1. Amor y Amargo
9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 204 tips and reviews
Rachael Brungard: Perfect for a person with a special place in their heart for bitters. They have a wide variety, you can taste any of them for free, and you can buy them there after enjoying a cocktail! Fantastic.
@JaumePrimero: Love that they make their own bitters!
Ranu Rajkarnikar: My favorite cocktail bar in NYC. Cozy, strong and delicious drinks, and friendly staff who know how to mix bitters. Love the floor tile in here too. Get the Sharpie Mustache or My Old Piano.
3. The Raines Law Room
9.2
48 W 17th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Union Square · 336 tips and reviews
Noah Weiss: There is no better scotch cocktail than the Philadelphia Story, which is mixed with amaro averna, st. germain, grapefruit, and bitters. It's smoky, spicy, with a strong hint of citrus.
Masha Ioveva: Pioneer Spirit (rye, apple brandy, orgeat and angostura bitters), the Andean Dusk (Pisco, grapes, lemon and rose champagne), 10 Gallon Hat (mezcal, ancho chile, lime and pineapple).
Noah Weiss: The best cocktail speakeasy now doing Tiki drinks. The blackstrap rum mixed with pineapple, Campari, bitters, and other treats served over a big ice rock tasted like refreshing molasses goodness.
4. Cocktail Kingdom
8.6
36 W 25th St (Broadway), New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · NoMad · 4 tips and reviews
Adrienne S: The best place for quality bar tools, bitters & books. No need to go anywhere else.
Chris Messina: Great selection of glassware, barware, and tools. Almost like a museum!
Emily Yeager: Head on up to the 5th floor to pick up your online order!
5. Weather Up
8.7
159 Duane St (btwn Hudson St. & W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Tribeca · 82 tips and reviews
vikram: Keep Calm and Carry On is the bartenders choice here. I asked for a bourbon drink and got a Battle of New Orleans - bourbon, absinthe, orange, and peychauds bitters. It was awesome.
Kathy K.: Anejo Manhattan - Anejo tequila, sweet vermouth, Liquor 43, orange & Angostura bitters. Yes, please.
HOBNOB Magazine: cozy white-tiled space with creative cocktails featuring a carved block of ice as tall as your glass, oyster bar in the back, see photos here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=277104&id=76563418
Staff Picks: In advance of Dirty French, the French bistro, a companion bar has opened in The Ludlow Hotel. Be sure to try the Grand Prix with Japanese whisky, coconut vermouth & bitters. Read more.
Megan Luff: Gorgeous views. Rooms with a lot of character. Super deep lovely bathtub. Very relaxing hotel!
Peter Wu: The lobby has gorgeous and amazingly comfortable furniture. Don't miss the coffee table in the corner that's carved into a replica of Manhattan, including a grassy Central Park.
7. Death & Co.
8.9
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 394 tips and reviews
Cassel Kroll: Fantastic cocktails! I highly recommend anything made with Bittermens Bitters
Claudine Co: have the staff recommend something for you based on what you like/ love - bitters? Acid? Citrus?
Gary Toriello: "King of Scots" - Apricot Infused Famous Grouse Scotch, Fresh Lemon & Pineapple Juice, Vanilla & Demerara Syrup, Westmalle Trappist Tripel Ale, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters
8. The Wayland
9.0
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
The Wall Street Journal: Jason Mendenhall, the bar's mixologist, makes his own bitters, preserves and cola—try the San Fran Sprout, made with his soda and fernet-branca, an Italian liqueur. Read more.
jessica m. hintermeister: After Hours Jam: Bourbon, apricot jam, chipotle agave, lemon, angostura bitters.
Maxwell Z: Definitely grab their only stirred drink: Angela's Arch. Mezcal, rye, malbec reduction, Aperol, and bitters. Perfect.
9. The Summit Bar & Cafe
8.5
133 Avenue C (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 204 tips and reviews
Tom🐳 Limongello: Get the John Lee Hooker. (Peat monster scotch, Summit Orange & Sasparilla Bitters, Fresh Lemon Juice, Topped with Hop Stoopid Beer)
Masha Ioveva: Charmane's Star (Russian Standard Vodka, Cucumber, Shiso Leaf, Fresh Lime, Vietnamese Cinnamon Infused Agave, Rhubarb Bitters) Gov’nor (yuzu, orange juice and cardamom-infused agave syrup)
Hannah Chanpong: Fun! Dark & Stormy is good, the mint julep will get you good.
Gary Toriello: The Muck Rock - goslings black seal, montenegro, spicy chilli bitters, lime, ginger beer
Michelle Manevich: Good and drinks are goood! And stuff is great !
DoubleDeuce: This place is a giant multi-bar complex, even including a charming cocktail bar in the far back. It will easily meet all of your booze and social needs.
11. Spirited Away
7.6
177 Mott St (Broome St), New York, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · NoLita · 5 tips and reviews
Douglas Watters: Not a bar, but a retail store. New York's first shop for booze-free spirits, wines, beers, bitters, mixers, etc.
John Cline: Great selection of NA drinks and mixers!
Douglas Watters: New York's first booze-free bottle shop
12. Ardesia
8.8
510 W 52nd St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave.), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 108 tips and reviews
Noah Xifr: You must try the Charles Morrow - fall wine cocktail - wonderful rich mix of Madeira, rosemary Vermouth, smoked wormwood bitters. Served w a sprig of fresh rosemary. Mmmmmmm done.
Tania: Love the vibe, delicious espresso martini and fries with mushrooms
Serious Eats: A charming wine bar that stands above the rest in Hell's Kitchen. Small plates are great for snacking.
13. Sel Rrose
8.2
1 Delancey St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 123 tips and reviews
Joanna Lin: New cocktail/oyster bar from team behind Home Sweet Home. The Fresh Widow (spiced rye whiskey, coconut syrup, pineapple, bitters) is superb!
Jasmine 💫: 💜 Lavender Piscine 💜 Sparkling, Lavender Ice, Herbs de Provence Syrup, Grapefruit Bitters. So basically an elevated soda drink, but not too sweet. Pairs well with their happy hour oysters.
jackie campagna: Great staff. Awesome Oyster happy hour.
14. PDT (Please Don't Tell)
8.3
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews
Patrick Haney: Bentons Old Fashioned: bacon infused bourbon, maple syrup, bitters. Fantastic.
Katherine Lynn: You know you're ordering a fancy cocktail when they spray the edge of your glass with micro-molecules of exotic bitters.
Alexandria McGrath: First-timers should try the Beton's Old Fashioned which is made with Four Roses Yellow Bourbon that's infused with fat from Benton's Smoky Mountain Hams, plus bitters, maple syrup, and an orange twist
15. The Happiest Hour
8.1
121 W 10th St (btwn Greenwich Ave & Patchin Pl), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · West Village · 126 tips and reviews
Claire J Song: His Link Ray, which references Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray, a divisive celery soda brewed here in New York, coaxes the ribbed vegetable's sharper notes out with a French bitters called Suze.
Village Voice: Link Ray; This cocktail references Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray, and coaxes celery's sharper notes out with a French bitters called Suze. + Customizable with gin, rhum agricole, or jalapeno-infused tequila. Read more.
Bianca McLaren: Amazing burgers and that kale salad... Don't skip the salt & pepper flash fried broccoli!