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To Do List: Bars
The Summit Bar & Cafe is one of To Do List: Bars.

1. The Summit Bar & Cafe

8.5
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews
Pierre Loti is one of To Do List: Bars.

2. Pierre Loti

7.5
53 Irving Pl, New York, NY
Wine Bar · Union Square · 56 tips and reviews
Galway Hooker is one of To Do List: Bars.

3. Galway Hooker

5.8
133 7th Ave S (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · West Village · 75 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Try to get a table near the window if you arrive early in the night. If not, the bar on the 3rd floor is usually the least crowded.

Epstein's Bar is one of To Do List: Bars.

4. Epstein's Bar

82 Stanton St. (at Allen St.), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Lower East Side · 90 tips and reviews
Croxley's Ale House is one of To Do List: Bars.

5. Croxley's Ale House

28 Avenue B (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Alphabet City · 189 tips and reviews
Orient Express is one of To Do List: Bars.

6. Orient Express

8.2
325 W 11th St (btwn Greenwich & Washington St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 71 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of To Do List: Bars.

7. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Spitzer's Corner is one of To Do List: Bars.

8. Spitzer's Corner

101 Rivington St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of To Do List: Bars.

9. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
Ward III is one of To Do List: Bars.

10. Ward III

111 Reade St (btwn W Broadway & Church St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 191 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of To Do List: Bars.

11. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of To Do List: Bars.

12. Back Room

8.3
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Beauty & Essex is one of To Do List: Bars.

13. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
The Bourgeois Pig is one of To Do List: Bars.

14. The Bourgeois Pig

127 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & 4th St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Greenwich Village · 143 tips and reviews
Sake Bar Decibel is one of To Do List: Bars.

15. Sake Bar Decibel

9.1
240 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · East Village · 256 tips and reviews
Donnybrook is one of To Do List: Bars.

16. Donnybrook

7.2
35 Clinton St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Pub · Lower East Side · 58 tips and reviews
Headless Horseman is one of To Do List: Bars.

17. Headless Horseman

119 E 15th St (Irving Place), New York, NY
Bar · Union Square · 106 tips and reviews
West 3rd Common is one of To Do List: Bars.

18. West 3rd Common

1 W 3rd St (btwn Broadway & Mercer St), New York, NY
Bar · Greenwich Village · 106 tips and reviews
Gin Palace is one of To Do List: Bars.

19. Gin Palace

95 Avenue A (at E 6th St.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 60 tips and reviews
Houston Hall is one of To Do List: Bars.

20. Houston Hall

7.7
222 W Houston St (btwn Varick & Bedford St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · West Village · 228 tips and reviews
Boulton & Watt is one of To Do List: Bars.

21. Boulton & Watt

5 Avenue A (at W Houston St), New York, NY
Gastropub · East Village · 197 tips and reviews
Bar Belly is one of To Do List: Bars.

22. Bar Belly

9.0
14 Orchard St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 116 tips and reviews
Swift Hibernian Lounge is one of To Do List: Bars.

23. Swift Hibernian Lounge

8.5
34 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 164 tips and reviews
The Royal is one of To Do List: Bars.

24. The Royal

127 4th Ave (btwn 12th & 13th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Greenwich Village · 67 tips and reviews
Elsa is one of To Do List: Bars.

25. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of To Do List: Bars.

26. The Wayland

9.0
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
Wise Men is one of To Do List: Bars.

27. Wise Men

355 Bowery (E 4th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 27 tips and reviews
Beekman Beer Garden is one of To Do List: Bars.

28. Beekman Beer Garden

89 South St (North side of Pier 17), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 142 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of To Do List: Bars.

29. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Luca Bar is one of To Do List: Bars.

30. Luca Bar

119 Saint Marks Pl (at Avenue A & 1st Ave.), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 35 tips and reviews
The Immigrant is one of To Do List: Bars.

31. The Immigrant

8.9
341 E 9th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 118 tips and reviews
Lovers of Today is one of To Do List: Bars.

32. Lovers of Today

8.7
132 1/2 E 7th St (near Ave A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 114 tips and reviews
Acme is one of To Do List: Bars.

33. Acme

7.8
9 Great Jones St (btwn Broadway & Lafayette St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoHo · 147 tips and reviews
GoldBar is one of To Do List: Bars.

34. GoldBar

389 Broome St (btwn Mulberry & Centre St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 60 tips and reviews
King’s Cross is one of To Do List: Bars.

35. King’s Cross

356 Bowery (btwn E 4th & Great Jones St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 20 tips and reviews
Revival is one of To Do List: Bars.

36. Revival

129 E 15th St (btwn 3rd Ave & Irving Pl), New York, NY
Bar · Gramercy Park · 102 tips and reviews
Gilligan's is one of To Do List: Bars.

37. Gilligan's

7.1
310 W Broadway (btwn Grand & Canal St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · SoHo · 58 tips and reviews
The Winslow is one of To Do List: Bars.

38. The Winslow

8.0
243 E 14th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Gramercy Park · 97 tips and reviews
Louis 649 is one of To Do List: Bars.

39. Louis 649

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave. B & Ave. C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 47 tips and reviews
Mehanata Bulgarian Bar is one of To Do List: Bars.

40. Mehanata Bulgarian Bar

7.0
113 Ludlow St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St.), New York, NY
Night Club · Lower East Side · 85 tips and reviews
The Scratcher is one of To Do List: Bars.

41. The Scratcher

8.1
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews