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JBird Cocktails is one of Cocktails.

1. JBird Cocktails

251 W 48th St (at 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Theater District · 9 tips and reviews
Whiskey Soda Lounge is one of Cocktails.

2. Whiskey Soda Lounge

115 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Whisky Bar · Cobble Hill · 31 tips and reviews
The Butterfly is one of Cocktails.

3. The Butterfly

225 W Broadway (at Franklin St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 56 tips and reviews

4. Black Mountain Wine House

9.3
415 Union St (at Hoyt), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Carroll Gardens · 92 tips and reviews

Lindsey S.Lindsey Slaby: Go. Have a seat at the bar. Order a few $10 plates of cheese and crostini. Great wine, heavy pours and unique beer selection. The place is a log cabin and just like home.

Demi Monde is one of Cocktails.

5. Demi Monde

90 Broad St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 16 tips and reviews

6. 2nd Floor on Clinton

67 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 65 tips and reviews

David B.David Basulto: Amazing drinks, topsey-turvy and the tauster, highly recommended

7. White Noise

225 Avenue B (btw 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Lounge · Alphabet City · 25 tips and reviews

Robert C.Robert Ceraso: Always the best music. All rock all night. No sign. Above a liquor store.

8. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews

Jenny W.Jenny Wang: No signage on door, look for fat bouncer

Elsa is one of Cocktails.

9. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Order the herbaceous Broken Mirror Skyscraper. A mix of absinthe, lime & muddled mint—w/ dandelion & burdock bitters—is chilled with slow-melting ice. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011. Read more.

The Beagle is one of Cocktails.

10. The Beagle

162 Avenue A (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 65 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the sherry cobbler. Bar mgr Dan Greenbaum adds raspberries muddled w/ a wedge of lemon & a splash of simple syrup to Lustau Dry Amontillado sherry. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 Read more.

Death & Co. is one of Cocktails.

11. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews

12. Chloe 81

6.6
81 Ludlow St (at Broome), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 17 tips and reviews

Original PenguinOriginal Penguin: Alongside Milk & Honey and East Side Company, it’s another new speakeasy-styled basement bar burrowed deep in the city’s storied Chinatown area. The East Side answer to last year’s West Side model.

13. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: One of our 10 best Manhattan bars-It helped rescue tequila from the realm of frat boys and body shots. And for this, we pay tribute to it.

Mister H is one of Cocktails.

14. Mister H

150 Lafayette St (btwn Grand & Howard St.), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · SoHo · 45 tips and reviews

15. White Star

21 Essex St (btwn Hester & Canal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 25 tips and reviews

MitchellMitchell: Bring cash - that's all they accept - and enough to drop $10-$12 per drink. The drinks are Milk & Honey level delicious.

16. El Cobre

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 21 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Put this on your "to brunch at" list & down dishes like coconut pancakes and chickpea hash w/ roast pork. Read more.

17. El Quinto Pino

401 W 24th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Chelsea · 112 tips and reviews

Cooking ChannelCooking Channel: The uni panini is something completely on its own: creamy sea urchin, heat from the mustard oil … a small sandwich made me feel like I was getting so much. - Jeffrey Saad, United Tastes of America

Humboldt & Jackson is one of Cocktails.

18. Humboldt & Jackson

434 Humboldt St (Jackson), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 24 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of Cocktails.

19. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews