After dinner or the theater in the West End, a good place for a drink is Mezzo, a relatively low-key bar and restaurant in Soho.
On Halloween night they presented themselves outside the Beatrice Inn in the West Village, a speakeasy-turned-restaurant-turned-low-key bar with a tough door policy.
When I went backpacking, in the late 90s, it was all about Thailand, with its talcum-powder sand, beach huts and low-key bars.
Party animals will be bored, because the nightlife consists of a few low-key bars and restaurants, most of which shut early.
One block away was a bustling immigrant enclave where halal butchers hacked lamb shanks, folk music warbled from Turkish cafes and low-key bars catered to the late-night hipster crowd.
But don't let the sensory overload eclipse a more serene, sophisticated side that's defined by lush landscapes, art galleries, avant-garde design shops and low-key bars.
No trip to Amman would be complete without a walk down Rainbow Street, a kilometre-long stretch of rag-bag antique shops, art galleries, coffeehouses and low-key bars in upper Jabal Amman, a five-minute trip away by taxi from downtown.
Yet, for years, April through October, I've gravitated to the salty-air seating at the low-key Clam Bar.
Most nights have begun in Pot Kulcs (Spare Key) a low-key, studenty bar hidden behind a rusty unmarked metal door in a garden wall.
Open Mon-Thu 6pm-1am, Fri-Sat 6pm-2am It's a tiny, low-key speakeasy bar with a small DJ console, but Spiffy Dapper really reflects the hospitable personality of its owner, Abhishek Cherian George, who wants to make sure that everyone has a good time and is happy by the end of the night.
A favorite among Silicon Valley's young titans is Antonio's Nut House (321 California Avenue, Palo Alto; 650-321-2550; antoniosnuthouse.com), a low-key neighborhood bar where patrons can chuck their peanut shells on the floor, scribble on the walls and take a photo with a caged "gorilla".
