17 cocktail bar rooms in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Death & Co ★ 4.6
east-village · 433 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009
Death & Co on East 6th Street has set the East Village cocktail benchmark in New York City since 2007. Order the oaxaca old fashioned. At 433 East 6th Street.
Attaboy ★ 4.7
lower-east-side · 134 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Attaboy on Eldridge has poured bartender-choice cocktails in the Lower East Side, New York City since 2013. No menu, no door bell, ring for entry.
The Dead Rabbit ★ 4.7
financial-district · 30 Water Street, New York, NY 10004
Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry's three-floor Financial District bar in New York City sits high in the World's 50 Best list. Order the irish coffee.
Employees Only ★ 4.4
west-village · 510 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Employees Only on Hudson Street has poured classic cocktails in the West Village, New York City since 2004. White-jacketed bartenders, late kitchen.
Dutch Kills ★ 4.4
long-island-city · 27-24 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101
Dutch Kills in Long Island City Queens runs Milk & Honey's tradition of bespoke cocktail-making in New York City. Order the dutch kills old fashioned.
Double Chicken Please ★ 4.7
lower-east-side · 115 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
Double Chicken Please on Allen Street has run the city's most ambitious flavour-led cocktail program in New York City since 2020. Located in Lower East Side.
Temple Bar ★ 4.4
noho · 332 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012
Temple Bar on Lafayette Street has reopened the 1989 NoHo cocktail room in New York City. The espresso martini revival in 2022 happened largely in this room.
Kings County Imperial ★ 4.2
williamsburg · 20 Skillman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Kings County Imperial on Skillman Avenue in Williamsburg runs Chinese American food alongside tea-infused cocktails in New York City. At 20 Skillman Avenue.
Old Town Bar ★ 4.0
union-square · 45 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003
Old Town Bar near Union Square has poured Bass Ale from a 55-foot mahogany bar in New York City since 1892. Order the bass ale draught. Booking recommended.
White Horse Tavern ★ 3.8
west-village · 567 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014
White Horse Tavern on Hudson Street has poured Guinness in the West Village, New York City since 1880. Dylan Thomas drank 18 whiskeys here in 1953.
Amor y Amargo ★ 4.5
east-village · 443 E 6th Street, New York, NY 10009
Amor y Amargo on East 6th has poured bitters-forward cocktails in the East Village, New York City since 2011. Order the all-bitters cocktails.
Jimmy's Corner ★ 4.0
midtown · 140 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Jimmy's Corner near Times Square has poured cheap beer and bourbon to off-Broadway crowds in New York City since 1971. Boxing photos on the walls, jukebox.
Ear Inn ★ 4.1
soho · 326 Spring St, New York, NY 10013
Ear Inn on Spring Street has poured pints to dockworkers in SoHo, New York City since 1817. The B in BAR fell off in the 1970s and stayed off.
Bemelmans Bar ★ 4.5
upper-east-side · 35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021
Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel has poured cocktails under Ludwig Bemelmans's Central Park murals in New York City since 1947. Located in Upper East Side.
KGB Bar ★ 3.9
east-village · 85 E 4th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10003
KGB on East 4th Street runs a Soviet-themed second-floor bar in the East Village, New York City. Free reading series Mondays and Tuesdays, red walls.
El Quijote ★ 4.3
chelsea · 226 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
El Quijote at the Hotel Chelsea has poured Spanish drinks since 1930 in New York City. Order the spanish gin and tonic. At 226 West 23rd Street.
Maison Premiere ★ 4.6
williamsburg · 298 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Maison Premiere on Bedford Avenue has poured absinthe and shucked oysters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City since 2011. James Beard winner 2016.