best bars open on christmas
Bemelmans Bar is one of best bars open on christmas.

1. Bemelmans Bar

9.1
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: You can sip on some of Bemelmans' famous cocktails like the Red Velvet (rye whiskey, spiced plum syrup, egg white, fresh lemon juice, bee pollen) and the Luxury Sidecar. Read more.

Union Hall is one of best bars open on christmas.

2. Union Hall

8.6
702 Union St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Karaoke Bar · North Slope · 171 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: This bar offers everything you could possibly want on Christmas Day: fireplaces, beer and bocce. Come by yourself and cozy up to the fire with a good book pulled straight from Union’s stately library.

Nitehawk Cinema is one of best bars open on christmas.

3. Nitehawk Cinema

9.4
136 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Movie Theater · Williamsburg · 301 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: New York City’s first dine-in movie theater is open on Christmas Day, screening your holiday favorites. Order the seasonal hot apple cider, spiked with a choice of bourbon, rum or ginger liqueur. Read more.

The Clocktower is one of best bars open on christmas.

4. The Clocktower

8.2
5 Madison Ave (E 24th St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · NoMad · 61 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: With soaring ceilings, laid-back vibes and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Madison Square Park is the ultimate Christmas Day hideaway. Sit at the bar’s open fireplace as you sip on a choice quaff Read more.

Bar Gonzo is one of best bars open on christmas.

5. Bar Gonzo

511 9th Ave (38th & 39th), New York, NY
Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 7 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: It's the '70s, baby. At this Hell's Kitchen bar, the playful and tropical-style drink menu features sparkling cocktails, large-format punches and tiki drinks like the Jasmine Flower. Holiday Sangria. Read more.

Seamstress is one of best bars open on christmas.

6. Seamstress

339 E 75th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Upper East Side · 50 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Indulge your inner bad Santa and choose from Seamstress’ 50 American classics. We recommend the Playing Hookey, a refreshingly jolly elixir of gin, Zirbenz, orange juice, lime, honey and Pechaud’s.. Read more.

The Standard, East Village is one of best bars open on christmas.

7. The Standard, East Village

8.5
25 Cooper Sq (at Bowery), New York, NY
Hotel · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Nobody does chill quite like Standard hotels. The Winter Garden that opens for the cooler months allows guests to sip seasonal quaffs like Winter Toddies. Read more.

Rochelles NYC is one of best bars open on christmas.

8. Rochelles NYC

205 Chrystie St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Whisky Bar · Lower East Side · 34 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Casually known as Rochelle's, this late-night joint offers 120 whiskeys by the glass, as well as whiskey-spiked cocktails in the trendy space on the Lower East Side. Read more.

Zombie Hut is one of best bars open on christmas.

9. Zombie Hut

7.1
273 Smith St (btwn Degraw St & Sackett St), Brooklyn, NY
Tiki Bar · Carroll Gardens · 146 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Bright-blue drinks with umbrellas and tiki masks hanging on bamboo walls make a fitting setting for Bococa beachcombers sipping bowls of the Frozen Zombie, which comes with (a shot) in the straw. Read more.

Boulton & Watt is one of best bars open on christmas.

10. Boulton & Watt

7.8
5 Avenue A (at W Houston St), New York, NY
Gastropub · East Village · 197 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Pair hearty bites like duck confit queso and brats in a blanket with Prohibition-inspired tipples like the Fifty-Mission Cap, as you wish a very Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Read more.

Ulysses Folk House is one of best bars open on christmas.

11. Ulysses Folk House

7.5
95 Pearl St (at Stone St), New York, NY
Pub · Financial District · 227 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Spending Christmas Day in New York’s Financial District might be the loneliest holiday scenario ever known. The 130-foot bar is adorned with enough bartenders to keep you feeling jolly all day long. Read more.