GRUB (OR DRINK) 411:

• Double Crown 316 Bowery (@ Bleecker), 212.254.0350
• SEOULDIVA TIPS: Great, laid-back place for after-work drinks.
• SEOULDIVA SAYS:

This is a quick & dirty Grub post, mainly because I’ve never really eaten here.  Even though, I’ve recently attained “Mayor” status of Double Crown on Foursquare, it’s purely because it’s been my choice watering hole over the past few months.

Across the street from the über-popular Gemma & DBGB is the ever-so-dimly lit Double Crown.  Since it’s walking distance from my Soho office, it’s a great place to go for drinks after work.  Seating at the bar is pretty attainable.  And it’s always just tastefully packed.
Crowd: intellectually beautiful.  Which – in this case – isn’t code for ugly.  The folks who frequent Double Crown look like the types who have both beauty & brains.  Think black thick-rimmed glasses, tweed blazers with Converse & artistic stubble.  All very friendly, unassuming and personable. There’s a very easy-going energy to this place, which is why I keep returning.

On any given night, you can probably see Iza manning the bar.  A charming Aussie, he is a great drink wizard.  Here’s just one of the things he whipped up:
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I’m intrigued to try the food.  But from an Angry Asian Girl standpoint, I don’t WANT to like it.  Their website description: Double Crown explores the aesthetic and culinary dualities arising from the British Empire’s foray into India and Southeast Asia.
TRANSLATION:  This is the kind of fusion food that arises when the British Empire rapes, pillages & colonizes third world countries.
OK, maybe I’m being a little harsh.  :/ Clearly it’s Asian fusion cuisine.  Full food review to come someday.