2. Amor y Amargo
9.0
443 E 6th St (at Avenue A), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 205 tips and reviews
Time Out New York: Try the house gin and tonic, a complex cocktail with little in common with your garden-variety G&T. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Ben K.: Pucker up, this place is all about the bitters. Highly recommend the Bittermen's Gin & Tonic and Eight Amaro Sazerac.
Noah: For something on the light side, get a gin & tonic. For something more adventurously bitter, get a smoky cocktail. I promise you've never had a drink like this before.
4. Oscar Wilde
8.6
45 W 27th St, New York, NY
Bar · NoMad · 71 tips and reviews
Kevin Stapp: Elaborately decorated Victorian gin house. The Smoked Old Fashioned and Gin & Tonics are great!
ℳ𝒶𝓎♍: Oscar Wilde is jaw dropping! Beautiful Victorian style all around. It's expensive but for a very good reason, drinks here are strong and amazingly delicious. Some of the best I had around the world!!
Gianna Nebbia: Fun place, cool decor, unique cocktail
5. Huertas
8.0
107 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · East Village · 127 tips and reviews
Luke: Pintxos, octopus, gin and tonic on tap, repeat
Kurkina Anna: Gin & tonic on tap for $12, excellent selection of exotic tapas (Japanese parsnip anyone?)
Cindy: Sit at the bar and snack on the pinxtos. Pulpo and papas, scallop tin, and blood sausages are also a must try! And don't forget tinto de verano!
7. Subject
7.7
188 Suffolk St (at Houston), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 51 tips and reviews
Joe Burgess: Get the gin and tonic.
Mark Bramhill: Great cocktails, nearly everything is made in house. Owner is great. This place is lively on the weekends, but dead early in the week. Come then for a quiet, amazing drink.
Anna Frenkel: There is only ONE (unisex) bathroom so if you take too long, drunk people will try to hurt you.
8. Salon de Ning
7.9
The Peninsula New York, 700 5th Ave, New York (at W 55th St), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Midtown East · 85 tips and reviews
Verena Jasch: Gin Tonic - 2 or 3 - and u feeling like (an angel) in heaven
Emily Hunt: Fave for after work in warm months... excellent cocktail list, view + can smoke outside... drinks cost an arm+ leg
Katie Flynn: Drink the Ning Sling a la Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl. It's $22, but huge and worth it!!!
Tim Fisher: Nice atmosphere. Music was great. There are some good seats close to the piano. The wait staff was very helpful with recommendations. The gin and tonic was excellent, a little on the stiff side.
Valerie Seckler: Old New York flavor is sealed by specialties such as steaks, daily oysters, smoked salmon, pre-brunch homemade mini-muffins. Choose wine from a long list. Soak up the vintage photos + posters.
The Corcoran Group: Not as stuffy or expensive as other steakhouses in the city, but just as delicious. Get the T-bone with sides of mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. Save room for their famous cheese cake.
11. The Box
7.9
189 Chrystie St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Night Club · Lower East Side · 108 tips and reviews
The Salup Group: Order a Hendrick's Gin and Tonic with cucumber, and enjoy one of the great burlesque shows. If you’re an account exec, let your clients pay! Most expensive drinks in NYC...
Showtime Network: A variation of a nightclub & dinner theatre with the most amazing acts I’ve ever seen. The vibe is voyeuristic, sexy, & usually something that you can’t explain unless you’ve seen it. - Tracy
Concert Ticket Agency: Feel glamorous, hip, and ahead of the curve here. From Gossip Girl to The Glamour Magazine party. tres chic! True NYC club experience.