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"  Photo: Courtesy Wise Men Three creative-industry leading ladies\u2014stylist and S Magazine creative director Christina Chin, fashion photographer Danielle Levitt, and hotel and restaurant industry vet Caroleyn Ng\u2014have come together to open a chic new bar on February 18 in NYC called Wise Men.  The 75-guest venue, a throwback to the East Village in the &amp;#039;90s, boasts the dark and moody atmosphere you would expect at a trendy, downtown venue\u2014minus any sense of pretension. There&amp;#039;s no velvet rope here; and while cocktails run at $12 a glass, small plates start as low as just $6. Wise Men has also become the latest fashion biz watering hole as top editors, artists, and designers have been spotted sipping libations and snacking on shared plates. &amp;quot;It feels like an extension of home,&amp;quot; Chin told us. &amp;quot;A place where all of our friends can come relax and hang out.&amp;quot;  A 20-foot-long, marble bar is the first thing you see upon entering, complemented by geometric marble flooring, red banquettes, textured walls, and handmade light fixtures. Sculptor and set designer Andy Harman, who has worked with Terry Richardson and Ellen von Unwerth, built bar lamps out of chunky bracelets and dog toys. He plastered the walls with close-up images of raw marbled meat, which Chin cheekily refers to as &amp;quot;meat lace.&amp;quot;&amp;quot; A few candles and soft music create a sexy, inviting ambiance that provides an Instagram-worthy photo at any corner.  Ryan Bartlow, the executive chef at Frankies 570, consulted on the menu. It offers 18 shareable dishes, each of which contains no more than four simple ingredients. Crispy clam strips, light crab toast, and a mouthwatering patty melt are some of the most popular eats. &amp;quot;We made sure we wanted to eat the food, and that it wasn&amp;#039;t complicated,&amp;quot; explained Chin. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re not trying to be foodies, we&amp;#039;re just making things that taste good.&amp;quot; Dining service goes until 1 a.m. on weeknights and until 3 a.m. on weekends, making it one of the few places in the neighborhood to get late-night food with a side of atmosphere.  The bar offers five classic cocktails (including a very smooth French 75), guaranteeing a tasty beverage without confusing aromatics or oddball infusions. &amp;quot;You won&amp;#039;t find muddled pears here,&amp;quot; Chin continued. &amp;quot;We wanted everything to be simple, strong, and delicious.&amp;quot; The original Wise Men was a western style steakhouse opened in Chinatown in the &amp;#039;70s by Chin&amp;#039;s parents. They had emigrated to New York from Hong Kong, and Chin throws a nod to her heritages by decorating the bar with old photographs of her parents. The back of the check cards and the front of the building feature vintage pictures of the original Wise Men employees and Chin&amp;#039;s mother.  Wise Men is located at 355 Bowery between 3rd and 4th streets. For more information, call 646-590-4244 or visit wisemennyc.com.   Photo: Courtesy Wise Men Keep up to date with the latest breaking culture news stories. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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