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NYC Best Nightlife
Lightship Frying Pan is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

1. Lightship Frying Pan

8.6
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

2. The Wayland

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

3. Balthazar

9.0
80 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 1059 tips and reviews
The Press Lounge is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

4. The Press Lounge

653 11th Ave (btwn W 47th & W 48th St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 201 tips and reviews
Gallow Green is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

5. Gallow Green

8.7
542 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 232 tips and reviews
230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

6. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.1
230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · NoMad · 714 tips and reviews
Mr. Purple is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

7. Mr. Purple

8.7
180 Orchard St Fl 15 (btwn Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Lower East Side · 179 tips and reviews
Electric Room is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

8. Electric Room

8.4
355 W 16th St (in Dream Downtown), New York, NY
Night Club · Chelsea · 47 tips and reviews
Le Bain is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

9. Le Bain

8.9
848 Washington St (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Night Club · Meatpacking District · 347 tips and reviews
The Library at The NoMad is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

10. The Library at The NoMad

1170 Broadway (at 28th St) (at 28th St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 94 tips and reviews
The Flatiron Room is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

11. The Flatiron Room

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

12. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
The Up & Up is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

13. The Up & Up

9.0
116 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 116 tips and reviews
The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

14. The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel

9.1
123 Nassau St (Beekman St), New York, NY
Hotel · Financial District · 32 tips and reviews
Nitecap is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

15. Nitecap

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Bar Fortuna is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

16. Bar Fortuna

62 W 9th St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Greenwich Village · 8 tips and reviews
Garfunkel's is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

17. Garfunkel's

7.7
67 Clinton St (Btwn Rivington and Stanton), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 31 tips and reviews
Arlene's Grocery is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

18. Arlene's Grocery

7.8
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews
Comedy Cellar is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

19. Comedy Cellar

9.1
117 Macdougal St (btwn Minetta Ln & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Comedy Club · Greenwich Village · 155 tips and reviews
The Ship is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

20. The Ship

158 Lafayette St (btwn Grand St & Howard St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · SoHo · 105 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

21. Little Branch

9.1
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
B Flat is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

22. B Flat

277 Church St (btwn Franklin & White St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 93 tips and reviews
Blacktail is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

23. Blacktail

22 Battery Pl (at Little West St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Battery Park City · 75 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

24. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Beauty & Essex is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

25. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

26. Bathtub Gin

8.8
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

27. The Raines Law Room

9.1
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

28. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

29. 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
Attaboy is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

30. Attaboy

9.3
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

31. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

32. Fig. 19

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

33. Death & Co.

8.9
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Dear Irving is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

34. Dear Irving

9.0
55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 244 tips and reviews
Blind Barber is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

35. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

36. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 205 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

37. Apothèke

8.5
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Middle Branch is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

38. Middle Branch

154 E 33rd St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Rose Hill · 98 tips and reviews
Patent Pending is one of NYC Best Nightlife.

39. Patent Pending

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