Tasting Table: Try the Israeli salad with hummus, diced tomato and red onion, baguette toast heaped with avocado, cumin, olive oil and lemon juice, and the ginger lemonade: Read more.
Keren Veisblatt Toledano: The cucumber Baguette toast with olive oil, lemon juice, and chili flakes has a peppery, smoked finish more sophisticated than the quaint space appears!
Erica Rhone: Satisfaction! #AvacadoToast Cumin olive oil, lemon juice & chili flakes. #GoodFats #Raw #Vegan
2. Pause Cafe
9.2
3 Clinton St (btwn E Houston & Stanton St), New York, NY
Juice Bar · Lower East Side · 128 tips and reviews
Olof Viktorsdottir: The apple, orange, ginger, lemon juice is super refreshing!
Tara Bahl: pear, grapefruit, kale and lemon juice is delicious!
Sophie Bakalar: One of my favorite places to work/read/chill. The decor is fun, everyone is friendly, and there are comfortable seats (plus WiFi and outlets!)
3. Ace Hotel Lobby Bar
8.6
16 W 29th St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · NoMad · 235 tips and reviews
Janessa Philemon-Kerp: Get the Rock The Casbah--absolut, hibiscus, prosecco (!), lemon juice.
Cooper Smith: Order the Voodoo Child - bourbon, agave nectar, lemon juice, bitters, and ginger beer. There's more than a Slight chance you'll Return for another.
Miriam Yardeni: Great atmosphere for working/studying. Good music, comfortable seating area (chairs and tables or couches and armchairs). Free wifi, great hot chocolate next door at Stumptown 👌🏻
4. Bemelmans Bar
9.0
35 E 76th St (at Madison Ave), New York, NY
Hotel Bar · Upper East Side · 130 tips and reviews
Time Out New York: You can sip on some of Bemelmans' famous cocktails like the Red Velvet (rye whiskey, spiced plum syrup, egg white, fresh lemon juice, bee pollen) and the Luxury Sidecar. Read more.
Bruce Tilley: Fabulous NYC transition. Visit this bar as it's known for featuring top music talents.
Tiffany & Co: This is the real thing. A place for Gotham insiders. Gold leaf ceilings and enchanting murals by Madeline author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. Arrive by 8pm and take a small table near the piano.
@thirsty: Located on the north side of Madison Square Park, Black Barn sources ingredients locally. Check out the Strawberry Field, with muddled strawberry, Botanist gin, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup.
ℳ𝒶𝓎♍: BlackBarn is a farm-to-table American cuisine. Been keeping an eye out for their reopening after the pandemic. Always a great spot to enjoy a wonderful meal with both satisfying service and ambience
Lauren: HAPPY HOUR Monday-Saturday, 4-6 pm & 9-11 pm | $1 Oysters | $1 Wings Half Priced Margherita Pizza, Meatballs, Mushroom Toast & Burger $5 draft beer | $7 Select Wine (Glass) | $10 Classic Cocktails
7. The Clocktower
8.2
5 Madison Ave (E 24th St), New York, NY
English Restaurant · NoMad · 61 tips and reviews
Reserve: Los Pollos Hermanos, topped off with flowers, is a sweet-savory blend of Montelobos Mezcal, Cazadores Blanco Tequila, herb-infused agave, lemon juice, chicken stock and egg white. Read more.
Shah: The duck is just amazing. Pair it with the Dill or No Dill cocktail and you've got yourself an excellent night in stunning surroundings.
Gary Toriello: Bypass the lobby bar and take the spiral staircase up to the 24K gold leaf bar upstairs.
8. Lantern's Keep
7.9
49 W 44th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Midtown East · 108 tips and reviews
Leigh Ferreira: Floradoragin, fresh raspberry, lime & lemon juice, ginger syrup & club soda. shaken and served tall.
eFlirt Expert: Date Tip: You need to make a reservation, but this is a great upscale, intimate hideaway with incredible cocktails. (Same owners as Milk & Honey.)
Serious Eats: At this intimate bar tucked inside the Iroquois Hotel you can sip wine or beer, but we suggest trying the carefully-made, retro-style cocktails.
9. Il Buco
8.9
47 Bond St (btwn Lafayette & Bowery), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 149 tips and reviews
David Kaplan: Try the Agrodolce - Rye, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, ahhh
The Corcoran Group: A truly amazing and romantic Italian restaurant - especially if you sit in the wine cellar.
Stephen Alesch: I live a block away. I've been here 120 times, they still ask me where I'm from and if I've ever been here before. The food is good but turnaround of staff is high. Who's torturing these people!
10. 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)
ConBon: Just tell the bartender/mixologist what you want in a drink. They make fancy, fun, delicious drinks. Chill, lounge vibe. Amazing patio/outdoor space.
Crystal Ginn: The Situation
11. The Wayland
9.0
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Alphabet City · 283 tips and reviews
7th.List: Vibe? Homey Known for? A selection of killer cocktails like the Bedford Cruise (Vodka, fresh watermelon juice, lemon juice, agave, soda) & Bermuda Black(Rum lime, fresh ginger juice, angostura & IPA) Read more.
Lisa Paravano: Love everything about this place. One of my fave bars in alphabet city
Eater: The scene is Americana and the cocktails are savory and eclectic, employing everything from kale juice in the Garden Variety Margarita to Szechuan peppers in the Track Town Fizz.
12. Ess-A-Bagel
7.2
108 W 32nd St, New York, NY
Bagel Shop · 11 tips and reviews
𝙶𝚘𝚗𝚣𝚊𝚕𝚘 𝙰𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚜: Favorite bagel in the city. Get the everything with lox, capers, onions, tomatoes and a squeeze of lemon juice
Mike Richichi: Bagels are fine, and big. Cream cheese selection is limited but good. But how do you make a bagel shop on 2019 without a griddle on which to fry eggs?
Carter Christensen: at a place that claims to have famous bagels, they rely on a microwave to cook their eggs and heat their breakfast meats for sandwiches. Enough said.
13. Ammos Estiatorio
7.2
52 Vanderbilt Ave (at 45th St.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Midtown East · 40 tips and reviews
Ms Helene: Assorted dips, grilled octopus, deep fried flambé cheese with lemon juice...it's all amazing and centrally located
Christina C.: Greeks know better! Delicious food, great variety of Greek and International wines along with excellent service! Definately try octopus, fresh fish simply charcoal grilled &king shrimps to die for!!!
Fizzie Water: I can't! That crispy béchamel on the veggie lasagna is certified crack. Give me a tub of that and put me in a coffin, I'm ready to die.