Cocktail connoisseurs and NYC African-American history buffs, take note.
- A.B.
- Midtown East
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Clandestine, Posh Sips
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Open
Al Bustan busts a move, opens swank subterranean lounge.
- Above Allen
- Lower East Side
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Hotel Bar, Posh Sips
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Private
Lofty members-only perch where ironic Members Only jackets once dwelled.
Expand your booze horizons at NYC's first bitters bar.
- Antik
- Greenwich Village
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Clandestine, Posh Sips
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Open
Supposedly semi-private spot fans flames on the new and, er, improved Bowery.
Share a martini with the ghost of Rudolph Valentino inside this old-school den of glam.
- Baddies
- Greenwich Village
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Lounge, Posh Sips
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Velvet Rope
Hidden microlounge less speakeasy than basement barroom.
Lobby bar for the midtown Dream’s not-so-somnambulistic nightscape.
- Bar d'Eau
- Soho
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Hotel Bar, Lounge, Posh Sips
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Velvet Rope
Trump's pool deck playground comes complete with cabanas and a bocce court.
- Bar on 5th
- Garment District
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Hotel Bar, Posh Sips
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Open
Grown-up hotel sipping amid oak and marble accents.
- Bedlam
- East Village
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Indie Bar, Posh Sips
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Open
Stylish retro cocktailing amid stuffed bears, assorted Victoriana.
- Black Door
- Chelsea
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Bohemian, Clandestine, Posh Sips
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Open
Stealth, quiet bar hidden in plain sight.
Commonwealth offshoot lays out a plan for posh cocktailing in the Slope.
- BONDST
- NoHo
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Lounge, Posh Sips, Sake
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Open
Access Perk!
Rivals Nobu for fare and flair. Lychee martinis are shaken, not stirred.
Centrifuges and red-hot pokers. Better buzzes through science.
President Lula's favorite drink and cheap, delicious Brazilian tapas.
Extravagance galore in intimate hotel bar setting.
Stanford White-designed decadence is the supreme downtown event space. Like money in the, um, bank.
Former XR space takes a turn for the hip.
Meatpacking-level fanciness in the heart of Astoria.
Surf Lodge peeps, Nancy’s ghost get together for retro cocktailing beneath the Chelsea Hotel.
- Cienfuegos
- East Village
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Clandestine, Lounge, Posh Sips
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Open
Cuban rum bar from Mayahuel/Death & Co. vet seduced by pink couches, sugarcane.
Spendy Brit import lands on quaint Crosby Street.
- Demi Monde
- Financial District
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Clandestine, Posh Sips
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Open
Death and Co.’s half-world, stashed beneath a coffee shop.
- Demi Monde
- Financial District
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Posh Sips
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Velvet Rope
Caviar service, chandeliers, cocktails with names like "Jewel Box" and "Mister Sparkle."
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