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Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York
Butterfield 8 is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

1. Butterfield 8

5.8
5 E 38th St (btwn 5th & Madison Ave.), New York, NY
Lounge · Garment District · 50 tips and reviews
The Stag's Head is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

2. The Stag's Head

7.7
252 E 51st St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · Turtle Bay · 103 tips and reviews
Verlaine Bar & Lounge is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

3. Verlaine Bar & Lounge

8.0
110 Rivington St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St.), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 189 tips and reviews
Beauty & Essex is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

4. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Ace Hotel Lobby Bar is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

5. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar

8.7
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 236 tips and reviews
KGB Bar is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

6. KGB Bar

7.8
85 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 44 tips and reviews
The Bowery Electric is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

7. The Bowery Electric

6.5
327 Bowery (at E 2nd St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · East Village · 85 tips and reviews
Fat Cat is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

8. Fat Cat

75 Christopher St (btwn 7th Ave S & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 371 tips and reviews
Tonic is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

9. Tonic

6.7
727 7th Ave (btwn W 48th & W 49th St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Theater District · 126 tips and reviews
Brass Monkey is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

10. Brass Monkey

7.6
55 Little West 12th St (at 10th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Meatpacking District · 232 tips and reviews
Lightship Frying Pan is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

11. Lightship Frying Pan

8.1
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
Back Room is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

12. Back Room

8.2
102 Norfolk St (btwn Delancey & Rivington St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 204 tips and reviews
Experimental Cocktail Club is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

13. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Gallow Green is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

14. Gallow Green

8.9
542 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Chelsea · 232 tips and reviews
Slice - The Perfect Food is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

15. Slice - The Perfect Food

535 Hudson St (Charles & Hudson), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 38 tips and reviews
Top Hops is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

16. Top Hops

94 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 164 tips and reviews
Temple Bar is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

17. Temple Bar

8.6
332 Lafayette St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 96 tips and reviews
The Roxy Hotel New York is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

18. The Roxy Hotel New York

8.4
2 Avenue of the Americas (btwn Walker & White St), New York, NY
Hotel · Tribeca · 130 tips and reviews
Nostrand Avenue Pub is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

19. Nostrand Avenue Pub

8.2
658 Nostrand Ave (Bergen St.), Brooklyn, NY
Pub · Crown Heights · 47 tips and reviews
Anotheroom is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

20. Anotheroom

8.0
249 W Broadway (btw Beach & North Moore), New York, NY
Lounge · Tribeca · 61 tips and reviews
Macao Trading Company is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

21. Macao Trading Company

8.9
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews
Parlor is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

22. Parlor

286 Spring St (at Hudson St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Hudson Square · 26 tips and reviews
Bell Book & Candle is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

23. Bell Book & Candle

7.8
141 W 10th St (btwn Waverly Pl & Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 94 tips and reviews
The Waverly Inn is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

24. The Waverly Inn

8.8
16 Bank St (at Waverly Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 131 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

25. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
Middle Branch is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

26. Middle Branch

154 E 33rd St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Rose Hill · 98 tips and reviews