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NYC Cocktails

NYC Cocktails

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Created by Michael Dempsey • Updated On: June 17, 2021

The best places to grab cocktails in NYC. Actually good drinks/atmospheres, not just places relying on reputation.

Banzarbar is one of NYC Cocktails.

1. Banzarbar

8.7
191 Chrystie St Apt 2F, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 11 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of NYC Cocktails.

2. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of NYC Cocktails.

3. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of NYC Cocktails.

4. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
The Summit Bar & Cafe is one of NYC Cocktails.

5. The Summit Bar & Cafe

8.6
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of NYC Cocktails.

6. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of NYC Cocktails.

7. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Lantern's Keep is one of NYC Cocktails.

8. Lantern's Keep

8.1
49 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 108 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of NYC Cocktails.

9. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of NYC Cocktails.

10. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews
Elsa is one of NYC Cocktails.

11. Elsa

217 E 3rd St (btwn Aves. B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 124 tips and reviews
Donna is one of NYC Cocktails.

12. Donna

27 Broadway (at Dunham Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of NYC Cocktails.

13. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of NYC Cocktails.

14. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
Orient Express is one of NYC Cocktails.

15. Orient Express

8.2
325 W 11th St (btwn Greenwich & Washington St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 71 tips and reviews
Silver Lining is one of NYC Cocktails.

16. Silver Lining

75 Murray St (Basement), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 49 tips and reviews
Blueprint is one of NYC Cocktails.

17. Blueprint

9.1
196 5th Ave (btwn Union St & Berkeley Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · North Slope · 139 tips and reviews
Post Office Whiskey Bar is one of NYC Cocktails.

18. Post Office Whiskey Bar

188 Havemeyer St (at S 4th St), Brooklyn, NY
Whisky Bar · Williamsburg · 121 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of NYC Cocktails.

19. Clover Club

9.3
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of NYC Cocktails.

20. The Wayland

9.1
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
Fig. 19 is one of NYC Cocktails.

21. Fig. 19

8.8
131 Chrystie St (btwn Broome & Delancey St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Tooker Alley is one of NYC Cocktails.

22. Tooker Alley

8.8
793 Washington Ave (at Lincoln Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Prospect Heights · 82 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of NYC Cocktails.

23. Dutch Kills

9.1
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
B Flat is one of NYC Cocktails.

24. B Flat

277 Church St (btwn Franklin & White St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 93 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC Cocktails.

25. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of NYC Cocktails.

26. Amor y Amargo

8.9
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Ramona is one of NYC Cocktails.

27. Ramona

113 Franklin St (btwn Greenpoint Ave. & Kent St.), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 114 tips and reviews
Featherweight is one of NYC Cocktails.

28. Featherweight

135 Graham Ave (btwn Boerum St & Johnson Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Williamsburg · 65 tips and reviews
Lazy Point is one of NYC Cocktails.

29. Lazy Point

6.5
310 Spring St (Greenwich), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Hudson Square · 19 tips and reviews
Loosie Rouge is one of NYC Cocktails.

30. Loosie Rouge

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry St & Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 38 tips and reviews
El Cortez is one of NYC Cocktails.

31. El Cortez

17 Ingraham St (btwn Bogart & Morgan), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 64 tips and reviews
One Fifty One is one of NYC Cocktails.

32. One Fifty One

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 2 tips and reviews
The Long Island Bar is one of NYC Cocktails.

33. The Long Island Bar

8.9
110 Atlantic Ave (at Henry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Cobble Hill · 103 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of NYC Cocktails.

34. Attaboy

9.3
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
The Up & Up is one of NYC Cocktails.

35. The Up & Up

9.0
116 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 116 tips and reviews
Diamond Reef is one of NYC Cocktails.

36. Diamond Reef

1057 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 37 tips and reviews
Bonnie Vee is one of NYC Cocktails.

37. Bonnie Vee

8.6
17 Stanton St (btwn Bowery & Chrystie St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 60 tips and reviews
Evelyn Drinkery is one of NYC Cocktails.

38. Evelyn Drinkery

171 Avenue C (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
Achilles Heel is one of NYC Cocktails.

39. Achilles Heel

9.2
180 West St (at Green St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenpoint · 85 tips and reviews
Dear Irving is one of NYC Cocktails.

40. Dear Irving

9.0
55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 244 tips and reviews
St Mazie is one of NYC Cocktails.

41. St Mazie

9.2
345 Grand St (btwn Marcy Ave & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 149 tips and reviews
Nitecap is one of NYC Cocktails.

42. Nitecap

151 Rivington St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 122 tips and reviews
Elsa is one of NYC Cocktails.

43. Elsa

9.2
136 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Cobble Hill · 38 tips and reviews
Slowly Shirley is one of NYC Cocktails.

44. Slowly Shirley

121 W 10th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 48 tips and reviews
Super Power is one of NYC Cocktails.

45. Super Power

9.3
722 Nostrand Ave (Prospect Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Tiki Bar · Crown Heights · 45 tips and reviews
Hotel Delmano is one of NYC Cocktails.

46. Hotel Delmano

9.3
128 N 9th St. (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 236 tips and reviews
The NoMad Bar is one of NYC Cocktails.

47. The NoMad Bar

10 W 28th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 252 tips and reviews
Patent Pending is one of NYC Cocktails.

48. Patent Pending

8.8
49 W 27th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · NoMad · 60 tips and reviews