Bars and/or restaurants in NYC with carefully crafted cocktails:
67 Orange 2082 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (112th & 113th Sts.), Harlem. (212) 662-2030 Menu
675 Bar 675 Hudson St. (@ W. 13th St.), Meatpacking District. (212) 699-2410 Menu
Angel’s Share 8 Stuyvesant St., 2nd Fl. (@ 3rd Ave.), East Village. (212) 777-5415
Apotheke 9 Doyers St. (Pell & Bowery Sts.), Chinatown. (212) 406-0400 Menu
B-Flat 277 Church St. (6th Ave. & Franklin St.), Tribeca. (212) 219-2970 Menu
Beekman Bar & Books 889 1st Ave. (@ 50th St.), Midtown East. (212) 758-6600
Bemelman’s Bar 35 E. 76th St. (Madison & Park Aves.), Upper East Side. (212) 744-1600
Bill’s Gay Nineties 57 E. 54th St. (Madison & Park Aves.), Midtown. (212) 355-0243
Blue Owl 196 2nd Ave. (12th & 13th Sts.), East Village. (212) 505-2583 Menu
Bobo 181 W. 10th St. (@ 7th Ave. S.), West Village. (212) 488-2626 Menu
Bookmarks at The Library Hotel 299 Madison Ave. (41st & 42nd Sts.), Midtown. (212) 983-4500
Botanica 220 Conover St., Red Hook. (718) 797-2297 Menu
Brandy Library 25 N. Moore St. (Hudson & Varick Sts.), Tribeca. (212) 226-5545 Menu
The Breslin at The Ace Hotel 20 W. 29th St. (@ Broadway), Flatiron. (212) 679-2222 Menu
The Campbell Apartment 15 Vanderbilt Ave. (42nd & 43rd Sts.), Midtown. (212) 953-0409
Casa Mezcal 86 Orchard St. (@Broome St.), Lower East Side. (212) 777-2600
Char No. 4 196 Smith St. (Baltic & Warren Sts.), Cobble Hill. (718) 643-2106 Menu
Cienfuegos 443 E. 6th St. (1st Ave. & Ave. A), East Village. (212) 614-6818
Clover Club 210 Smith St. (Baltic & Butler Sts.), Cobble Hill. (718) 855-7939 Menu
Cornelius 565 Vanderbilt Ave. (Pacific & Dean Sts.), Prospect Heights. (718) 398-6662 Menu
The Counting Room 44 Berry St. (@ N. 11th St.), Williamsburg. (718) 599-1860 Menu
Death & Co. 433 E. 6th St. (1st Ave. Ave. A), East Village. (212) 388-0882 Menu
Delicatessen 54 Prince St. (@ Lafayette St., Nolita. (212) 226-0211
Double Crown 316 Bowery (@ Bleecker St.), NoHo. (212) 254-0350 Menu
Dram 177 S. 4th St., (Driggs Ave. & Roebling St.), Williamsburg. (718) 486-3726 Menu
Dressler 149 Broadway (6th St. & Driggs Ave.), Williamsburg. (718) 384-6343 Menu
Dutch Kills 27-24 Jackson Ave. (Orchard & West Sts.), Long Island City. (718) 383-2724
Elizabeth 265 Elizabeth St. (Houston & Prince Sts.), Nolita. (212) 334-2426 Menu
Ella 9 Ave. A (@ Houston St.), East Village. (212) 777-2230 Menu
Elsa 217 E. 3rd St. (Aves. B & C), East Village. (917) 882-7395 Menu
The Empire Room, 350 5th Ave. (33rd & 34th Sts.), Murray Hill. (212) 643-5400
Employees Only 510 Hudson St. (10th & Christopher Sts.), West Village. (212) 424-3021 Menu
Five & Diamond 2072 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (@112th St.), Harlem. (646) 684-4662
Five Leaves 18 Bedford Ave. (12th & Lorimer Sts.), Greenpoint. (718) 383-5345 Menu
Flatiron Lounge 37 W. 19th St. (5th & 6th Aves.), Flatiron. (212) 727-7741 Menu
Fort Defiance 365 Van Brunt St., Redhook. (718) 522-7996 Menu
Forty Four at The Royalton 44 W. 44th St., Theater District. (212) 869-4400 Menu
The Bar at The Four Seasons 99 E. 52nd St. (Madison & Park Aves.), Midtown. (212) 754-9494
