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Cocktails in New York
Lantern's Keep is one of Cocktails in New York.

1. Lantern's Keep

8.1
49 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 108 tips and reviews
The Rum House is one of Cocktails in New York.

2. The Rum House

8.7
228 W 47th St (btwn 8th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 188 tips and reviews
Flatiron Lounge is one of Cocktails in New York.

3. Flatiron Lounge

37 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Flatiron District · 145 tips and reviews
The Flatiron Room is one of Cocktails in New York.

4. The Flatiron Room

8.6
37 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · NoMad · 146 tips and reviews
Three Lives & Company is one of Cocktails in New York.

5. Three Lives & Company

9.2
154 W 10th St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Bookstore · West Village · 61 tips and reviews
Slowly Shirley is one of Cocktails in New York.

6. Slowly Shirley

121 W 10th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 48 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Cocktails in New York.

7. Little Branch

9.1
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Cocktails in New York.

8. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Employees Only specializes in the classics, so consider starting the evening here with a Manhattan or a Hemingway Daiquiri.

Death & Co. is one of Cocktails in New York.

9. Death & Co.

8.9
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: The menu at this influential bar includes punches, juleps, drinks made with Spanish spirits, and plenty of whiskey-based cocktails.

Angel’s Share is one of Cocktails in New York.

10. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: This secret cocktail lounge is hidden behind a door near the entrance of Japanese restaurant Village Yokocho. If coming for the first time, make sure to sample one of the rum-based drinks.

Attaboy is one of Cocktails in New York.

11. Attaboy

9.3
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: There's no menu here - so get comfortable with the pro bar staff and bare your soul. Ross is the man behind a host of modern classics, like the Penicillin.

Pegu Club is one of Cocktails in New York.

12. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 303 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Drinks at Pegu Club are complex and precisely made, but easy to enjoy. Start the evening here with the Gin-Gin Mule, which includes homemade ginger beer.

Back Room is one of Cocktails in New York.

13. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 205 tips and reviews
Bemelmans Bar is one of Cocktails in New York.

14. Bemelmans Bar

9.0
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of Cocktails in New York.

15. Clover Club

9.3
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: See the "Garden to the Glass" menu section for inventive drinks like the Victory Garden, made with gin, tomato water, strawberry, and sherry.

Hotel Delmano is one of Cocktails in New York.

16. Hotel Delmano

9.3
128 N 9th St. (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 236 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of Cocktails in New York.

17. Maison Premiere

8.9
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Cocktails in New York.

18. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.5
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: First-timers should try the Beton's Old Fashioned which is made with Four Roses Yellow Bourbon that's infused with fat from Benton's Smoky Mountain Hams, plus bitters, maple syrup, and an orange twist

The Polynesian is one of Cocktails in New York.

19. The Polynesian

400 W 42nd St (9th Ave), New York, NY
Tiki Bar · Garment District · 32 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: It looks like a spot where Jack Sparrow would hang out if he ditched the pirate stuff and got a job in finance. There’s a big wraparound patio outside with views of the Empire State Building

Patent Pending is one of Cocktails in New York.

20. Patent Pending

8.9
49 W 27th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · NoMad · 60 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: It’s a little coffee shop in Nomad, and at night, they stop serving coffee and open a hidden bar in back where you can drink a very good cocktail.

The NoMad Bar is one of Cocktails in New York.

21. The NoMad Bar

10 W 28th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 252 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: To snag a seat at the lovely bar, get there just after opening at 5:00 p.m

The Dead Rabbit is one of Cocktails in New York.

22. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Be sure to try the Irish coffee

Blacktail is one of Cocktails in New York.

23. Blacktail

22 Battery Pl (at Little West St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Battery Park City · 75 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Has a post-Cuba during prohibition theme. A lot of the hits are under punches, with options like the Nacional — a blend of Rum, French Bitters, apricot, banana, pineapple, lime, and yuzu.

The Raines Law Room is one of Cocktails in New York.

24. The Raines Law Room

9.1
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Try the Garden Paloma, which is made with celery bitters, grapefruit, soda, and tequila. You don't always need reservations, but they are encouraged.

The Raines Law Room is one of Cocktails in New York.

25. The Raines Law Room

8.6
24 E 39th St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Murray Hill · 62 tips and reviews
Mace is one of Cocktails in New York.

26. Mace

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: Each drink is based on an individual spice. De Soto plays with seemingly incompatible ingredients in unique ways to create concoctions like red cabbage with yerba mate, or Aperol with beet juice

Dutch Kills is one of Cocktails in New York.

27. Dutch Kills

9.2
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Dear Irving is one of Cocktails in New York.

28. Dear Irving

9.0
55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 244 tips and reviews
Nitecap is one of Cocktails in New York.

29. Nitecap

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Bar Goto is one of Cocktails in New York.

30. Bar Goto

9.0
245 Eldridge St (btwn E Houston St & Stanton St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 104 tips and reviews

Alexandria M.Alexandria McGrath: The sake-and-gin Sakura Martini, garnished with its namesake cherry blossom, or the Improved Shochu Cocktail, delivered in a masu, or sake "overflow" box, are choice spirit-forward picks.

Bathtub Gin is one of Cocktails in New York.

31. Bathtub Gin

8.8
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Angel's Share - Annex is one of Cocktails in New York.

32. Angel's Share - Annex

14 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 10 tips and reviews