Best Bars in Brooklyn

Maison Premiere

• ★ 4.5
• $$$
• Williamsburg

Drink Old King Cole Martini, made tableside

Maison Premiere is an oyster bar and cocktail room on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, built around its raw bar, absinthe list and a seasonal garden.

Grand Army

• ★ 4.4
• $$
• Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill

Drink Themed cocktail menus that change by concept

Grand Army is a Boerum Hill, Brooklyn cocktail and oyster bar on State Street whose menus follow themes, with a raw bar and $65 and $110 seafood towers.

Sunken Harbor Club

• ★ 4.4
• $$$
• Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill

Drink Tiki classics

Sunken Harbor Club is a walk-in-only tiki bar above Gage & Tollner in Downtown Brooklyn, a 35-person room with a fog machine and drinks near $20.

Sunny's Bar

• ★ 4.3
• Dive bar
• $
• Red Hook

Sunny's Bar is a tchotchke-filled Red Hook dive in Brooklyn with live music from 20:00 on most nights and a crowd spilling onto Conover Street out front.

The Long Island Bar

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens

Drink Classic cocktails such as the Boulevardier and the Long Island Gimlet

The Long Island Bar is a diner-style cocktail bar on Atlantic Avenue in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, with leather booths, classic cocktails and $12 average drinks.

Kinda Nice

• ★ 3.9
• $$
• Williamsburg

Drink Well drinks and beer

Kinda Nice is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar on Borinquen Place that opened in May 2026, with leather banquettes, well drinks and beer, and a short bar menu.

Shania's Max Bet

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Gowanus

Drink Amaro Espresso Martini

Shania's Max Bet is a Gowanus, Brooklyn cocktail bar under mirrored ceilings and a disco ball, serving an $18 amaro espresso martini and natural wine.

Golden Ratio

• ★ 4.3
• $$$
• Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

Drink Seasonal, ingredient-driven cocktails

Golden Ratio is a Clinton Hill, Brooklyn cocktail bar with seasonal, ingredient-driven cocktails, thoughtful non-alcoholic drinks, bar snacks and dinner.

Brooklyn Ice House

• ★ 3.9
• Dive bar
• $
• Red Hook

Brooklyn Ice House is a Red Hook dive on Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn with a big patio, onion rings, Frito pie and dry-rub spare ribs with mac and cheese.

Bar Lunàtico

• ★ 4.4
• $$
• Bed-Stuy

Drink Cocktails from a bar stocked with niche spirits

Bar Lunàtico is an artist-owned bar and restaurant in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn with live music from 21:00 nightly, a dinner menu and a $10 suggested donation.

Endswell

• ★ 4.0
• $$
• Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

Drink Cocktails, with a posted happy hour menu

Endswell is a French-American restaurant and bar on Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn: a laid-back cocktail bar by night and a brunch spot on weekends.

Union Hall

• ★ 4.0
• Neighborhood bar
• $$
• Park Slope

Union Hall is a 5,000-square-foot Park Slope, Brooklyn bar with two indoor bocce courts, a fireplace, a garden and a basement room for music and comedy.

The Commodore

• ★ 4.4
• Bar with kitchen
• $$
• Williamsburg

The Commodore is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar on Metropolitan Avenue best known for fried chicken, with a kitchen open until 02:00 and weekend brunch.

Orion Bar

• ★ 4.4
• $$
• Bushwick

Drink Space Spam, a frozen rum drink served in a Spam can

Orion Bar is a Korean and American bar on Suydam Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, pairing a kimchi pimento cheese patty melt with a Spam-can frozen rum cocktail.

Yours Sincerely

• ★ 4.1
• $$
• Bushwick

Drink Draft cocktails served in beakers

Yours Sincerely is a Bushwick, Brooklyn cocktail bar on Wilson Avenue billed as a cocktail laboratory, with $8 margaritas and old fashioneds at happy hour.

Turbo Pizza Bar

• ★ 3.9
• Pizza bar
• $$
• Bushwick

Drink Beer-and-shot special

Turbo Pizza Bar is a dive-style bar on DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn serving Detroit-style pizza, with raised booths, a pool table and black lights.

BierWax

• ★ 4.1
• Beer bar
• $$
• Prospect Heights

Drink Local craft beer

BierWax is a Prospect Heights, Brooklyn vinyl record craft beer bar on Vanderbilt Avenue, with over 5,000 records and a curated tap list since 2017.

Layla

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Williamsburg

Drink Negronis and spritzes, plus zero-proof cocktails

Layla is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar and restaurant on Bedford Avenue, in the former Rabbithole space, with a short wine list and zero-proof cocktails.

Lucky's Cocktail Lounge

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Bed-Stuy

Drink Fruit-and-flower cocktails

Lucky's Cocktail Lounge is a Black-woman-owned Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn bar with big angel wings in the room, fruit-and-flower cocktails and catfish strips.

Left Hand Path

• ★ 3.9
• Neighborhood bar
• $$
• Bushwick

Drink Beer and foundation cocktails

Left Hand Path is a Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood bar on Wyckoff Avenue with a boat-meets-cabin interior, a back yard and grilled cheese until 02:00.

Dick & Jane's BarRoom

• ★ 4.1
• $$
• Bed-Stuy

Drink Cocktails at a bar the length of the room

Dick & Jane's BarRoom is a Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn bar and restaurant on Malcolm X Boulevard with a pressed tin ceiling, a room-length bar and a full dinner menu.

Barely Disfigured

• ★ 4.4
• $$
• Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens

Drink The Exterminating Angel, bourbon with sweet vermouth and pistachio

Barely Disfigured is a Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn cocktail bar on Smith Street with a curving marble bar, a mirrored backroom and an 1,800 square foot garden.

Duff's Brooklyn

• ★ 3.8
• Dive bar
• $
• Williamsburg

Drink Beer-and-shot special

Duff's Brooklyn is a heavy-metal dive bar on Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a coffin-shaped bench, an electric chair and cheap drinks.

Athena Keke's

• ★ 4.2
• Sports bar
• $$
• Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

Drink Now You're Gay, a rum Manhattan riff with coconut rum and cardamaro

Athena Keke's is a women's sports bar on Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with two pages of cocktails, $8 mini martinis and a steak sandwich.