For those of us who like our bar food cheap and greasy and our cocktails classic and simple, the idea of a fancy-schmancy place such as Spur Gastropub makes us wanna get drunk and throw up on someone in protest. And yet, after sampling one of this angular, sparsely decorated haunt's $9-plus signature cocktails (try the absinthe-based "Lover's Lock") and its sexed-up pub grub ($10 chicken confit instead of $5 chicken tenders), you'll be ordering another round from your bartender and another plate from chefs Dana Tough and Brian McCracken. Even in these financially neurotic times, a $67 tab for two never went down so easily.—Kevin Capp
