read their works to a garrulous, supportive crowd. Sunday nights feature fiction and Mondays showcases poets. Founder Denis Woychuk opened KGB with a simple premise: “We wanted writers … who would come and read their works for no pay but a few free drinks.” Initially it was the enthusiastic word of mouth that propelled its popularity – in fact, the bar didn’t even put up a sign until 2000, seven years after it opened. As for imbibing, vodka is the preferred spirit, taken neat.