Freemans Freeman Alley (@ Rivington & Chrystie Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 420-0012 Menu
GoldBar 389 Broome St. (Centre Market Pl. & Mulberry St.), Nolita. (212) 274-1568 Menu
Gramercy Tavern 42 E. 20th St. (Broadway & S. Park Ave.), Flatiron. (212) 477-0777 Menu
The Griffin 50 Gansevoort St. (@ Greenwich St.), Meatpacking District. Menu
Haven 244 E. 51st St. (2nd & 3rd Aves.), Midtown. (212) 906-9066 Menu
The Hideout 266 Adelphi St. (DeKalb & Willoughby Aves.), Ft. Greene. (718) 855-3010
Highlands 150 W. 10th St. (@ Waverly), West Village. (212) 229-2670
Hotel Delmano 82 Berry St. (8th & 9th Sts.), Williamsburg. (718) 387-1945 Menu
Huckleberry Bar 588 Grand St. (Leonard & Lorimer Sts.), Williamsburg. (718) 218-8555 Menu
‘inoteca Liquori Bar 323 3rd Ave. (24th & 25th Sts.), Kips Bay. (212) 683-3035 Menu
The JakeWalk 282 Smith St. (DeGraw & Sackett Sts.), Carroll Gardens. (347) 599-0294 Menu
Jane Hotel 113 Jane St. (West St.), West Village. (212) 924-6700 Menu
Keens Steakhouse, 72 W. 36th St. (5th & 6th Aves.), Murray Hill. (212) 947-3636
King Cole Bar at St. Regis Hotel 2 E. 55th St. (5th & Madison Aves.), Midtown. (212) 753-4500
La Biblioteca 622 3rd Ave. (@ E. 40th St.), Midtown. (212) 808-8110
Lambs Club 132 W. 44th (6th & 7th Aves., Theater District. (212) 997-5262
Lani Kai 525 Broome St. (Thompson & Sullivan Sts.), SoHo. (646) 596-8778
Little Branch 22 7th Ave. S. (Carmine & Leroy Sts.), West Village. (212) 929-4360
The Lobby Bar at The Bowery Hotel 335 Bowery (2nd & 3rd Sts.), NoHo. (212) 505-9100
Locanda Verde 379 Greenwich St. (@ N. Moore St.), Tribeca. (212) 925-3797 Menu
Louis 649 649 E. 9th St. (Aves. B & C), East Village.(212) 673-1190 Menu
Macao Trading Co. 311 Church St. (Lispenard & Walker Sts.), Tribeca. (212) 431-8750 Menu
Macondo 157 E. Houston St. (Allen & Eldridge Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 473-9900 Menu
Madam Geneva 4 Bleecker St. (Bowery & Elizabeth Sts.), NoHo. (212) 254-0350
Mayahuel 304 E. 6th St. (1st & 2nd Aves.), East Village. No phone. Menu
Milk & Honey 134 Eldridge St. (Delancey & Broome Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 625-3397 Menu
Minetta Tavern 113 MacDougal St. (@ Minetta Ln.), Greenwich Village. (212) 475-3850 Menu
The Modern’s Bar Room 9 W. 53rd St. (5th & 6th Aves.), Midtown. (212) 333-1220 Menu
Morandi 211 Waverly Pl. (@ Charles), West Village. (212) 627-7575
The Oak Bar at The Plaza 10 Central Park S. (58th & 59th Sts.), Midtown. (212) 758-7777 Menu
Painkiller 49 Essex St. (Grand & Hester Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 777-8454
Parlor Steakhouse 1600 3rd Ave. (@ 90th St.), Upper East Side. (212) 423-5888
PDT 113 St. Mark’s Pl. (1st Ave. & Ave. A), East Village. (212) 614-0386
Pegu Club 77 W. Houston St. (Mercer & LaGuardia Sts.), SoHo. (212) 473-7348
Peels 325 Bowery (@ E. 2nd St.), East Village. 646-642-7015
Pranna 79 Madison Ave. (28th & 29th Sts.), Murray Hill. (212) 696-5700 Menu
Prime Meats 465 Court St. (4th Pl. & Luquer St.), Carroll Gardens. (718) 254-0327 Menu
Prune 54 E. 1st St. (1st & 2nd Aves.), East Village. (212) 677-6221 Menu (Brunch cocktails)
Raines Law Room 48 W. 17th St. (5th & 6th Aves.), Flatiron. No phone.
