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NYC - Must Drink List
Experimental Cocktail Club is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

1. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Jbird Cocktails is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

2. Jbird Cocktails

339 E 75th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Upper East Side · 71 tips and reviews
The Pony Bar is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

3. The Pony Bar

637 10th Ave (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 281 tips and reviews
Lantern's Keep is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

4. Lantern's Keep

8.1
49 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 108 tips and reviews
Secret Lounge is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

5. Secret Lounge

525 W 29th St (btw 10th & 11th), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 9 tips and reviews
Sons of Essex is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

6. Sons of Essex

7.8
133 Essex St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 168 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

7. 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 - Must Drink List.

8. 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
Beauty & Essex is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

9. Beauty & Essex

8.7
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Blind Barber is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

10. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

11. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

12. The Raines Law Room

9.3
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

13. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Lovers of Today is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

14. Lovers of Today

8.6
132 1/2 E 7th St (near Ave A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 114 tips and reviews
Milk & Honey is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

15. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

16. Bathtub Gin

8.7
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

17. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

18. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
21 Club is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

19. 21 Club

21 W 52nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 129 tips and reviews
Crave Fishbar is one of NYC - Must Drink List.

20. Crave Fishbar

8.2
945 2nd Ave (at E 50th St.), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 103 tips and reviews