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Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York
Birreria is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

1. Birreria

7.9
200 5th Ave (at W 23rd St), New York, NY
Brewery · NoMad · 326 tips and reviews
The Summit Bar & Cafe is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

2. The Summit Bar & Cafe

8.5
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews
Daddy-O is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

3. Daddy-O

44 Bedford St (at Leroy St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
Bar · West Village · 138 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

4. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Idle Hands Bar is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

5. Idle Hands Bar

25 Avenue B (at E 3rd St.), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 86 tips and reviews
Stout NYC is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

6. Stout NYC

7.6
133 W 33rd St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Chelsea · 225 tips and reviews
Village Pourhouse is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

7. Village Pourhouse

366 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Sports Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 19 tips and reviews
123 Burger Shot Beer is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

8. 123 Burger Shot Beer

739 10th Ave (btwn 50th & 51st St.), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 138 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

9. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Rye House is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

10. Rye House

11 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · Union Square · 231 tips and reviews
The Raines Law Room is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

11. The Raines Law Room

9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 335 tips and reviews
Macao Trading Company is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

12. Macao Trading Company

8.9
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews
Ninth Ward is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

13. Ninth Ward

180 2nd Ave (btwn E 11th & E 12th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 140 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

14. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
PKNY (Painkiller) is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

15. PKNY (Painkiller)

49 Essex St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 84 tips and reviews
Canal Room is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

16. Canal Room

285 W Broadway (btwn Canal & Lispenard St.), New York, NY
Night Club · Tribeca · 46 tips and reviews
Louis 649 is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

17. Louis 649

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave. B & Ave. C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 47 tips and reviews
Apothèke is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

18. Apothèke

8.8
9 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 434 tips and reviews
Angel’s Share is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

19. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews
Cienfuegos is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

20. Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A (E 6th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 214 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

21. Dutch Kills

9.1
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Madam Geneva is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

22. Madam Geneva

4 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 126 tips and reviews
The Library at The Public is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

23. The Library at The Public

8.2
425 Lafayette St (at Astor Pl), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 52 tips and reviews
Infirmary is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

24. Infirmary

1720 2nd Ave (btwn E 89 & E 90th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Yorkville · 68 tips and reviews
The Tippler is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

25. The Tippler

7.7
425 W 15th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chelsea · 252 tips and reviews
Mother's Ruin is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

26. Mother's Ruin

8.8
18 Spring St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoLita · 328 tips and reviews
Pouring Ribbons is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

27. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

28. 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 Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

29. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews
Amor y Amargo is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

30. Amor y Amargo

9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Ward III is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

31. Ward III

111 Reade St (btwn W Broadway & Church St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 191 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

32. 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
Beauty & Essex is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

33. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews
Experimental Cocktail Club is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

34. Experimental Cocktail Club

191 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 102 tips and reviews
Sweet and Vicious is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

35. Sweet and Vicious

7.5
5 Spring St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Lounge · NoLita · 303 tips and reviews
Booker and Dax at Ssäm is one of Must-visit Nightlife Spots in New York.

36. Booker and Dax at Ssäm

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 150 tips and reviews