Aside from cutting hair & shaving, the Blind Barber has a full-service bar with beer, wine & cocktails including the house special Sweeney Todd (whiskey, egg white, honey syrup, lemon juice). Read more.
Insane cocktails at mad Austrian scientist's lair in Chinatown. Ridiculous showmanship, jaw-dropping presentation. Look for the crowd begging entry under the "Gold Flower Restaurant" sign. [BlackBook] Read more.
Over-indulge in their epic rum selection while feasting on delicious bites like banana leaf-wrapped braised pork tamales and garlic & rum mojo'd shrimp. Read more.
Find the unmarked door, press the buzzer, and hope there's no wait for a table, so you can immediately start quaffing cocktails by expert cocktailer Meaghan Dorman. Read more.
This is an intimate and elegant place to have some amazing drink concoctions in an exquisitely-designed environment. The great drinks are created by famous mixologist Meaghan Dorman.
Entrance is through the coffee shop, in an unmarked door that blends with the wallpaper. food: kobe sliders. booze: the sling if you like gin, el diablo if you like tequila.
Going nuts trying to find it? You're not alone. Enter through Yokocho and take the unmarked door on the left and enter into another world. Order the Stormy Weather and make interesting conversation.
Here the menu changes frequently, bespoke requests are encouraged, and the operation, run by T.J. Lynch and Richard Knapp, is kept down to earth with frozen drinks and cocktails by the pitcher.
Below Chelsea Market, it epitomizes the qualities that make a New York bar popular: trendy, hard to find, and without significant markings. The difference is this one has reasonably priced drinks!
This West Village basement lounge is owned by mixologist Joseph Schwartz. Drinks are served with ice that's custom-made for each glass.
Delivering on a promise of "rare, new and unusual beer" from around the corner and around the world, this bar sports knowledgeable staff and an offbeat vibe in a space hidden behind Jane's Sweet Buns.
For those of you who have wandered over this side of town and wonder whether this place compares to its little southern cousin: yes, it absolutely does. Come on Mondays for the live bluegrass.
They're very proud of their "authentic absinthe" and their selection is indeed good. What you should really come for, though, is the live Irish music on Monday nights.
Above Home Sweet Home's ground-floor entrance. Once on the 2nd fl, a bouncer will greet you at what seems to be an art gallery. Through the gallery you'll find Fig 19. Order the jalapeno margarita.
To get to this swanky lounge, walk straight to the back of Lower East Side tavern Barramundi and push the buzzer next to the door marked "private." (from Eater)
If you can, head up the stairs to the bathroom, take a right (into the bigger, closed-off bar area) and then a left out into the lobby. Take a photo on the steps. Feel special.
Established 1892 and continuously operated. Most of the furnishings and decor are original, including New York's oldest dumbwaiter and iconic urinals. The original menu was German influenced.
Hidden below the sidewalk, this dimly lit, this rabbit hole of a dive bar is true to its name. Offers a selection of rare Belgian, German and English brews making it perfect for beer lovers. Cash only
