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23 essential bars

23 essential bars

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Created by Sloane Macklin • Updated On: June 21, 2017
Pegu Club is one of 23 essential bars.

1. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 302 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of 23 essential bars.

2. 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 NoMad Bar is one of 23 essential bars.

3. The NoMad Bar

10 W 28th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 252 tips and reviews
McSorley's Old Ale House is one of 23 essential bars.

4. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews
Maison Premiere is one of 23 essential bars.

5. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 446 tips and reviews
Mace is one of 23 essential bars.

6. Mace

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews
The Long Island Bar is one of 23 essential bars.

7. The Long Island Bar

8.9
110 Atlantic Ave (at Henry St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Cobble Hill · 103 tips and reviews
Leyenda is one of 23 essential bars.

8. Leyenda

9.1
221 Smith St (btwn Butler St & Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 72 tips and reviews
Holiday Cocktail Lounge is one of 23 essential bars.

9. Holiday Cocktail Lounge

7.8
75 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 67 tips and reviews
Fresh Kills Bar is one of 23 essential bars.

10. Fresh Kills Bar

8.9
161 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 46 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of 23 essential bars.

11. Employees Only

8.9
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of 23 essential bars.

12. Dutch Kills

9.2
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of 23 essential bars.

13. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of 23 essential bars.

14. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
Dante NYC is one of 23 essential bars.

15. Dante NYC

9.1
79-81 Macdougal St (btwn W Houston & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 153 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of 23 essential bars.

16. Clover Club

9.2
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
Bar Goto is one of 23 essential bars.

17. Bar Goto

9.0
245 Eldridge St (btwn E Houston St & Stanton St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 104 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of 23 essential bars.

18. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of 23 essential bars.

19. Attaboy

9.2
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of 23 essential bars.

20. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews