Bars

Bon Appetit Magazine: More than 50 beers by the bottle and 28 on tap. Craft, imported, Trappist. Don't bother asking for Bud Light here. Read more.

Bravo: The best cocktails in Manhattan! Hidden down a dark staircase, it's great for a date, or just for after work unwinding. Amazing mint juleps. -Anita Lo, Top Chef Masters

The Corcoran Group: Great cocktails here. Let the bartender know what you like and they’ll create a cocktail designed for you. Look for the door at the corner with no sign on the SW corner of 7th Ave South and Leroy.

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan: Have a glass in the cellar bar, later in the evening when it's cleared out. So great.

Eileen: Order an off-menu Castaway: gin, lemon, honey and cucumber with a candied ginger garnish, on the rocks in a tumbler.

Christina Ray: Poke around the rusty, creepy depths of the Frying Pan (docked at Pier 66 in Hudson River Park).

Chris Hughes: Great classic hotel bar, talk to Sam he has been in NYC longer than you have been alive.

Daniel Schutzsmith: Go to Apotheke and order the Absinthe, but make sure it is after 11pm.

Jaro G4: The Vanilla Sidecar is a nice surprise on a friday night, very smooth, sweet and packs a punch.

Jesse Gill: the Cilantro Paso is hands down my favorite on the menu