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My Favorite Bars in NYC
Have & Meyer Chatteria is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

1. Have & Meyer Chatteria

9.0
103 Havermeyer St (Hope St), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Williamsburg · 30 tips and reviews
Fairfax is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

2. Fairfax

8.9
234 W 4th St (West 10th Str), New York, NY
Café · West Village · 50 tips and reviews

3. Maison Premiere

8.9
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Oysters and absinthe. Repeat. Read more.

Sunny's is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

4. Sunny's

9.3
253 Conover St (at Beard St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Red Hook · 90 tips and reviews

Tim V.Tim Vetter: Sunny's is the best bar in America, a kind, simple place that exists outside time and the normal course of Brooklyn trend-humping. But keep that between you & me, our little secret, k?

Ramona is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

5. Ramona

113 Franklin St (btwn Greenpoint Ave. & Kent St.), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 114 tips and reviews

Ingrid K.Ingrid Kenyon: Proof of Greenpoint's gentrification. Amazing cocktails and beautiful interior. My new go-to bar.

Achilles Heel is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

6. Achilles Heel

9.2
180 West St (at Green St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 85 tips and reviews

Pamela C.Pamela Castillo: Fireplace! Cocktails! Oysters!

The Brooklyn Inn is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

7. The Brooklyn Inn

8.9
148 Hoyt St (at Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Boerum Hill · 113 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If they gentrified the old brick section of heaven, this place would be the neighborhood bar. Get a Brooklyn Lager and enjoy.

The Commodore is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

8. The Commodore

8.7
366 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 322 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Fun bar and restaurant with great fried chicken and good burgers.

Brooklyn Ice House is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

9. Brooklyn Ice House

8.7
318 Van Brunt St (btwn Pioneer St & King St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Red Hook · 81 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Laid back and affordable dive bar. Try a Frito Pie and an Ice House Burger with Cheese. Beware of their beer/shot combos. Drink and play a game of connect four.

Red Hook Bait & Tackle is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

10. Red Hook Bait & Tackle

320 Van Brunt St (at Pioneer St.), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Red Hook · 26 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Even Sandy couldn’t down this dive. Stop by to marvel at some weird taxidermy and be treated like one of the family by the awesome staff that make this place a citywide favorite.

The Wayland is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

11. The Wayland

9.1
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The scene is Americana and the cocktails are savory and eclectic, employing everything from kale juice in the Garden Variety Margarita to Szechuan peppers in the Track Town Fizz.

St Mazie is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

12. St Mazie

9.2
345 Grand St (btwn Marcy Ave & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 149 tips and reviews
Doris is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

13. Doris

9.0
1088 Fulton St (btwn Classon & Franklin Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 68 tips and reviews
Forrest Point is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

14. Forrest Point

970 Flushing Ave (Forrest St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Bushwick · 81 tips and reviews
Donna is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

15. Donna

27 Broadway (at Dunham Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Baby's All Right is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

16. Baby's All Right

8.6
146 Broadway (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews
Kettle of Fish is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

17. Kettle of Fish

7.9
59 Christopher St (at 7th Ave S.), New York, NY
Bar · West Village · 86 tips and reviews

Jeremy F.Jeremy Fisher: Great dive bar

The Ten Bells is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

18. The Ten Bells

8.9
247 Broome St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 160 tips and reviews
Loosie Rouge is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

19. Loosie Rouge

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry St & Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 38 tips and reviews
Birdy's is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

20. Birdy's

9.0
1215 Myrtle Ave (at Willoughby Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Bushwick · 29 tips and reviews
Lovers Rock is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

21. Lovers Rock

8.6
419 Tompkins Ave (btwn Halsey & Hancock St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 16 tips and reviews
Beverly's is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

22. Beverly's

21 Essex St (btwn Hester & Canal St.), New York, NY
Bar · Chinatown · 21 tips and reviews
Ruffian is one of My Favorite Bars in NYC.

23. Ruffian

9.1
125 E 7th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 33 tips and reviews