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NYC's best bars & venues

NYC's best bars & venues

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Created by Kim Hughes • Updated On: August 20, 2011
Highline Ballroom is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

1. Highline Ballroom

431 W 16th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Chelsea · 137 tips and reviews
Crash Mansion is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

2. Crash Mansion

199 Bowery (at Spring), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 16 tips and reviews
Arlene's Grocery is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

3. Arlene's Grocery

7.8
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews
Mercury Lounge is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

4. Mercury Lounge

8.2
217 E Houston St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews
Holiday Cocktail Lounge is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

5. Holiday Cocktail Lounge

7.9
75 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 67 tips and reviews
The Local 269 is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

6. The Local 269

269 E Houston St (Suffolk), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 12 tips and reviews
The Skinny Bar & Lounge is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

7. The Skinny Bar & Lounge

6.1
174 Orchard St (at Stanton St.), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews
Tammany Hall is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

8. Tammany Hall

152 Orchard St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · Lower East Side · 52 tips and reviews
The Bowery Electric is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

9. The Bowery Electric

6.8
327 Bowery (at E 2nd St.), New York, NY
Music Venue · East Village · 85 tips and reviews
Croxley's Ale House is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

10. Croxley's Ale House

28 Avenue B (btwn E 2nd & E 3rd St), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Alphabet City · 189 tips and reviews

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Santos Party House is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

11. Santos Party House

96 Lafayette St (btwn Walker & White St), New York, NY
Music Venue · Downtown Manhattan · 112 tips and reviews
Don Hill's is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

12. Don Hill's

511 Greenwich St (Spring St), New York, NY
Bar · Hudson Square · 24 tips and reviews
Three of Cups is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

13. Three of Cups

83 1st Ave (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 93 tips and reviews
Canal Room is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

14. Canal Room

285 W Broadway (btwn Canal & Lispenard St.), New York, NY
Night Club · Tribeca · 46 tips and reviews
Puck Fair is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

15. Puck Fair

298 Lafayette St (btwn W Houston & Prince St), New York, NY
Pub · SoHo · 141 tips and reviews
Angels and Kings is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

16. Angels and Kings

500 E 11th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 34 tips and reviews
Gramercy Theatre is one of NYC's best bars & venues.

17. Gramercy Theatre

8.1
127 E 23rd St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Music Venue · Rose Hill · 102 tips and reviews