Bars in New York

Attaboy is consistently ranked among the world's best cocktail bars — a tiny Lower East Side speakeasy where no menu exists and bartenders create bespoke cocktails tailored to each guest's preferences. Its appearance on the World's 50 Best Bars list multiple times and its extraordinary cocktail craftsmanship have made it the most copied and imitated cocktail bar concept in the world, generating disciples in cities from Sydney to Seoul.

Blind Tiger Ale House is New York's most respected craft beer bar — a West Village institution presenting 28 rotating craft taps and an extraordinary bottle list that has served as a gateway to American craft beer culture since 1995. Its position in the West Village's bar scene and its consistent presentation of the best American craft beers make it one of New York's most important destinations for serious beer drinkers.

Dante in Greenwich Village has been named the World's Best Bar multiple times by the prestigious World's 50 Best Bars programme — a striking Italian café-bar blending Negroni variations, Aperitivo spritzers, and a devoted pasta menu in a 1915-vintage space that captures both the historic bohemian soul of Greenwich Village and modern cocktail excellence. A must-visit for any serious bar enthusiast in New York City.

Death & Co is one of the most influential cocktail bars in the world — an East Village institution that helped redefine American cocktail culture through its extraordinary menu, bar talent alumni program, and multiple acclaimed cocktail books. Its influence on cocktail bartending worldwide, its consistent excellence since 2007, and its role in training the most celebrated cocktail bartenders in America make it the most historically significant cocktail destination in New York.

Employees Only is one of the most influential cocktail bars in American history — a West Village speakeasy-styled bar that opened in 2004 and helped define the modern craft cocktail movement. The bar is disguised behind a working fortune teller's booth and serves meticulously crafted classic cocktails until 4 AM every night. Its influence on bartending culture worldwide is immeasurable, and it remains one of NYC's most beloved late-night destinations.

Employees Only is one of New York's most celebrated cocktail bars — a West Village speakeasy presenting extraordinary craft cocktails with Art Deco styling and a late-night kitchen that serves until 3:30 AM. Its consistent top-10 placement on the World's 50 Best Bars list, its extraordinary bartender alumni program, and its role in the global craft cocktail renaissance make it one of the most influential bars in the world.

International Bar is one of New York's most beloved dive bars — an East Village institution serving cheap drinks and genuine New York hospitality in an unreconstructed setting that has resisted the gentrification of the neighborhood that surrounds it. Its commitment to serving the East Village's diverse community without pretension or price gouging has made it a beloved institution for everyone from artists to bartenders to tourists seeking the real New York.

McSorley's Old Ale House is New York's oldest surviving saloon — open since 1854 and serving only McSorley's light and dark ale in an unreconstructed Victorian bar where Abraham Lincoln drank and where sawdust still covers the floor. Its role in American bar history, its extraordinary connection to New York's immigrant heritage, and its status as a living museum of 19th-century saloon culture make it one of the most important bars in American history.

Please Don't Tell, known as PDT, is America's most famous speakeasy — a 45-seat East Village cocktail bar accessed through a phone booth inside a hot dog restaurant (Crif Dogs). Reservations open by phone at exactly 3PM and are gone within minutes. Created by bartending legend Jim Meehan, PDT helped spark the global speakeasy revival and ranks among the most technically excellent cocktail bars in the world.

The Dead Rabbit is New York's most celebrated cocktail bar and one of the best bars in the world — a three-floor Irish-themed tavern in the Financial District that has been named World's Best Bar multiple times. The ground-floor Taproom serves its famous Irish Coffee in a sawdust-floor pub atmosphere; the upstairs Parlour is an award-winning cocktail lounge with historically researched mixed drinks served by some of the city's most skilled bartenders.