East Village & Lower East Side
There's live jazz (and the odd rockabilly group) nightly from 9pm to midnight ($10 cover) at this tiny, amber-lit drinking den on a bar-dappled stretch of…
Must-see nightlife in New York City
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Named for Judas Priest's first album, this bar reels in rockers with its Misfits logos, taxidermied buffalo heads and, of course, neon Judas Priest sign…
East Village & Lower East Side
This brick-vaulted cavern beneath Ave A does its best to hide – access is through an unmarked door around the corner on the side of bar that seems to…
New York City
Anyone seeking an authentically Brooklyn night out should look no further than Union Hall. This bar and event space is located in a converted warehouse…
SoHo & Chinatown
This neon-red rebel has never let anything get in the way of a good time. In Prohibition days, it peddled buckets of beer. In the '60s its basement was a…
East Village & Lower East Side
Take the stairs under the humming restaurant of the same name to discover an eclectically furnished basement bar of such meticulously retro sensibility…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Named for a feared 19th-century Irish American gang, this three-story drinking den is regularly voted one of the world's best bars. Hit the sawdust…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Sprawled across the top of the Empire Hotel, this stylish rooftop bar is one of New York's most expansive drinking spaces in the sky at 8000 sq ft. A…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This West Village dive bills itself as 'lesbian, gay and straight friendly since 1994.' While the crowd's mostly ladies, it welcomes anyone looking for a…
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn & Dumbo
The flagship of one of Brooklyn's most serious bean roasters, BRC's Dumbo location has vintage furniture and a stripped-bare warehouse aesthetic to mirror…
Queens
The wonderful waft of juice and hops smacks you upside the head when you enter Astoria's best craft brewery, a haven for hopheads where at least half of…
Midtown
Stylin' baristas in fedora hats brewing killer coffee? No, you're not in Williamsburg, you're at the Manhattan outpost of Portland's cult-status coffee…
East Village & Lower East Side
Whitewashed walls, weathered floorboards and salvaged lamps give this urban outpost a Mississippi flair, which goes well with the live music (bluegrass,…
Lillie's Victorian Establishment
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Step in and be taken to the era of petticoats and watch fobs with high, stamped-tin ceilings, red-velvet love seats and walls covered in vintage…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
From keyboard-tapping scribes to gossiping friends and academics, this bustling downstairs cafe is never short of a crowd. Hand-picked beans are lovingly…
Midtown
Slip on your spurs, partner, there's a honky-tonk in Hell's Kitchen! Kick back at this saloon-style watering hole, where the jukebox keeps good folks…
East Village & Lower East Side
Show up early and snag a seat at this hidden gem, behind a Japanese restaurant on the same floor. It's quiet and elegant, with seriously talented…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Vintage wallpaper, a glittering chandelier and hand-painted coffered ceilings make for a suitably elegant scene at this grown-up drinking den, its…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Simultaneously hip and classy: softly lit subway tiles, amiable and attractive barkeeps and seductive cocktails make for a bewitching trio at Weather Up…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
The beers and potential new buds are plentiful at this gay sports bar in the heart of the Flatiron District. There’s football on TV, Buffalo wings at the…
Midtown
Perched on the 9th floor of the Museum of Arts & Design, ’60s-inspired Robert is technically a high-end, Modern American restaurant. While the food is…
Upper East Side
The sort of setting you can’t get enough of (even if you are a jaded local). Located atop the Met, this rooftop bar sits right above Central Park’s tree…
Midtown
Co-owned by Aussie expat Leon Unglik, Little Collins emulates the celebrated cafes of his hometown Melbourne: understatedly cool, welcoming spaces serving…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Looking straight out of the TV series Boardwalk Empire, this roaring basement supper club is rarely short of styled-up regulars sipping cocktails,…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Buzzing with the animated conversation of locals, courting couples and theater types, this devotedly Francophile wine bar and restaurant makes a great…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
A supercool, tiki-licious cocktail bar splashed with palm prints, ’60s pop and playful mixed drinks that provide a chic take on the fruity beach cocktail…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
A coffee-geek mecca, Kaffe 1668 has dual Synesso machines pumping out single-origin magic from across Africa and the Americas. There's a large communal…
New York City
Walk past the small flower shop at the front to find this sparkling neighborhood bar with a wall full of 75 whiskeys, attended by barkeeps attentively…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
This appealing Middle Eastern cafe and shop whips up tasty hummus and falafel plates; the real draw, though, is the hidden downstairs club, which draws a…
East Village & Lower East Side
PDT ('Please Don't Tell') scores high on novelty. Pick up the receiver in the phone booth at the hot-dog shop Crif Dogs; once you're given the OK …
East Village & Lower East Side
Maverick mixologist Kenta Goto has cocktail connoisseurs spellbound at his eponymous, intimate hot spot. Expect meticulous, elegant drinks that draw on…
SoHo & Chinatown
Spent SoHo shoppers reboot at this pocket-sized espresso bar. The brews are strong, full-bodied and worthy of any bar in Italy (note the cool Rome wall…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Yet another reason you never need to leave Brooklyn, this smallish hole-in-the-wall club is a great place to get your groove on, with DJs spinning house,…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
It still looks like 1892 in here, with the mahogany bar, original tile floors and tin ceilings – the Old Town is an old-world drinking-man’s classic. It's…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
A library of whiskies lines the bar at this rocking cocktail bar in Greenpoint, finding their way into classic and reinvented cocktails via the dextrous…
New York City
Come for the craft beer, custom sandwiches and tasty bites, leave with an armful of artisan groceries. You could easily walk past this watering hole,…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Petite Smith & Mills ticks all the cool boxes: unmarked exterior, design-conscious industrial interior, and expertly crafted cocktails with a penchant for…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Plowshares got in the specialty coffee game way back in 2008, when this small-but-exquisite espresso haven opened in the Bloomingdale district of the UWS…
Midtown
This slice of old New York is revered for its rums and whiskeys. Savor them straight up or mixed in impeccable cocktails like 'The Escape,' a potent piña…
Midtown
For that 'Oh my God, I'm in New York' feeling, head to the Marriott Vacation Club Pulse (formerly the Strand) hotel's rooftop bar, order a martini (extra…
