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The Most Fun Bars In NYC Right Now
Call them what you want. Happening. Cool. Busy. Lit. These are the most fun bars in NYC right now.
The Best Bars In Midtown
From rooftop lounges to places with karaoke, here's where to drink within walking distance of Rockefeller Center and Grand Central.
The Best Cocktail Bars In NYC
Essential spots for cocktail nerds and anyone who appreciates a well-chilled drink.
The Best Bars In Soho And Nolita
Here's where to get a drink after you return something to Bloomingdale's.
The Best Bars On The Lower East Side
Wine bars, dives, and fake dives for the Dimes Square crowd—these are our favorite places to drink on the LES.
The Best Bars In Chelsea
Drink a martini under a big chandelier, or dance at a spot hidden in a subway station.
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Westlake Fish House
Westlake Fish House in Montauk is one of our go-to’s for a casual dinner of fresh seafood, excellent New England chowder, and good cocktails.
Swan Room
The Swan Room is a fancy cocktail bar from the people behind Estela in the Nine Orchard hotel.
Sappe
At Sappe, focus on the skewers and other Thai drinking snacks, in the movie-premier atmosphere.
The Most Fun Bars In NYC Right Now
Call them what you want. Happening. Cool. Busy. Lit. These are the most fun bars in NYC right now.
The Best Cocktail Bars In NYC
Essential spots for cocktail nerds and anyone who appreciates a well-chilled drink.
Henry Public
Henry Public is a great place to spend a quiet night in Cobble Hill with a friend, a burger, or just whatever book you’re reading.
Hellbender
At Hellbender in Ridgewood, enjoy fried Oaxaca cheese and a rum cocktail called the Taxidermy Jaguar while staring at a taxidermy jaguar.
Ask For Janice
At this bar inside a slice shop, you can listen to a cassette tape and drink a sopressata-flavored martini.
Amor y Amargo
Amor y Amargo is an exceptional East Village cocktail bar that focuses on drinks made with bitters.
The Best Bars In Chelsea
Drink a martini under a big chandelier, or dance at a spot hidden in a subway station.
The Tusk Bar
Every hotel has a bar, but not every hotel has The Tusk Bar. Bring a date, sit under an ostrich, and have a few snacks at this Nomad spot.
Jean's
This palatial restaurant in Noho has an excellent burger, a cocktail lounge in the basement, and a produce farm in Pennsylvania.
The Best Bars In Soho And Nolita
Here's where to get a drink after you return something to Bloomingdale's.
The Wallace Lounge
A quiet, upscale cocktail bar hidden in the bottom of a UWS hotel, The Wallace Lounge is the ideal spot for a covert meeting that involves several martinis.
Ensenada
For a boatload of seafood, and a great Happy Hour, head to Ensenada, an island vacation in Williamsburg.
Guild Bar
If you need a place in Soho to shop for home furnishings, drink a martini, and show off your Bottega bag, the Guild Bar is where you want to be.
The Best Bars On The Lower East Side
Wine bars, dives, and fake dives for the Dimes Square crowd—these are our favorite places to drink on the LES.