Alder

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MONDAY - SATURDAY: 6 P.M. - 10:30 P.M. | SUNDAY: 12 P.M. - 3 P.M.; 6 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.
212.539.1900 | WEBSITE

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, an Iranian berry, chipotle-barley syrup, pine need syrup) you won’t find anywhere else in New York.

Known For
  • craft cocktails
  • full menu
  • good wine
What to drink
The drinks are hyper-seasonal. Go for something with a funky syrup or one of the draft cocktails.
Neighborhood
East Village
ProTip
Ask for your cocktail made "short" if you want to try a few things.

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