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NYC Drinking
John Dory Oyster Bar is one of NYC Drinking.

1. John Dory Oyster Bar

1196 Broadway (at W 29th St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · NoMad · 272 tips and reviews

EaterEater: If it's not too busy, The Dory is a cool place to pop in for oysters and cocktails. For a special occasion, ask about the chef's table tasting in the kitchen. [Eater 38 Member]

PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of NYC Drinking.

2. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 438 tips and reviews

Food & WineFood & Wine: Mixologist Jim Meehan presides over this reservations-only lounge. The unmarked entrance is inside a phone booth at the hot dog joint Crif Dogs.

Betony is one of NYC Drinking.

3. Betony

41 W 57th St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 88 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Inventive fine dining and cocktails (especially for Midtown) from three Eleven Madison Park alums.

The Dead Rabbit is one of NYC Drinking.

4. The Dead Rabbit

9.3
30 Water St (btwn Broad St & Coenties Slip), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 489 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Thoughtfully-crafted period cocktails upstairs, and well-poured pints at a belly-up kind of bar on the ground floor.

Milk & Honey is one of NYC Drinking.

5. Milk & Honey

30 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Speakeasy · Flatiron District · 144 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Enter this speakeasy through the most non-descript of entrances and be transported to the prohibition era and enjoy what the bartender makes you. Make reservations.

The Library at The Public is one of NYC Drinking.

6. The Library at The Public

8.2
425 Lafayette St (at Astor Pl), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · NoHo · 51 tips and reviews

Maria E.Maria Elosua: beautiful place to get a drink, elegant decoration

The Library at The NoMad is one of NYC Drinking.

7. The Library at The NoMad

1170 Broadway (at 28th St) (at 28th St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 94 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of NYC Drinking.

8. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.0
400 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 379 tips and reviews

Nina Y.Nina Yiamsamatha: Can't go wrong with an iced coffee (it comes with a shot of espresso for extra buzz).

Proletariat is one of NYC Drinking.

9. Proletariat

102 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 157 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Proletariat is a much-deserved look into no-holds-barred beer geekdom, blissfully free of TVs, generic pub grub & high-fiving mooks. It holds only 12 stools & its menus have been replaced w/ a QR code Read more.

Pouring Ribbons is one of NYC Drinking.

10. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 180 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: There are flawless standards here—a strapping Manhattan, a tingly champagne cocktail fizzing w/ sugar & Angostura bitters—but big-swinging bar talents really come out to play w/ their original drinks. Read more.

11. The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites

9.1
311 E 60th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Beer Garden · Upper East Side · 187 tips and reviews

UntappdUntappd: Fantastic new beer bar on UES! Check out the mixology station and year around patio. Always a great selection as this is a sister bar of Alewife NYC.

Little Branch is one of NYC Drinking.

12. Little Branch

8.9
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of NYC Drinking.

13. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
Pegu Club is one of NYC Drinking.

14. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 301 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of NYC Drinking.

15. Death & Co.

9.0
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews