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25 best bars in nyc

25 best bars in nyc

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Created by David Melton • Updated On: March 10, 2013
Proletariat is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

1. Proletariat

102 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 157 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

2. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
Donna is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

3. Donna

27 Broadway (at Dunham Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

4. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Alewife Taproom is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

5. Alewife Taproom

8.7
4111 39th street, Sunnyside, NY
Gastropub · 121 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Winery is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

6. Brooklyn Winery

213 N 8th St (btwn Driggs Ave & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · Williamsburg · 84 tips and reviews
The Library at The NoMad is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

7. The Library at The NoMad

1170 Broadway (at 28th St) (at 28th St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 94 tips and reviews
Barcade is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

8. Barcade

8.8
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews
Corkbuzz is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

9. Corkbuzz

8.6
13 E 13th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Greenwich Village · 130 tips and reviews
Jimmy's No. 43 is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

10. Jimmy's No. 43

43 E 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 135 tips and reviews
Drop Off Service is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

11. Drop Off Service

8.2
211 Avenue A (btwn E 13th St & E 14th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 161 tips and reviews
International Bar is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

12. International Bar

6.7
102 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 119 tips and reviews
The Blind Tiger is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

13. The Blind Tiger

8.8
281 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Beer Bar · West Village · 353 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

14. Clover Club

9.2
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

15. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Otto's Shrunken Head is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

16. Otto's Shrunken Head

7.4
538 E 14th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village · 127 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

17. 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
Pegu Club is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

18. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 302 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

19. Dutch Kills

9.1
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Farrell's Bar is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

20. Farrell's Bar

5.9
215 Prospect Park W (16th St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Windsor Terrace · 25 tips and reviews
The Ten Bells is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

21. The Ten Bells

8.8
247 Broome St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Lower East Side · 160 tips and reviews
Bierkraft is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

22. Bierkraft

191 5th Ave (btwn Union & Berkeley), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · North Slope · 131 tips and reviews
Terroir is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

23. Terroir

413 E 12th St (1st Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews
Bronx Alehouse is one of 25 best bars in nyc.

24. Bronx Alehouse

9.1
216 W 238th St (btwn Review Pl & Putnam Ave W), Bronx, NY
Beer Bar · Kingsbridge · 192 tips and reviews