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NYC Bars

NYC Bars

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Created by Adam Besvinick • Updated On: October 11, 2014
The Honorable William Wall is one of NYC Bars.

1. The Honorable William Wall

9.1
NY Harbor (near Ellis Island), New York, NJ
Boat or Ferry · 21 tips and reviews
Lucey's Lounge is one of NYC Bars.

2. Lucey's Lounge

475 3rd Ave (at 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Gowanus · 58 tips and reviews
Barbès is one of NYC Bars.

3. Barbès

8.9
376 9th St (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · South Slope · 64 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of NYC Bars.

4. Clover Club

9.3
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
Living Room Bar & Terrace @ W New York - Downtown is one of NYC Bars.

5. Living Room Bar & Terrace @ W New York - Downtown

7.0
123 Washington St (Albany Street), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Financial District · 16 tips and reviews
Blueprint is one of NYC Bars.

6. Blueprint

9.1
196 5th Ave (btwn Union St & Berkeley Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · North Slope · 139 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of NYC Bars.

7. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Parlor is one of NYC Bars.

8. Parlor

286 Spring St (at Hudson St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Hudson Square · 26 tips and reviews
Weather Up is one of NYC Bars.

9. Weather Up

9.0
589 Vanderbilt Ave (btwn Dean & Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 159 tips and reviews
Jbird Cocktails is one of NYC Bars.

10. Jbird Cocktails

339 E 75th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Upper East Side · 71 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of NYC Bars.

11. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of NYC Bars.

12. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Nights and Weekends is one of NYC Bars.

13. Nights and Weekends

1 Bedford Ave (at Manhattan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 90 tips and reviews
Bar Belly is one of NYC Bars.

14. Bar Belly

8.9
14 Orchard St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 116 tips and reviews
Whitehall is one of NYC Bars.

15. Whitehall

19 Greenwich Ave (at W 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 94 tips and reviews
Booker and Dax at Ssäm is one of NYC Bars.

16. Booker and Dax at Ssäm

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 150 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of NYC Bars.

17. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Evelyn Drinkery is one of NYC Bars.

18. Evelyn Drinkery

171 Avenue C (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of NYC Bars.

19. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Capitale is one of NYC Bars.

20. Capitale

7.8
130 Bowery (at Grand St.), New York, NY
Event Space · Little Italy · 35 tips and reviews

21. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Try the Green Horny, a carbonated vodka drink bottled in-house, or the Blackheart made from bourbon, maraschino liqueur, orange oils and coffee. Read more.

Tørst is one of NYC Bars.

22. Tørst

9.1
615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 256 tips and reviews

Colin G.Colin Gibbs: This bar has about 200 absurdly obscure beers (including 21 on tap). The Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar is a great double IPA.

Mother's Ruin is one of NYC Bars.

23. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
The Butterfly is one of NYC Bars.

24. The Butterfly

225 W Broadway (at Franklin St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 56 tips and reviews
The Malt House is one of NYC Bars.

25. The Malt House

206 Thompson St (btwn 3rd St & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Bar · Greenwich Village · 102 tips and reviews
Donna is one of NYC Bars.

26. Donna

27 Broadway (at Dunham Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Norwood is one of NYC Bars.

27. Norwood

241 W 14th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Social Club · Chelsea · 62 tips and reviews
Hill & Dale is one of NYC Bars.

28. Hill & Dale

115 Allen St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 120 tips and reviews
PKNY (Painkiller) is one of NYC Bars.

29. PKNY (Painkiller)

49 Essex St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 84 tips and reviews
The Beagle is one of NYC Bars.

30. The Beagle

162 Avenue A (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 65 tips and reviews
Smith & Mills is one of NYC Bars.

31. Smith & Mills

8.7
71 N Moore St (btw Greenwich & Hudson), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Tribeca · 147 tips and reviews
Weather Up is one of NYC Bars.

32. Weather Up

8.9
159 Duane St (btwn Hudson St. & W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 82 tips and reviews

33. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a Captain Lawrence Fresh Chester pale ale and good luck getting to the kill screen in Donkey Kong.

Bleecker Heights Tavern is one of NYC Bars.

34. Bleecker Heights Tavern

296 Bleecker St (at Barrow St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · West Village · 33 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of NYC Bars.

35. The Wayland

9.1
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC Bars.

36. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
The Scratcher is one of NYC Bars.

37. The Scratcher

8.1
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews
Reclamation is one of NYC Bars.

38. Reclamation

8.4
817 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Williamsburg · 21 tips and reviews
Rogue is one of NYC Bars.

39. Rogue

757 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 25th & W 26th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Chelsea · 94 tips and reviews
The Dove Parlour is one of NYC Bars.

40. The Dove Parlour

228 Thompson St (btw Bleecker and W 3rd), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 81 tips and reviews
Gilded Lily is one of NYC Bars.

41. Gilded Lily

408 W 15th St, New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 10 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of NYC Bars.

42. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Rogue & Canon is one of NYC Bars.

43. Rogue & Canon

128 W Houston St (Sullivan Street), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 48 tips and reviews
The Belfry is one of NYC Bars.

44. The Belfry

8.6
222 E 14th St (btwn 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 163 tips and reviews
The Flatiron Room is one of NYC Bars.

45. The Flatiron Room

8.6
37 W 26th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · NoMad · 146 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of NYC Bars.

46. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
Hotel Chantelle is one of NYC Bars.

47. Hotel Chantelle

7.4
92 Ludlow St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 236 tips and reviews
Rattle N Hum is one of NYC Bars.

48. Rattle N Hum

14 E 33rd St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · NoMad · 230 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of NYC Bars.

49. Bathtub Gin

8.7
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
ACME Basement is one of NYC Bars.

50. ACME Basement

8.5
9 Great Jones St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 8 tips and reviews
Hotel Delmano is one of NYC Bars.

51. Hotel Delmano

9.3
128 N 9th St. (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 236 tips and reviews
The Third Man is one of NYC Bars.

52. The Third Man

116 Avenue C (near 8th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 51 tips and reviews
Vin Sur Vingt is one of NYC Bars.

53. Vin Sur Vingt

201 W 11th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · West Village · 52 tips and reviews
bibi is one of NYC Bars.

54. bibi

9.1
211 E 4th St (Ave A/Ave B), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Alphabet City · 38 tips and reviews