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Sci-fi nerds, prepare yourself for one of the coolest geek-chic bars around. The Way Station is a steampunk bar with a bathroom that replicates TARDIS, from Doctor Who (the wall is even autographed by Matt Smith, the show’s star). The cocktail names even reference shows like Game of Thrones and Battlestar Galactica.

Some people do it accidentally, but you can do it willingly for less than $40 a night. The location’s ideal, but let’s be real – it’s inherently mobile.

A retail store that specializes in “science and natural history collectibles, artifacts, gifts, and home decor.” Sells everything from dinosaur teeth to framed insect specimens to replicas of human bones.

A real-life Willy Wonka chocolate factory that serves traditional American food and all things chocolate (drinks, ice cream, dessert) – even a chocolate chunk pizza. Also sells chocolate and chocolate-related novelties.

“Authentically inauthentic” Japanese and Jewish fusion restaurant brought to you from the creative minds of Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi. Features items like the “lox bowl” and the “sake kasu challah.”

Restaurant known for its signature dessert, the “Frozen Hot Chocolate.” If you feel a little spendy, you can get the “Golden Opulence Sundae” with “dessert caviar, imported Parisian candies, Venezuelan cocoa, and 23 carats of edible gold leaf” for $1,000.

As the name might suggest, Dirt Candy combines seemingly strange pairings to make delicious vegan and vegetarian creations. The food on the menu includes “Vegan Onion Chocolate Tart with Smoked Almond Ice Cream,” “Broccoli Hot Dog,” and “Vegetable Monkey Bread.”

Jewish-Chinese food that brings “greenmarket sensibility” to “modern and inventive Chinese food.” Features delights such as “Katz’s pastrami egg roll,” “Pac Man dumplings,” and “Yuzu Wasabi Shrimp.”

A secretive Prohibition style bar with a hidden room. Cocktails out of teacups and all.

Modern Mexican cuisine created by Chef Julian Medina based on the flavors of his childhood in Mexico City. Known for their mezcal margaritas and mezcalitas, as well as their grasshopper and corn-mold (huitlacoche) tacos.