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Gilt City: Madam Geneva is known for its fruity preserves—all of which can be served over ice with Beefeater gin or 42 Below vodka. Think: pineapple vanilla bean, pear ginger and cranberry orange.
Dive Bar · Greenwich Village · 130 tips and reviews
Men's Health Mag: Ever been to the catacombs? This is like it, but better—there’s beer. You enter into a dim, tomb-like underground. The beers are imported and largely monk-made. Ask for a Trappist recommendation.
18 9th Ave (btwn Gansevoort & W 13th St), New York, NY
Night Club · Meatpacking District · 52 tips and reviews
How To Make It In America: The swanky, new little lounge and garden, soft-open now in the old Ono space for the Eurocentric revelry you’ve come to expect and crave in the MPD.
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
New York Habitat: Don't try to pop in unannounced at this hidden speakeasy. Appointments are required, but once inside the knowledgable bartender will create original, masterful cocktails at your request.
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
RDW: This place really cares about environment, cups/mugs for all drinks, bags for all bottles, really pushing the speakeasy persona, good crowd, reasonable prices, great ambience, nice couches
Gilt City: The Brandy Library boasts New York’s largest selection of “brown spirits,” including brandies and cognacs galore. Regulars are known to come in frequently for the weekly “Spirit School” tastings.