Multnomah Whiskey Library
As the name indicates, Multnomah Whiskey Library is less a cocktail bar and more a whiskey den—or, more accurately, a world dreamed up by a country club-going grandfather with an…
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Interurban
There is zero pretension at Interurban, a barebones gastropub-cum-cocktail-bar in North Portland. Here it’s all classic cocktails all the time. One long bar, a big outdoors space and handful of…
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Expatriate
Expatriate's DNA isn't entirely obvious at first glance. There’s a gilded Asian mantle that encases shelves of spirits behind the bar, red vintage record players, heavy scarlet drapes and a…
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Angel Face
On the surface Angel Face appears simple and unassuming; there is no cocktail menu and the short list of French bar snacks contains zero description. But this quiet little bar…
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Donna
A beautiful whitewashed space designed by Brooklyn duo the Haslegraves, Donna is one of the sweetest cocktail bars in all of New York. Aside from the warm staff who can…
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Weather Up
Weather Up, a Prospect Heights pioneer, is all shiny white subway tile flashing with the reflection of golden box lamps above. Always cozy with a solid roster of classic cocktails,…
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Tooker Alley
Tooker Alley's Del Pedro has been bartending in New York since the 1980s, including a decade-long tenure at Pegu Club. This Prospect Heights bar is a low-key neighborhood joint to…
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The Long Island Bar
Housed in an old silver-sided diner on Atlantic Avenue, The Long Island bar is Toby Cecchini's old-fashioned love letter to Brooklyn and all its bygone beauty. Ever the boyish intellectual,…
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Ba’sik
In a move to shed the usual trappings of the cocktail bar and all its accoutrements, Ba'sik is a pretty—not precious—bar that could be today's version of Cheers minus Sam…
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Dutch Kills
True, Dutch Kills is not in Brooklyn (fear not, there is an Outer Boroughs list forthcoming), but it's not far, and it's one of New York City's best cocktail bars.…
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