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NYC Best Bars

NYC Best Bars

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Created by Max Wendkos • Updated On: November 3, 2016
Boat Basin Cafe is one of NYC Best Bars.

1. Boat Basin Cafe

W 79th St (at Riverside Park), New York, NY
Café · Upper West Side · 210 tips and reviews
Beekman Beer Garden is one of NYC Best Bars.

2. Beekman Beer Garden

89 South St (North side of Pier 17), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 142 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of NYC Best Bars.

3. McSorley's Old Ale House

8.9
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Lightship Frying Pan is one of NYC Best Bars.

4. Lightship Frying Pan

8.6
205 12th Ave (at Pier 66 on W 26th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Chelsea · 392 tips and reviews
BINY Karaoke Bar and Lounge is one of NYC Best Bars.

5. BINY Karaoke Bar and Lounge

5.6
8 Thompson St (btwn Canal & Grand St.), New York, NY
Karaoke Bar · SoHo · 21 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of NYC Best Bars.

6. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.5
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Spitzer's Corner is one of NYC Best Bars.

7. Spitzer's Corner

101 Rivington St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 301 tips and reviews
Spring Lounge is one of NYC Best Bars.

8. Spring Lounge

7.9
48 Spring St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoLita · 150 tips and reviews
The Blind Tiger is one of NYC Best Bars.

9. The Blind Tiger

8.8
281 Bleecker St (at Jones St), New York, NY
Beer Bar · West Village · 353 tips and reviews
Pier A Harbor House is one of NYC Best Bars.

10. Pier A Harbor House

22 Battery Pl (at Little West St), New York, NY
Gastropub · Battery Park City · 168 tips and reviews
Threes Brewing is one of NYC Best Bars.

11. Threes Brewing

9.2
333 Douglass St (at 4th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Boerum Hill · 184 tips and reviews
The Cannibal Beer & Butcher is one of NYC Best Bars.

12. The Cannibal Beer & Butcher

113 E 29th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 200 tips and reviews
Gansevoort Park Rooftop is one of NYC Best Bars.

13. Gansevoort Park Rooftop

420 Park Ave S (at E 29th St), New York, NY
Roof Deck · NoMad · 70 tips and reviews
Birreria is one of NYC Best Bars.

14. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
The Biergarten at The Standard is one of NYC Best Bars.

15. The Biergarten at The Standard

8.5
848 Washington St (btwn Little W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Meatpacking District · 383 tips and reviews
Smorgasbar @ Seaport Smorgasburg is one of NYC Best Bars.

16. Smorgasbar @ Seaport Smorgasburg

89 Fulton St (at Front St), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Financial District · 66 tips and reviews
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites is one of NYC Best Bars.

17. The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites

9.0
311 E 60th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Upper East Side · 188 tips and reviews
Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC is one of NYC Best Bars.

18. Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC

7.7
18 9th Ave (at W 13th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Meatpacking District · 139 tips and reviews
Soho House is one of NYC Best Bars.

19. Soho House

9.1
2935 9th Ave (btwn W 13th & W 14th St), New York, NY
Club House · Meatpacking District · 204 tips and reviews
Le Poisson Rouge is one of NYC Best Bars.

20. Le Poisson Rouge

8.5
158 Bleecker St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Greenwich Village · 165 tips and reviews
The Wren is one of NYC Best Bars.

21. The Wren

8.5
344 Bowery (at Great Jones St), New York, NY
Gastropub · NoHo · 218 tips and reviews
SPiN New York is one of NYC Best Bars.

22. SPiN New York

8.3
48 E 23rd St (btwn Park Ave S and Broadway), New York, NY
Bar · Flatiron Dis · 133 tips and reviews
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club is one of NYC Best Bars.

23. The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

9.2
514 Union St (btwn 3rd Ave & Nevins St), Gowanus, NY
Cocktail Bar · Gowanus · 188 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC Best Bars.

24. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Spritzenhaus 33 is one of NYC Best Bars.

25. Spritzenhaus 33

8.8
33 Nassau Ave (at Guernsey St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Bar · Greenpoint · 322 tips and reviews
Mr. Purple is one of NYC Best Bars.

26. Mr. Purple

8.7
180 Orchard St Fl 15 (btwn Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Lower East Side · 179 tips and reviews
Antler Beer and Wine Dispensary is one of NYC Best Bars.

27. Antler Beer and Wine Dispensary

8.8
123 Allen St (Delancey St), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews
The Lodge at Gallow Green is one of NYC Best Bars.

28. The Lodge at Gallow Green

New York, NY
Home (private) · Chelsea · 1 tip
Dead Drop is one of NYC Best Bars.

29. Dead Drop

166 1st Ave, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 31 tips and reviews
124 Old Rabbit Club is one of NYC Best Bars.

30. 124 Old Rabbit Club

8.1
124 Macdougal St (at Minetta Ln), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Greenwich Village · 130 tips and reviews
The Campbell is one of NYC Best Bars.

31. The Campbell

8.2
15 Vanderbilt Ave (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 269 tips and reviews
230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge is one of NYC Best Bars.

32. 230 Fifth Rooftop Lounge

8.1
230 5th Ave (btwn W 26th & W 27th St), New York, NY
Rooftop Bar · NoMad · 714 tips and reviews
Pier I Cafe is one of NYC Best Bars.

33. Pier I Cafe

8.9
W 70th St (at Riverside Blvd), New York, NY
Café · Lincoln Square · 179 tips and reviews
Zum Schneider is one of NYC Best Bars.

34. Zum Schneider

107 Avenue C (at E 7th St), New York, NY
German Restaurant · Alphabet City · 174 tips and reviews
Continental is one of NYC Best Bars.

35. Continental

25 3rd Ave (at St Marks Pl), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 152 tips and reviews
Berry Park is one of NYC Best Bars.

36. Berry Park

8.2
4 Berry St (at N 14th St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 293 tips and reviews
Grand Banks is one of NYC Best Bars.

37. Grand Banks

9.0
Pier 25 (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Tribeca, New York, NY · 144 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of NYC Best Bars.

38. Attaboy

9.2
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
Mace is one of NYC Best Bars.

39. Mace

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
Dante NYC is one of NYC Best Bars.

40. Dante NYC

9.2
79-81 Macdougal St (btwn W Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 153 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of NYC Best Bars.

41. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
The NoMad Bar is one of NYC Best Bars.

42. The NoMad Bar

10 W 28th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 252 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of NYC Best Bars.

43. Maison Premiere

8.9
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews