FThe Cocktail Canon15 places
Cocktail Bars & Speakeasies in NYC
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
Attaboy
134 Eldridge St · Lower East Side · no menu, no sign — tell them your mood; home of the Penicillin
The Dead Rabbit
30 Water St · Financial District · the Irish pub perfected; famous Irish coffee · once named the world’s best bar
Employees Only
510 Hudson St · West Village · in past the fortune teller; late-night chicken soup for the industry
Katana Kitten
531 Hudson St · West Village · Japanese-American highballs & joy
Please Don’t Tell
113 St Marks Pl · East Village · enter through the phone booth in Crif Dogs; the speakeasy that started the wave
Angel’s Share
45 Grove St · West Village · the beloved 1993 Japanese cocktail den, reborn with its mural · walk-in only
Overstory
70 Pine St, 64th fl · Financial District · martinis on a wraparound Art Deco terrace · book ahead
Double Chicken Please
115 Allen St · Lower East Side · walk-in front room + the Coop, where cocktails taste like dishes
Sip & Guzzle
29 Cornelia St · West Village · Shingo Gokan’s two bars in one: a saloon upstairs, a speakeasy below
Superbueno
13 First Ave · East Village · Mexican-American cocktails — get the Green Mango Martini
Death & Co
433 E 6th St · East Village · the 2007 craft-cocktail pioneer
Dante
79–81 MacDougal St · Greenwich Village · the 1915 Caffè Dante reborn for Negronis & aperitivo
Milady’s
160 Prince St · SoHo · the old SoHo dive, revived by Clover Club’s team
Martiny’s
121 E 17th St · Gramercy · an elegant cocktail parlor steps from Irving Place
Clover Club
210 Smith St · Cobble Hill, Brooklyn · Julie Reiner’s Victorian parlor; fireplace in winter
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