New York has plenty to offer to every visitor whether it is the museums, the shows, the shops or the nightlife, New York has something good for everyone! Traveler's "bible", Conde Nast Traveler, selected 22 of the best bars in the Big Apple. We give you the Top 10!
Eva Metis Koutoumanou
In a city where apartments are usually small, bars are where New Yorkers go to meet friends, have fun, talk to each other and exchange views on all topics; to sum up, bars is where New Yorkers socialize.
And here are the best spots in town:
1. Dante
A 100 year-old Village mainstay that Linden Pride brilliantly revamped in 2015.
10 79-81 Macdougal St., New York, New York 10012
2. Martiny's
In early 2022, Takuma Wantanabe, the Tokyo-born head bartender of cult cocktail den Angel's Share, opened this intimate spot in an 1800s townhouse.
121 E 17th Street, New York, New York 10003
3. Musette Wine Bar
A cozy wine bar and restaurant sits on a Central Harlem corner next to its sibling bottle shop, Pompette, a neighborhood favorite since 2015.
420 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, New York 10037
4. Baby's All Right
At this 5,000-square-foot bar and performance venue in South Williamsburg, drinks flow freely while independent bands, drag shows, and other acts grace the stage.
146 Broadway, New York, New York 11211
5. Double Chicken Please
Named North America’s best bar in 2023, Double Chicken Please houses two distinct concepts in one snug space on an industrial-looking stretch of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
115 Allen Street, New York, New York 10002
6. The Long Island Bar
South Brooklyn locals, Manhattanites who rarely travel over the water, and the occasional wise tourist rub elbows. Co-owner Toby Cecchini (who, incidentally, invented the Cosmo at The Odeon many years ago) has a following, and his cocktails are known around the city, so it’s a bit of a see-and-be-seen along the bar.
110 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, New York 11201
7. Bar Goto
A minimalist shelter from the storm of Lower East Side partiers and for excellent highballs.
245 Eldridge St, New York, New York 10002
8. 67 Orange Street
This Harlem jewel box has been serving the city's best cocktails since 2008.
2082 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, New York 10026
9. The Dead Rabbit
Named the “Best Bar in the World” by Tales of the Cocktail, Dead Rabbit has a vast menu featuring tons of detail about the bar itself, the drinks’ histories, and their flavors.
30 Water St., New York, New York 10004
10. June
Intimate natural wine bar in Boerum Hill, with its Parisian-inflected design and thoughtful wine list, makes a perfect date night spot.
231 Court St, Brooklyn, New York 11201
