NYC: Highly Refined

Serious Eats: By day, great sandwiches like chicken parm and the best turkey sandwich in town, by night a $50 four-course menu that changes every night, and will bowl you over by the chefs' skill and creativity Read more.

Kathryn Yu: Go before 7:30pm on Sundays through Wednesdays. Sit at the bar. Don't trust the doorman's time estimates if he puts your name down--it's very hard to predict when people will leave.

Kathryn Yu: Try the Ex Pat (a bourbon sour with mint) or the Peat's Word (a Last Word with Scotch).

Kathryn Yu: Cold outside? Try one of the new hot tiki drinks -- hot zombie, hot mai tai, coffee grog, spiked apple cider, or hot buttered rum.

Nina Yiamsamatha: If you have trouble deciding what to order, let them decide for you. Ask for the Bartender's Choice and tell them what flavors/liquors you like.

Kathryn Yu: Try a Stay Up Later (pisco, mezcal, añejo rum, lemon, and seltzer), a Stepping Razor Blade (rum, lemon, orgeat, and cayenne), or a Bicycle Thief (gin, Campari, grapefruit, lemon, and seltzer).

AskMen: Drinks are about 50% gin, ranging from a eponymous dry martini to an exotic rum punch, while the snacking gets done with crispy fried oysters, chicken tacos and barbecue short rib sliders. Read more.

Travel Channel: Dine on Keen's famous Mutton Chop or primo cuts of prime, aged beef, and wash it down with one of their 300 single-malt scotches. Seen on Food Paradise: Manliest Restaurants. Read more.

Time Out New York: This laid-back Queens gastropub offers an array of reasonably priced suds from craft breweries like Sixpoint, Lagunitas and Captain Lawrence. Complement your brew with beer-battered McClure’s pickles. Read more.

Village Voice: Don't miss the lamb sausage, pulled pork or chicken. But the best part on the menu are the burnt brisket edges. Traditional sides are way above average. Best of NYC Critics' choice winner of best BBQ!