Best bars in New York

Cocktail rooms, rooftops and unmarked doors — where to start a night and where to end one.

TypeAreaExperiencePrice

Cocktail Bar • $$$

A psychic-sign speakeasy in the West Village that helped define the modern craft-cocktail revival.

Best for: Date Night / Late Night

Irish Pub, Cocktail Bar • $$$

A three-floor Financial District pub with an award-winning cocktail list and a punch-heavy taproom downstairs.

Best for: After Work / Group Outing

Cocktail Bar • $$$

No menu, no sign — the bartenders build you something bespoke in the old Milk & Honey space.

Best for: Date Night / Late Night

Cocktail Bar, Italian • $$$

A Greenwich Village cafe-turned-cocktail-bar famous for reviving the Garibaldi and the negroni brunch.

Best for: Brunch / Date Night

Speakeasy • $$$

Enter through a vintage phone booth inside Crif Dogs for one of the East Village's original hidden bars.

Best for: Date Night / Novelty

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