Staten Island Ferry
Two birds, one (incredibly affordable) stone: A ride on the Staten Island ferry includes a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty, and offers one of the city's best cheap dates.…
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Proletariat
When Jane's Sweet Buns operated out of this St. Mark's storefront several years ago, Proletariat was known humbly as the "the bar behind the bakery." Eventually, the bourbon-soaked sticky buns gave way…
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Donostia
This tiny East Village tapas bar is a shrine to sherry and the Basque tradition of the pinxtos taverna—the ubiquitous incarnation of bar or tavern where locals gather to snack…
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Fung Tu
At Fung Tu, a restaurant that melds Chinese with new American with New York ingenuity, sommelier Jason Wagner has built a list of cocktails like the Sherry Shao Xing that…
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Vazac’s Horseshoe Bar
Truly a relic of another era, Vazac's (aka 7b, aka Horseshoe Bar) is a hodgepodge of old man dive, hipster haunt (the two often blend together these days) and neighborhood…
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Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Cocktail menus within the Momofuku empire tend toward equal parts classic, almost-classic and brand-new, deploying everything from scotch to sherry to Asian ingredients—like yuzu, shichimi and shiso—with finesse. Since the days when madman-genius Don Lee…
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Balthazar
Perhaps the most iconic of all the city's modern restaurants, Balthazar represents a blend of grandiosity, nonchalance and timeworn detail that feels as New York as the Empire State Building. And…
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Winnie’s
Do you like karaoke? Do you like Chinatown? Do you like murky red drinks that taste of corn syrup and questionably mixed liquors? If the answer is yes, then Winnie's is probably…
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Alder
This casual cousin to wd-50, is where bar manager Kevin Denton adopts chef Wylie Dufresne's playfully experimental spirit in a rotating cast of cocktails—some available as "shorts"—that employ ingredients (like zershek,…
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Narcissa
A relative newcomer, Narcissa has quickly become a much-needed wine destination in the no man's land that is northern edge of the Bowery. The list, the handiwork of wine director Ashley Santoro splits its…
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