Condé Nast TravelerAug 18
NYC’s Best Bars, From Haute Hotel Lobbies to Intimate Listening Rooms
Above all else, New York is a drinking town. Here's where locals go for a tipple.
Features three distinct bars in a soaring atrium
25 things in this story
- The Fifth Avenue HotelHotelHotel housing Portrait Bar
- Bemelmans BarBarHotel bar adorned with Ludwig Bemelman's illustrations
- Portrait BarRestaurantHotel bar in Fifth Avenue Hotel with cozy atmosphere
- CarlyleCaféHotel housing Bemelmans Bar
- Dante AperitivoRestaurantAll-day seafood-and-aperitivo spot on Bank Street
- The Long Island BarRestaurantDecades-old bar known for its cocktails and burgers
- Lei Wine BarRestaurant28-seat wine bar on Chinatown's Doyers Street
- Bar ChuchoRestaurantBuzzy new bar in Two Bridges with multiple Michelada options
- OverstoryBar64 floors up, offering cocktails and bird's-eye views
- DanteRestaurantMacDougal Street original with aperitivi, Bellinis, and Negroni menu
- Dante West VillageRestaurantFocuses on spritzes and martinis
- Dante AccademiaPlaceHosts mixology classes and guest residencies
- Sip & GuzzleRestaurantMulti-concept cocktail destination, North America's 50 Best Bars
- SipRestaurantSleek subterranean bar with inventive cocktails
- GuzzleRestaurantStreet-level bar pouring highballs and classics
- Bar ChimeraRestaurantFeatures three distinct bars in a soaring atrium
- Sugar MonkBarHarlem cocktail sanctuary with avant-garde cocktails
- The Museum Bar + Gift ShopRestaurantBushwick bar with a T-rex skull and insectarium cocktails
- Martiny'sRestaurantIntimate spot with three floors of crafted cocktails
- Musette Wine BarRestaurantCozy wine bar and restaurant on a Central Harlem corner
- PompetteRestaurantSibling bottle shop to Musette Wine Bar
- Double Chicken PleaseBarNorth America's best bar in 2023 with two concepts
- Bar GotoBarMinimalist bar with Japanese design, highballs, and okonomiyaki
- The Dead RabbitPubTri-level destination with classic and house cocktails
- Death & Co.RestaurantBar known for precise cocktails since 2007