Entertainment
Set Back Inn
33 Main St, Tarrytown
914.631.9740; www.setbackinn.com (cash only)
Open nightly starting at 5 p.m., Fridays are especially exciting at the Set Back Inn, when there’s always music in the air at Tarrytown’s wood-paneled paean to classic dive-bar entertainment. The weekly musical lineup includes regular local performers, like Jimmy Tate and the Laura Merrill Duo. Cap off the evening with a game of darts or billiards.
Don Coqui White Plains
105 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains
914.576.7676; www.doncoqui.nyc
Kick up your heels at Don Coqui’s Latin Mix Fridays, when a trio of DJs spin the latest beats until 4 a.m. After dancing up a sweat, enjoy Puerto Rican delicacies like oxtail stew and braised pork with pigeon pea rice.
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The Brazen Fox
175 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains
914.358.5911; www.thebrazenfox.com
The Brazen Fox hosts specials every night, but “Detention Fridays” are a salute to teachers: Appetizers are half price for educators with identification. Let the weekend begin!
Copper Face Jacks
166B Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains
914.422.3983; www.copperfacejackswhiteplains.com
Though this White Plains hotspot is open every day from 11 a.m. to 4 a.m., stop by on Fridays after 10 p.m. to take a ride on Copper the Mechanical Bull. The bar hosts monthly bull-riding competitions with cash prizes, so come and practice often. (Thursday nights are bull-riding nights, too.)
McShane’s Public House
123 Main St, Port Chester
914.934.7800; www.mcshanesportchester.com
This wood-paneled Irish pub pours local brews and serves bar food, like fish-and-chips and cottage pie. Open until 4 a.m., McShane’s is usually hopping. If the Friday crowd is too intense, check out Ladies’ Night every Wednesday from 5 p.m. until midnight.
NoMa Social
One Radisson Plz, New Rochelle
914.576.4141; www.nomasocial.com
Tucked inside the lobby of the Radisson Hotel is a swinging tapas bar and nightclub. Sample scrumptious tapas and cocktails, and then hit the dancefloor on Fridays and Saturdays, when DJs spin heart-pumping tunes for happy-go-lucky regulars. Open until 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
