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The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY
Oficina 1000 Miglia is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

1. Oficina 1000 Miglia

371 Broome St (Mott Street), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Little Italy · 20 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: It might seem like that Italian place, but it's not. You'll be an all star when you take people here, because they're going to think you're taking them to an Italian spot in Little Italy. Read more.

Mountain Bird is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

2. Mountain Bird

2162 2nd Ave, New York, NY
French Restaurant · East Harlem · 20 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: Mountain Bird. It’s back. You may not have been aware it left, but that should be a telling sign of how desperately you need me. Tip: Foie gras dumpling consomme? Yeah. Read more.

Wildair is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

3. Wildair

8.4
142 Orchard St (at Rivington St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 74 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: I had the best wine I've ever had here, and some of the most creative, yet simple, food. Read more.

Yunnan BBQ is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

4. Yunnan BBQ

79 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 96 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: If you're the kind of person that likes soy in their cocktails, Yunnan has dope street-inspired food, and a holiday cocktail called the Smooth Operator. Read more.

Avant Garden is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

5. Avant Garden

8.6
95 Avenue A (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 62 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: If you're with the kind of person that can't make decisions and orders everything like a psycho, prepare to eat at least 3-4 toasts. Tip: Sit at the bar, it's entertaining to watch them cook here. Read more.

Timna is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

6. Timna

109 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Israeli Restaurant · East Village · 41 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: When I came into Timna, they tested out their new ravioli on me. I was the first person to have it. If you want me to like you, give me ravioli, even experimental ravioli. Read more.

Bruno Pizza is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

7. Bruno Pizza

204 E 13th St, New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 61 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: It's semi-bougie, farm-to-table trendy AND they have pizza. Read more.

Babu Ji is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

8. Babu Ji

175 Avenue B (at E 11th St), New York, NY
Indian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 139 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: I'm actually in love with Babu Ji. Definitely one of the best new restaurants for me. I think about their naan on a daily basis. Read more.

Oleanders is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

9. Oleanders

160 N 12th St, Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 7 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The burger is on an english muffin which elates me. Read more.

Choysters is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

10. Choysters

214 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Clinton Hill · 9 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: They've got four seasonal cocktails at a time, all insane. Tip: they have a $1 oyster of the day until they run out. Tip: the rest of the food is fantastic as well. Read more.

Bourbon Springs is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

11. Bourbon Springs

425 Graham Ave (Withers & Frost), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Williamsburg · 7 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The Appellate Court Cocktail is really quite good. Read more.

The Musket Room is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

12. The Musket Room

8.4
265 Elizabeth St (Houston St.), New York, NY
Restaurant · NoLita · 107 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The Musket Room is very 'cool couple takes parents here to meet cool girlfriend/boyfriend for the first time'. That's a huge compliment. Read more.

Mas (farmhouse) is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

13. Mas (farmhouse)

39 Downing St (Bedford St.), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · West Village · 86 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: Mas is the kind of place people go to pop the question. It's basically THE reason you go there. If I ever dated I would always have my first dates here because it's so extreme. Read more.

Featherweight is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

14. Featherweight

135 Graham Ave (btwn Boerum St & Johnson Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Williamsburg · 65 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: Featherweight is everything. It's small, it's romantic, it's 2016. The future is now. Read more.

The Garret is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

15. The Garret

8.1
296 Bleecker St (above Five Guys), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 148 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: I love the name and overall flavor of the Apricot Bandana. Read more.

King Tai is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

16. King Tai

8.6
1095 Bergen St (at Nostrand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Crown Heights · 28 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The holiday cocktail is super fire and should be considered heavily for this month. Read more.

The Up & Up is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

17. The Up & Up

9.0
116 Macdougal St (btwn W 3rd & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 116 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The Up and Up has these dope things called 'Halfies'. It's a half-sized cocktail. This is the move for when your friend with the weird stomach issues forces you to get a drink instead of dinner. Read more.

Mace is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

18. Mace

649 E 9th St (btwn Ave B & C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 75 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: The ‘chamomile” cocktail with brown butter and fat-washed cognac had the opposite effect that chamomile tea has on me. Read more.

Slowly Shirley is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

19. Slowly Shirley

121 W 10th St (at Greenwich Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 48 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: If you’re looking for the opposite of a holiday cocktail, go here and order a Cleopatra. This is for the people that would rather spend the holidays somewhere warm, which does weird me out to the max. Read more.

The Lodge at Gallow Green is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

20. The Lodge at Gallow Green

7.8
542 W 27th St, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chelsea · 19 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: You can SKIP Sleep No More and just go drink cocktails on the roof. Read more.

Garfunkel's is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

21. Garfunkel's

7.7
67 Clinton St (Btwn Rivington and Stanton), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Lower East Side · 31 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: Garfunkel's is great for when people are in town bc really no one knows about it and it's super hidden. Read more.

Drexler's is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

22. Drexler's

9 Avenue A, New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 30 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: I like this bar. I also really like the fact that they have a downstairs that’s sort of like a mirror of the upstairs. Read more.

Fancy Nancy Brooklyn is one of The Best Hidden Holiday Cocktail Gems in NY.

23. Fancy Nancy Brooklyn

1038 Bedford Ave (at Lafayette Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 34 tips and reviews

Cheap Best HiddenCheap Best Hidden: Fancy Nancy has a sherbet punch with pineapple juice and it's not a club, so you can bring any purchases from Bed, Bath and Beyond with you, NO COATCHECK REQUIRED. Read more.