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Cocktail Bars 2

Cocktail Bars 2

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Created by Nathan Sukonik • Updated On: February 17, 2020

Top Cocktail Bars lauded by critics

Employees Only is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

1. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
The Dead Rabbit is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

2. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 488 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

3. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

4. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Dear Irving is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

5. Dear Irving

9.0
55 Irving Pl (at E 17th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Union Square · 244 tips and reviews
Attaboy is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

6. Attaboy

9.3
134 Eldridge St (btwn Delancey & Broome St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 241 tips and reviews
The Wayland is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

7. The Wayland

9.1
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
The Up & Up is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

8. The Up & Up

9.0
116 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 116 tips and reviews
The NoMad Bar is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

9. The NoMad Bar

10 W 28th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoMad · 252 tips and reviews
Beauty & Essex is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

10. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Freemans is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

11. Freemans

8.9
1 Freeman Aly (at Rivington St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 571 tips and reviews
Macao Trading Company is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

12. Macao Trading Company

8.9
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews
Bemelmans Bar is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

13. Bemelmans Bar

9.0
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews

Nathan S.Nathan Sukonik: #madeline and one of the great UPE bars with old school tunes, piano and cocktails

Joseph Leonard is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

14. Joseph Leonard

9.2
170 Waverly Pl (btwn Christopher & W 10th St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 400 tips and reviews
The Ship is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

15. The Ship

158 Lafayette St (btwn Grand St & Howard St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · SoHo · 105 tips and reviews

Nathan S.Nathan Sukonik: an incredible place for a luxe whiskey sour, they will make that egg white sing

The Stanton Social is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

16. The Stanton Social

99 Stanton St (btwn Orchard & Ludlow St), New York, NY
Lounge · Lower East Side · 388 tips and reviews

Nathan S.Nathan Sukonik: great tapas mix and drinks, all kinds of apps

Mulberry Project is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

17. Mulberry Project

149 Mulberry St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Little Italy · 225 tips and reviews
The Growler Bites & Brews is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

18. The Growler Bites & Brews

55 Stone St (at Mill Ln), New York, NY
Bar · Financial District · 101 tips and reviews
The Bennett is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

19. The Bennett

134 W Broadway (btwn Duane St & Thomas St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 20 tips and reviews
The Greenwich Project is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

20. The Greenwich Project

47 W 8th St (MacDougal St), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 63 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

21. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

22. 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
Blind Barber is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

23. Blind Barber

7.7
339 E 10th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Alphabet City · 199 tips and reviews
Patent Pending is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

24. Patent Pending

8.8
49 W 27th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · NoMad · 60 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

25. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

26. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Refinery Rooftop is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

27. Refinery Rooftop

8.5
63 W 38th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Lounge · Garment District · 173 tips and reviews
Vandal is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

28. Vandal

199 Bowery, New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 88 tips and reviews
Salinas is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

29. Salinas

8.4
136 9th Ave (btwn 18th & 19th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Chelsea · 79 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

30. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
The Keep is one of Cocktail Bars 2.

31. The Keep

8.8
205 Cypress Ave (Between Starr & Willoughby), Ridgewood, NY
Bar · 23 tips and reviews