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Favorite NYC Bars

Favorite NYC Bars

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Created by Dana Wickrowski • Updated On: August 26, 2013
Back Room is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

1. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Prohibition is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

2. Prohibition

8.0
503 Columbus Ave (btwn 84th & 85th St.), New York, NY
Bar · Upper West Side · 82 tips and reviews
Ace Bar is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

3. Ace Bar

7.7
531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews
Valhalla is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

4. Valhalla

8.2
815 9th Ave (at W 54th St.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 178 tips and reviews
Hotel Griffou is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

5. Hotel Griffou

21 W 9th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Bar · Greenwich Village · 47 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

6. Bathtub Gin

8.8
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Bowery Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

7. Bowery Hotel Lobby Bar

7.8
335 Bowery (btwn 2nd & 3rd St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · East Village · 67 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

8. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Boat Basin Cafe is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

9. Boat Basin Cafe

W 79th St (at Riverside Park), New York, NY
Café · Upper West Side · 210 tips and reviews
Professor Thom's is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

10. Professor Thom's

219 2nd Ave (btwn E 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · East Village · 159 tips and reviews
The Rusty Knot is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

11. The Rusty Knot

425 West St (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Tiki Bar · West Village · 194 tips and reviews
The Churchill is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

12. The Churchill

7.5
45 E 28th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave S), New York, NY
Pub · NoMad · 105 tips and reviews
JIMMY is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

13. JIMMY

8.5
15 Thompson St. (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · SoHo · 158 tips and reviews
Ninth Ward is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

14. Ninth Ward

180 2nd Ave (btwn E 11th & E 12th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 140 tips and reviews
The Belfry is one of Favorite NYC Bars.

15. The Belfry

8.6
222 E 14th St (btwn 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 163 tips and reviews