Bars

Your guide to bars and drinking in New York City. Whether you’re looking for a cocktail or a beer, use our guide to find the best new bars in NYC.

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The absolute best bars in Soho NYC
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The absolute best bars in Soho NYC

Pick your poison at the best bars in Soho, from refined cocktail bars to rowdy beer gardens

The 11 prettiest brunch cocktails in NYC
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The 11 prettiest brunch cocktails in NYC

These tasty tipples served at brunch put the usual Bloody Mary's and mimosas to shame

The absolute best rooftop bars in Williamsburg
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The absolute best rooftop bars in Williamsburg

Toast to stunning Manhattan views at the best rooftop bars in Williamsburg

The best happy hours NYC has to offer
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The best happy hours NYC has to offer

NYC is packed with cheap drinks and discounted bar snacks

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The best happy hour Midtown bars in NYC
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The best happy hour Midtown bars in NYC

Serving up frozen tiki drinks, sudsy beers and glasses of wine

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Latest bar reviews

Adriaen Block
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Adriaen Block

The Astoria bar is like the brick-and-mortar version of Tiesto walking into grandma’s

Time Out says
3 out of 5 stars
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Bootlegger Jack’s Hidden Speakeasy
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Bootlegger Jack’s Hidden Speakeasy

Everyone was having fun at the drinking den that’s directly adjacent to the bathroom stalls below chef Willie Degel’s Uncle Jack’s Meat House

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
Katana Kitten
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Katana Kitten

Sadly, there are no kittens at this Japanese-American cocktail bar

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
Blue Quarter
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Blue Quarter

The whimsical hybrid is stacked with Middle Eastern decor and tea-based drinks, all behind a hidden entrance

Time Out says
3 out of 5 stars
Existing Conditions
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Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions boasts a lot of high-tech, mad-scientist wizardry, but you don’t see any of it

Time Out says
3 out of 5 stars

Best bars in New York

The 50 best bars in NYC
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The 50 best bars in NYC

From dives to cocktail dens and craft-brew havens to wine haunts, here are the best bars in NYC to visit right now

The best wine bars in NYC
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The best wine bars in NYC

From educational vin studios to natural-wine–focused neo-bistros

The best-looking bars in NYC
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The best-looking bars in NYC

Check out New York’s best-looking bars for a treat-yourself drink in gorgeous digs

The best outdoor bars in NYC
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The best outdoor bars in NYC

NYC has plenty of patios and terraces for boozy afternoons in the city

The most romantic bars in NYC
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The most romantic bars in NYC

Cozy up to bae at a spot that’s equal parts sweet and sexy

The best whiskey bars in NYC
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The best whiskey bars in NYC

NYC has plenty of peaty options, from bourbon bars to Scotch dens

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Best bars by neighborhood

Best Upper East Side bars
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Best Upper East Side bars

Best bars on the Lower East Side
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Best bars on the Lower East Side

Best Bushwick bars
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Best Bushwick bars

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Best East Village bars
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Best East Village bars

Best Flatiron bars
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Best Flatiron bars

Best bars in Astoria
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Best bars in Astoria

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Latest food and drink news

A witchin' Harry Potter-inspired café is coming to NYC
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A witchin' Harry Potter-inspired café is coming to NYC

From the mind that brought you the wonderfully weird Beetle House bar and the Will Ferrell pop-up, Stay Classy New York, comes a café that will make you feel...

Get a free cupcake at Baked by Melissa this Saturday
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Get a free cupcake at Baked by Melissa this Saturday

This Saturday is National Cupcake Day, and even though it's a holiday that's not as big as Christmas (yet), you can bet that we still love to celebrate it....

This restaurant is offering six pounds of free Pho (as long as you eat the entire thing)
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This restaurant is offering six pounds of free Pho (as long as you eat the entire thing)

Is this pho real? The Supersize Mi challenge at Mi Noodle Bar is a whopper of a contest that includes eating six pounds of pho—three pounds of tapioca...

A French 'Top Chef' just opened a restaurant in the Meatpacking District
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A French 'Top Chef' just opened a restaurant in the Meatpacking District

Starting tonight, you can eat like Jay and Bey. A new Meatpacking District restaurant is opening its doors to the plebeians, even though the chef has...

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Carnegie Deli will be back for eight days with 99-cent sandwiches
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Carnegie Deli will be back for eight days with 99-cent sandwiches

Thanks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the marvelous Carnegie Deli will be back for eight days this December. The famous, eight-decade-old deli that shuttered...

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Latest bar stories

The 18 best NYC rooftop bars open during the winter
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The 18 best NYC rooftop bars open during the winter

The best rooftop bars open during the winter range from a mountain ski lodge to a cigar lounge overlooking Times Square

The best cheap bars in NYC if you're on a budget
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The best cheap bars in NYC if you're on a budget

Discover cheap bars—and not just dives, either—where a few bucks go a long way toward ending that whole sobriety thing.

The best wine bars in NYC
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The best wine bars in NYC

From educational vin studios to natural-wine–focused neo-bistros, find the best wine bar NYC has to offer

The very best bars with fireplaces in NYC
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The very best bars with fireplaces in NYC

When it’s so cold outside that drinking isn’t enough to warm you, seek out the best bars with fireplaces in NYC

Most booked NYC restaurants

Keens Steakhouse
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Keens Steakhouse

The ceiling and walls are hung with tobacco pipes, some from such long-ago Keens regulars as Babe Ruth, J.P. Morgan and Teddy Roosevelt. Even in these...

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5 out of 5 stars
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Katz’s Delicatessen
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Katz’s Delicatessen

This cavernous cafeteria is a repository of New York history—glossies of celebs spanning the past century crowd the walls, and the classic Jewish...

Users say
4 out of 5 stars
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The Russian Tea Room
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The Russian Tea Room

Venue says: “The Iconic New York City Restaurant! Modern Continental cuisine infused with a Russian flair. High tea every day 2:00-4:30pm, Monday-Sunday!”

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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The NoMad
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The NoMad

Chef Daniel Humm and William Guidara, the celebrated team behind Eleven Madison Park, turn the music up for their sophomore venture in the NoMad Hotel....

Time Out says
5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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