Beautiful surroundings, an excellent raw bar, cocktails, and a concise, smart wine list. Read more.
Leyenda’s menu is heavy on the spirits of Central and South America (tequila, mezcal, rum and pisco are common players) alongside a similarly Latin-inflected menu by Suenos chef Sue Torres. Read more.
Ba’sik is a pretty—not precious—bar that could be today’s version of Cheers minus Sam Malone and plus Jay Zimmerman and Derrek Vernon. Read more.
Clover Club is arguably BK’s first proper craft cocktail bar. The cozy space and ragtime music telegraph another era, but the drinks are modern in their no-nonsense dedication to great ingredients. Read more.
At Donna the warm staff can nerd out hard about everything from cocktails and music, and the drinks are inventive with a slight touch of tiki throughout the menu. Read more.
This modern day saloon is outfitted with bartenders who can handle a crowd with gruff endearment while also creating some of the most delicately garnished drinks this side of the East River. Read more.
Maison Premiere is equal parts Belle Epoque Paris and old French Quarter NOLA. In addition to an oyster bar, Maison offers absinthe cocktails, juleps, and a well-curated wine list. Read more.
Housed in a silver-sided diner, The Long Island Bar is Toby Cecchini’s old-fashioned love letter to Brooklyn. Classic cocktails come with plenty of endearing attitude in wide, swirling coupes. Read more.
Tooker Alley’s Del Pedro has been bartending since the '80s. This bar is a joint to call his own— you’ll often find him behind the bar making Old-Fashioneds and edgy cocktails in vintage glassware. Read more.
Weather Up is all shiny white subway tile flashing in the reflection of golden box lamps. With a classic cocktail roster, the bar is the original outpost of a Brooklyn/Austin/Manhattan trifecta. Read more.
