Le Bain
There are a few pleasures New Yorkers have come to accept they'll never have: lawn sprinklers, the ability to buy liquor in a grocery store and a spring season that…
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Bar Pleiades
In case there was any chance you might forget you were in a Daniel Boulud establishment—hardly likely, with the most elegant bar snacks selection this side of the Seine and…
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The Algonquin
There are two spaces to sit and drink at the Algonquin, both served by the same bar. If you're looking for a more involved cocktail experience, the Blue Bar is…
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Roof at Park South
In a city teeming with mediocre rooftop bars, it took out-of-town talent to build one worth the elevator ride. Rather than rely simply on the premium of outdoor space, as…
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NoMad Bar
The hotel bar so popular it outgrew its hotel, the NoMad Bar is a clubby, wood-paneled stunner that began winning awards the minute it opened in 2012. So far it’s…
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Nitecap
After descending a set of inconspicuous stairs and wrestling with a dark velvet curtain, Nitecap’s mirrored bar emerges as a tiny horizon. Before the orderly seven-seat bar is a small…
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White Horse Tavern
The last bastion of plain, blue-collar drinking in the posh West Village, the White Horse—named after a once-popular brand of Scotch—has lived many lives over its 130-plus years. It has…
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Peter McManus Cafe
Perhaps because it’s not as bewhiskered as the other bars on this list (founded only in 1936!), the Chelsea bar doesn’t get as much attention as some. But it’s a…
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Pete’s Tavern
This Irving Place tavern vies with McSorley’s for the title of New York’s oldest continually operating bar. While McSorley’s easily beats it in terms of character, Pete’s has considerable charm.…
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P.J. Clarke’s
A squat, two-story building nestled among east Midtown’s glass towers, Clarke’s is a holdover from the days when this part of Third Avenue was known for slaughterhouses and the rumbling…
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