If you’ve spent any time in Western Pennsylvania or northeastern Massachusetts, Peek Inn will feel familiar in the best way. Greenpoint’s sleepy side has been bestowed with an instant gem where you can get a Utica Club and a North Shore-style roast beef sandwich just as easily as a perfectly tart Hemingway daiquiri and shrimp cocktail, depending on the mood. On a recent Sunday afternoon visit, I noticed the day’s New York Times had been placed at one of the banquettes — one of the many ways Peek Inn’s hospitality felt like walking into your favorite aunt’s living room or any other sort of familiar place you don’t want to leave.
Weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m., the Inn touts a generous happy hour with $10 martinis and $5 Coors-and-a-shot combos, when you can also snag two dogs or those sliders for $10.