Great place for late night cocktails. Dont be afraid to ask for classic cocktails that arent on the menu.
Take your time; savor each sip. You can't go wrong with any of the old-fashioneds.
Try the Pangalactic Gargle Blaster. Tribute to Douglas Adams both bar's and cocktail's name
the mayflower (made with rye + pimms) is a light finish to one of those hot, sticky days and a good start to one of those cool, cool nights.
If someone else is picking up the tab, look for the Pappy Van Winkle on the whiskey menu.
Tucked away in an alley downtown, this place makes amazing drinks, many with regional liquors. A must-visit if you like cocktails.
to drink, the lady should order up a seven spice sour and the gentleman, bull in the heather (you can't go wrong with the mix of glenrothes, absinthe and honey)
Possibly better than the half-price Belgian beers Mondays is the racks of Tintin comics in the hallway at the back. (PS - get the Karmeliet Tripel, it's exquisite)
Allegedly serves 12oz bottles of the sublime Tripel Karmeliet for $6.50, cheapest in NYC
Get a nice Malbec, then ask the owner about the G Gauge model trains that run the perimeter of the store.
Looking for a drink? There's Franklin Park, a beer garden, north Eastern Parkway three blocks.
hit the mini bar -- and i mean really hit it: one free dinner for every bottle you finish
Best musical offerings in the city. Some are free like the piano performances Tuesdays and Open Jam session Mondays. Musicians are welcome.
If you need to rehydrate after the beach, ask if they have kvass. It's a delicious, barely-alcoholic, lightly-carbonated thirst-quencher, made in small batches for them by some Russian dude upstate.
This always ends up being a second stop of the night, but really because it's better after 1am. You can always count on a great DJ spinning there.
Get the Margarita Tamarindo ($11), a smoky, intense, eccentrically Mexican combination of sweet, sour, and hot.
The Rusty Knot (drink) is as good as people say. Certainly the best libation you ever had out of a blender.
Front booths, right near the big windows, are by far the best people watching spots in the LES. (for a backup, hit the mini magic room at Local 138 around the corner on Ludlow)
Holy baby Jesus - these Apple Preserve / Vodka drinks are amazing (tho girly). Skip the old fashioned - tastes like bath water.
Everything here is fabulous, from cocktails to kangaroo (seriously!). -Gail Simmons, Top Chef.
Order the Bloody Mary. It's an experience in itself, and the best Bloody Mary in the whole city. Also, if you're eating there, skip the famous mutton chop and go for the filet mignon or Chateaubriand.
A fairly young institution, KGB Bar opened in 1993 and has since been a staple in the NYC reading series circuit, heavy on cheap drinks and literati. Check out fiction on Sunday or poetry on Monday.
So romantic! Grab a glass of your favorite cocktail and cozy up with someone late at night on a couch by the fire.
For brunch, eggs Benedict gets a twist, being served on crispy waffles studded with chewy lardons. A regular special is deliciously light pancakes with cream and fruit, like freshly sliced peaches. Read more.
Opening any day now, the Prospect Heights bar has Victorian decor, a general manager named Doc, a police call box for a bathroom, live jazz & blues four nights a week. Read more.
When you want to order a cocktail make sure that you ask about the special seasonal menu that is not on the cocktail list. The bartender on Thurs Fri and Saturdays makes those cocktails from that menu
Can't decide which cocktail to order? Ask for a surprise tasting of four mini cocktails for $20.
Chill hard in the front courtyard of Franklin Park. BYOF (f stands for food) and drink relatively inexpensive beer on a relatively warm summer afternoon.
Bitters as a base?! Try a Trinidad Sour: 1 oz Angostura bitters, 1 oz orgeat, 3/4 oz lemon juice, 1/2 oz Rittenhouse rye, shaken hard and double-strained into a chilled cocktail glass. Read more.
go to the roof on a cold snowy, night. put on a red hooded overcoat like everyone else. pretend you are in a cult.
Get the Matilda, then w/ mind blown talk w/ Trevor about rock history & the scene today. Then ask for his special the Stirred Word.
Get a "bespoke cocktail" tailored to your ill-to-well-informed desires. And make it good, they they'll keep that recipe on file for your return visit. Read more.
You can't dine here without trying one of the bar's incredible cocktails. Hungry? Order the French onion soup. Read more.
