Tom Tom Restaurant   

On weekend nights, the bi-level Tom Tom Club can feel like an eternal spring break party. The music is loud, and the light beer and kamikaze shots are plentiful and fairly cheap. Though spacious, Tom Tom is much like every other Eighteenth Street bar -- it packs in the crowds, especially on Friday and Saturday nights, and especially the bulging singles crowd, looking for a like-minded soul with which to spend some quality time. As the main drag goes, this unpretentious hang serves its middle-of-the-road purpose. Its not a swank spot that requires stilettos to get in, but its not a sticky dive bar either. There are plenty of couches and loveseats to lounge on, or, you can sweat it out on the crowded dance floor. DJs spin a mix of pop, rock, and even metal on the second floor, and heaters warm the large rooftop patio and balcony year-round. Drink specials abound.