The Randolph 349 Broome St. (Bowery & Elizabeth Sts.), Nolita. (212) 274-0667
The Richardson 451 Graham Ave. (@ Richardson St.), Williamsburg. (718) 389-0839 Menu
Roneria Caracas 291 Grand St. (Havemeyer & Roebling Sts.), Williamsburg. (718) 218-6050 Menu
The Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel 2 Lexington Ave. (22nd St. & N. Gramercy Park), Flatiron. Menu
Rusty Knot 425 West St. (@ West Side Highway), West Village. (212) 645-5668
Rye House 11 W. 17th St. (5th & 6th Aves.), Flatiron. (212) 255-7260
Sidecar Brooklyn 560 5th Ave. (15th & 16th Sts.), Park Slope. (718) 369-0077 Menu
Smith & Mills 71 N. Moore St. (Greenwich & Hudson Sts.), Tribeca. (212) 226-2515
Theater Bar, 114 Franklin St., (@ W. Broadway), Tribeca.
Tillman’s 165 W. 26th St. (6th & 7th Aves.), Garment District. (212) 627-8320
The Vanderbilt 570 Vanderbilt Ave. (Pacific & Dean Sts.), Prospect Heights. (718) 623-0570
Von Downstairs 3 Bleecker St. (@ Bowery), NoHo. (212) 473-3039
Walter Foods 253 Grand St. (Driggs Ave. & Roebling St.), Williamsburg. (718) 387-8783 Menu
Ward III 111 Reade St., Tribeca. (212) 240-9189
WD-50 50 Clinton St. (Stanton & Rivington Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 477-2900
Weather Up 589 Vanderbilt Ave. (Dean & Bergen Sts.), Prospect Heights. No phone.
White Star 21 Essex St. (Division & Hester Sts.), Lower East Side. (212) 995-5464 Menu
World Bar 845 United Nations Plaza (E. 46th St. b/t 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Midtown. (212) 935-9361
Yerba Buena 23 Ave. A (@ 2nd St.), East Village. (212) 529-2919 Menu
Special thanks to Standards & Pours, Thrillist, Citysearch, Urban Daddy, and Savory Cities for links to some of the menus. If you know of a bar that should be on this list or you would like to send me a menu, please email me at selenawrites@gmail.com.
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try the norry bar on rivington and allen..
Selena, great job of putting together this list. I had a list of around forty places, but this is much better.
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nice list, thanks always a great help to find good places. a really cool new place my girl and I discovered that just opened. seems pretty well unknown for now. The norry at kampuchea. well designed cocktails leaning towards asian flavors with a great background structure. the space is pretty cool. looks like a subway station.
So glad you update this. you have no idea how handy this has become!
Just because you said that, I just updated the list. So many new places were missing and a few closed places remained–I still had East Side Company Bar listed instead of Painkiller. Thanks for the kind words!