Has a menu of eats like cured ham, cheese, & tostadas; lots of tequila & mezcal, including "curados" -- mezcales infused with fruits and spices; & cocktails ranging from margaritas to sangrias. Read more.
This bar specializes in pulques (made from fermented agave sap) and has a full menu with goodness like stuffed masa pockets known as Gorditas de Requeson O Papa Con Chorizo. Read more.
If you can, head up the stairs to the bathroom, take a right (into the bigger, closed-off bar area) and then a left out into the lobby. Take a photo on the steps. Feel special.
Note to self from Brian: order a Brain Duster, even if it's off-menu. He said it was made of cognac and absinthe, among other things.
Be sure to pull the handle open all the way, opening part way makes the beer even foamier!
put your name on a bottle of kappa no (a sweet potato shochu) and have them keep it behind the bar for future visits. drink on the rocks when you're in the 'hood with a friend (good for three months;
Each theater has paired seats and tables where twosomes can nosh while taking in indie and retro flicks. Split the Nitehawk Queso, with melted cheese, black beans, spicy chorizo and cooling guac. Read more.
Order the secret cocktail, Night Moves, made from gin, sweet vermouth, muddled falcon claw and owl bitters. You won't this one anywhere else.
The Hindenberg is nice: cognac base, but hints of bananas and caramel. We also liked the carbonated gin and juice.
The cocktails are pricey, but are expertly crafted and worth the money! You can do no wrong here – but the Vieux Carre and the Thanksgiving Eve were spectacular.
Every drink they make here is excellent. My favorites are the Dark and Stormy, and the Black Manhattan.
Its like a upper class freak show. You should get a table because the drinks are very expensive and u get a bottle with the table.When asked what u want with your bottle of vodka NEVER say watermelon.
Ask the bartender for quarters so you can throw them at the bucket on the wall. Beat my 5 for 8 and I'll buy you a beer.
Reynolds is a fantastic mixologist - sit at the bar, watch him throw tumblers in the air, squeeze bizarre bitters into drinks, and order off the menu if everything on the menu is too floral
they don't have a liquor license, but ask nicely and you can get a nice cocktail. house specials: cocktail a la louisiane, gimlet, 1919.
They may make the best Sazeracs in the city- might be because half of the bartenders are from New Orleans.
This is one of the Best clubs in Tokyo!!!Great for house, techno and a special place for drum&bass. Three floors in here, small lounge, main dancing floor and small bar on the third.
Billed as a detective agency set inside Bourbon & Branch, it’s really a reservations-only cocktail bar with only a few tables & a prix fixe menu, where $30 gets you 3 cocktails. Read more.
Try this. Cocktails: artichoke hold (sweet), morgan town (boozy). food: stuffed avocado and chorizo empanada.
Killer old fashioned here, btw. But beware of the other bourbon cocktails -- they come in fancy-pants glasses.
a very new york-like speakeasy feel in the back room here – you know, if you're feeling nostalgic for home. snag a table in one of the booths by the back wall and have them mix up your faves
Not really paying for the food, you're paying for the show! If you 're a geek , or not, you'll enjoy watching all the lights, girls and moving robots.
Best new bar in town, in the old Milk & Honey space. There's a new longer bar, no reservation policy and they now serve wine & beer as well as classic cocktails. Great vibe & awesome service!
Looks pretty and all that jazz but if you want a drink within the hour, avoid. You'll probably die of thirst before the waitress will pay attention to you.
Love the atmosphere in the place! Bar does a mean cocktail - and the dinner menu is full of interesting options.
Delicious curry sausage! Different sauces! Sweet potato fries are great! They offer also vegan curry sausage with vegan sauce! Good selection of gin and tonics starting from 3,50 for 2cl.
Whether for dinner or just a drink, get the Calacas. It comes out the color of blood from the beet juice, mixed with jalapeno tequila and chili salt for kick, with lime and agave to sweeten a bit.
Amazing new Japanese cocktail bar in LES. Totally sexy vibes and the drinks are amazing. I'm in love with the Far East Side! Great date spot too.
A quiet and classy bar with an amazing selection of Scotch. Enjoy your drink while watching James Bond movies, and intermittently sneak off to the cigar room.
100-seat gastropub, serving cocktails fueled with top-shelf tequila and mescals. Food, too, like roasted pork belly and charred banana puree.
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy is a founding partner, and did all of the sound design. There are vegetable-centric small plates, and cultured butter and Iberico lardo with brazil nuts. Oh, and wine. Read more.
