JPlay,
Wow. Astoria, Queens here. And also from Bronx Science. You've been working for 3 years? Does that mean you graduated college in 99 and Bronx Science in 95??? Cause if that's the case, we've been classmates before. Bronx Science '95. Woohoo! I'll PM you more details.
Doggie,
Among my favorites would have to be the Hudson Cafe, in the Hudson Hotel. Especially now in the summer, they have an outdoor area. Lots of well-dressed, beautiful people.
Merchants is a nice cozier place. They basement is great particularly in the winter as they have sofa seating and a fireplace.
Eugene's is a club/lounge. And Thursday nights there are great. They often have promo events through For Him magazine and even modeling agencies and Playboy, so again, lots of beautiful people. I missed it last nite unfortunately, but they had a lingerie fashion show with Elite and Playboy models!
Pravda, in the village gets a nice crowd, though I find it a little stuffy cause it's in a basement and gets a LOT of people.
Tao is a great place for some japanese food, but after 11, kitchen's closed and it's a great night spot for drinks and people watching.
Seems like most of the places you mentioned are in the village. The village is nice, but tends to get a younger, college age crowd. For the more sophisticated mid-to-late twenties and thirties crowd, you gotta venture into midtown. Most of the places I mention above are midtown. Let me know if you would like addresses.