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Blind Barber is one of cool bars.

1. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: This spot takes the drinks-and-a-cut concept to the next level, w/ a 2-seat barber shop up front & behind a sliding door, a cocktail lounge decked w/ leather-cushioned wooden booths & old-school sofas Read more.

Glass NYC (Hotel Indigo Chelsea) is one of cool bars.

2. Glass NYC (Hotel Indigo Chelsea)

6.2
127 W 28th St (btw 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Chelsea · 25 tips and reviews

nymagnymag: You’re 178 feet above streetlevel at this new rooftop bar in the Flower District. Stop by on Monday nights for live music, and try the Spicy Rita, a jalapeño-infused margarita. Read more.

Milk & Honey is one of cool bars.

3. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews
Bathtub Gin is one of cool bars.

4. Bathtub Gin

8.7
132 9th Ave (btwn W 18th & W 19th St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Chelsea · 308 tips and reviews
Shalel is one of cool bars.

5. Shalel

8.3
65 W 70th St (Columbus Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Lincoln Square · 76 tips and reviews
Pravda is one of cool bars.

6. Pravda

281 Lafayette St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 155 tips and reviews
Glass NYC (Hotel Indigo Chelsea) is one of cool bars.

7. Glass NYC (Hotel Indigo Chelsea)

6.2
127 W 28th St (btw 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Chelsea · 25 tips and reviews
The Delancey is one of cool bars.

8. The Delancey

6.1
168 Delancey St (btwn Clinton & Attorney St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 104 tips and reviews
Hudson Hotel is one of cool bars.

9. Hudson Hotel

7.0
358 W 58th St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel · Hell's Kitchen · 300 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: You can spend July 4th with the holy man at the Hudson's Sky Terrace, where he's DJing a BBQ party with fellow NYer Mel DeBarge. Tickets and table will run you $125 Read more.

Upstairs Bar is one of cool bars.

10. Upstairs Bar

59 W 46th St Fl 2 (btw 5th & 6th), New York, NY
Bar · Midtown East · 9 tips and reviews

DensDens: Kind of an awesome, secret bar tucked away on the 2nd floor of The Hotel at Times Square. Show off how cool you are by bringing your friends here once you get sick of the crowds in Times Square.

2nd Floor on Clinton is one of cool bars.

11. 2nd Floor on Clinton

67 Clinton St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 65 tips and reviews