Charlie Bird
A small, liberally windowed space on the border of SoHo, from the street Charlie Bird looks to be a perfectly tame, all nice-looking people quietly enjoying Chef Ryan Hardy's polished Italian fare. But…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Blue & Gold Tavern
Cheap as hell and universally likable, Blue & Gold is named for the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Its owners hail from the country, and it's one of the East…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Lucy’s
Lucy has been bartending at Lucy's before it was called Lucy's. Most nights, the Polish owner is still there popping beer bottles and pouring whiskies. The bar, overlooking Thompson Square…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Boilermaker
As its name alludes, there's nothing fancy about Boilermaker, the East Village venture of West Coast bartender Erick Castro and Cocktail Kingdom's Greg Boehm and Don Lee. There's also nothing immediately dive-y about…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Pegu Club
One of the original cocktail bars to spur the New York renaissance, Audrey Saunders' Pegu Club is still a bastion of beautiful drinks. While it might not be as progressive today as…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Pouring Ribbons
Above an ungentrified little stretch of Avenue B, Pouring Ribbons is a labor of love from Joaquín Simó and Alchemy Consulting. The bar—rendered in all shades of greens and blues—is…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
PDT
When hosting friends or family in New York, there is a requisite list of a dozen or so activities to include on the itinerary: a Broadway show, strolling through Central…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Angel’s Share
Hidden on the upstairs floor of a Japanese restaurant, Village Yokocho, Angel's Share can be found through a door in the back of the room. Though an undisputed pioneer within…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Mayahuel
Perhaps one of the first single-subject spirit bars (outside of whiskey) in New York, Mayahuel is fervently dedicated to the worship and preservation of agave. The work of Phil Ward, one…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Amor y Amargo
This shoebox of a bar has one thing on its mind: bitters. Before the rest of the country had caught on to the beauty of amari and aromatic bitters, Amor…
- story: Leslie Pariseau