Bars to try out

162 Avenue A (at E 10th St), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 65 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try the sherry cobbler. Bar mgr Dan Greenbaum adds raspberries muddled w/ a wedge of lemon & a splash of simple syrup to Lustau Dry Amontillado sherry. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 Read more.

PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of Bars to try out.

2. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2

113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY

Speakeasy · East Village · 438 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try chef Sue Torres’s addictive signature Torres Tots, with oozy Chihuahua cheese, chorizo gravy, chile de árbol, chipotle crema and scallions. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

3. Death & Co.

8.9

433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY

Speakeasy · East Village · 396 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try the Sweet Hereafter. Swapping in pisco for gin, barkeep Joachim Simo takes the straightlaced martini for a sultry Latin American spin. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

4. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 301 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Drink the refreshing Greenmarket Melonball. The orange-tinged tipple is one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Maison Premiere is one of Bars to try out.

5. Maison Premiere

9.2

298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY

Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 446 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try bartender Natasha David’s Absinthe Colada, a gutsy piña colada spin. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.