The Headless Widow is an East Village cocktail bar featuring dark-academia atmosphere and low, moody lighting at 99 1st Avenue near East 6th Street. The venue specializes in handcrafted craft cocktails with a particular emphasis on gin-based drinks, complemented by a small menu of bar bites including calamari and fresh oysters. With friendly and attentive service, daily happy hour from 4-7pm, and a location steps from Manhattan's busiest nightlife corridors, the Headless Widow functions equally well as a date spot, group hangout, or stylish first stop for the evening with a consistently packed downtown crowd.