For free drinks in New York these days, you don’t necessarily have to flirt with the bartender. Instead of going the old fashioned route, more and more locals and city visitors are turning to My Open Bar, a web site that’s all about finding drinks on the cheap in one of the most expensive urban centers around. The site’s been around for nearly three years, but a down economy has given the startup a boost, says a recent story in the New York Times.

And while the site offers the widest variety of options to those in and around Manhattan and Brooklyn, drink-seekers in other cities aren’t left out. Local My Open Bar sites for San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Honolulu cover everything from all-you-can-eat brunches with free booze to happy hour deals to free events. For travelers on a budget, it’s definitely one to bookmark.

[Source: Web Site Points Way to Where Drinks are on the House]