Likely the best mixed drinks you'll find in Queens. Feel free to put yourself in the bartender's hands and order off-menu.
Enter through Cipriani on the balcony at Grand Central & you'll feel as if you have entered a bygone era. Drinks are expensive ($15 martini) but the atmosphere is worth it. Reserve a table in advance.
Ladies and gentlemen, no way is this a hotel. It’s a bar. An enchanting speakeasy oozing period charm in Williamsburg. Belly up to the bar at sundown or snag a little table and name your poison.
Swanky, pricey, dimly-lit, with yummy cocktails. You may lose track of time there - no windows, etc. Drink carefully.
Well-made cocktails with decent drinking food to match, and a nice backyard space for warm weather.
Like a boozy remake of Weird Science, a trio of cocktail geeks have forged their own fantasy babe from scratch. Drink this: Evelyn Rose—gin, hibiscus tea, rose water, Lillet syrup and lemon. Read more.
Drink this: The OJ-splashed Brancolada elevates the piña colada w/ herbal & minty Branca Menta—the result is at once sophisticated & dangerously easygoing, like a Ph.D. student gone on spring break. Read more.
Swanky, consciously old-timey bar from the folks behind Ward III, with excellent cocktails and a never-predictable crowd.
Whiskey Soda Lounge has a long list of cocktails, and plenty of salty snacks to go along with them. Whiskey Soda Lounge is slammed most nights, so be prepared to wait.
“The bar’s interior is retro L.E.S.: red-and-black, geometric, boozy, meaty, with lamps that resemble chess players in ‘Through the Looking Glass.’” Read more.
Chill, fun and dark space to enjoy 2-4-1 drinks during happy hour and yummy Cajun bar food – get the fried pickles, dirt fries and gators on horseback.
With its Art Deco bar and red-and-cream booths, original terrazzo floors, and acoustical-tile ceiling, “Long Island Bar has a casual authenticity that starts with the neon and continues inside.” Read more.
