I live about 20 minutes walk from Manhattan...here are a few notes of late...
Stopped by Judy's the other night for a look...took a seat at the long table near the door & ordered a beer. From my vaneforum.xxxe point it seemed the place was overrun by uglies & TV's/Ladyboys. It didn't take one of them long to approach me (which I politely turned down)...others flocked in & I left without finishing my beer.
Had a blast at Blue Sky Bar the other night & ended up not leaving until around 4am...two girls I was hooked up with were slammin' Tsingtao's like water (not lady drinks)...they got totally trashed with me, but alas I left alone (but I knew that going in...). The Tsingtao's only showed up as 50rmb on my bill, which I consider to be a relative bargain...at least it's not the 100rmb lady drink damage I've seen at other places.
Big Bamboo is about the coolest place in the area...good beer, nice pool tables, & tons of expats to share laughs with. Food's decent too...
I went through a stretch there where I was visiting Manhattan quite a bit & now when I walk in there, there are like 5-6 girls at any given time that I've already been with...they all seem pretty cool about things though, even if you decide to target someone different. The nice thing about Manhattan though is most of the girls are on visas (and therefore a limited stay), so the talent naturally has a bit of turnover to it.
Met one gal in Manhattan who's become sort of a regular for me...we hook up most weekends pretty regularly now. I took her to a restaurant/bar a few weeks ago, and I told her I had the hots for one of the waitresses. She proceeded to chat up the waitress, got her phone number for me & even arranged a dinner date! After numerous drinks, and when it was time to head home, she insisted we go by Manhattan first...so we head over there, and when we walk in, she proceeds to reconnoiter the place on the hunt for a 2nd gal for me for the evening. She finds one to her liking, asks me if I approve (I'm like "hell fuckin' yea!") & out we go. We weren't in the place 5 minutes. Needless to say, it was a pretty memorable evening.