Taking the idea of mixology to the next level. The bartenders pour cocktails in pharmacist coats and the décor takes heavy influence from science equipment. The cocktails, as to be expected, are inventive and chic.
Famous speakeasy where patrons are encouraged to come for dinner and stay for drinks. Tucked behind a fortune teller, Employees Only has received commendation for its interpretation of cocktail classics. Busy, and for good reason.
Bar with a substantial roster of brandies and cognac. A sophisticated space for mature and reserved purveyors of liquor. Spirit sommeliers are also on hand to pair patrons with their ideal drink. Reservations are encouraged.
The drinks are great but the cups they serve them in are even better and will literally have you feeling like a kid again... just with a cocktail. Intimate industrial space. Made the World's 50 Best Bars list.
Pioneering Japanese speakeasy where precise cocktails are served under a massive cherub mural. The room is intimate and dimly lit – arrive early to avoid the inevitable wait.
Lively street-level saloon pouring classic highballs and shochu cocktails. A separate staircase leads down to an intimate speakeasy for inventive, technique-driven drinks and modern izakaya fare.
Intimate hotel bar with wood-paneled walls covered in portraits and a carved stone fireplace. Cocktails are globally inspired – think sesame-washed scotch and Martinis made with aguardiente.
Intimate cocktail salon from the Eleven Madison Park team, where large murals by Francesco Clemente line the walls. The menu is entirely plant-based: technical cocktails in the lounge and a tasting menu at the nine-seat chef’s counter.
Japanese cocktail bar set across two floors of a historic carriage house. Downstairs is a classic Ginza-style bar; upstairs, a cozier loft for meticulously crafted martinis and small plates.
Candlelit wine bar on a historic Chinatown alley, its walls lined with hundreds of low-intervention bottles. The space is tight: patrons sit elbow-to-elbow sharing modern Chinese plates and soy-braised short rib.
