Team NYC,
Some more places:
John Doe: small casual bar in/near flatiron. Make some pretty solid cocktails.
and in Brooklyn:
Circa brewpub: fun place to hang out, very solid beers.
Threes: fun, giant brewery space. IPA was quite good, nothing amazing.
Bricolage: Vietnamese small plates and cocktails. A+ cocktails, best I’ve had this trip by far. Beef chips are ****ing amazing. Super thin crispy beef jerky chips. Overall excellent place.
Blueprint: solid little cocktail bar. Drinks were good, not great.
Hill country food park: cool little place with a few different Texas-themed food options. Just got a little bbq snack here. Moist brisket was delicious, sausage may have been even better.