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Bars
Your guide to bars and drinking in New York City. Whether you’re looking for a cocktail or a beer, use our guide to find the best bars in NYC.
The best rooftop bars in NYC
In the city that never stops sprawling, upward expansion has also reached great heights. Many incredible eating and drinking destinations are poised in the...
The 19 best speakeasy-inspired bars in NYC
Although 2022 has wrought quite the resurgence, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s the year...
The 20 best dive bars in NYC
New York City has fewer dive bars than any other drinking genre. The primary reason is that a real deal dive must already exist. One simply cannot open a...
Martini menus are NYC's biggest fall drinking trend
Earlier this year, frozen drinks were everywhere, most notably at some previously unlikely locations. A little later, espresso “martinis”, which...
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The best ways to drink in NYC
The best speakeasies in NYC
The best speakeasies in NYC
Although reports of their resurrection are greatly exaggerated, the last of New York City’s real-deal speakeasies ceased operation in 1933. That’s...
The best outdoor bars in NYC
The best outdoor bars in NYC
NYC has plenty of patios and terraces for boozy afternoons in the city
The most romantic bars in NYC
The most romantic bars in NYC
Cozy up to bae at a spot that’s equal parts sweet and sexy
The best wine bars in NYC
The best wine bars in NYC
Including educational vin studios and natural-wine–focused neo-bistros
The 16 best beer bars in NYC right now
The 16 best beer bars in NYC right now
NYC’s beer scene just keeps getting better. Whether you like sipping a flight of craft beers or chugging out of a boot at a beer garden, New York has...
The best to-go cocktails available right now at bars and restaurants in NYC
The best to-go cocktails available right now at bars and restaurants in NYC
As you might’ve read from us, the State Liquor Authority has relaxed liquor laws to allow restaurants and bars to add cocktails to their offerings (provided...
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Public Records
We first encountered chef Daniel Bagnall a few months back at Short Stories, a clubby restaurant on the Bowery that initially seems easy to write off as basic...
No Bar
It’s long been a sad but all too real fact of nightlife that a designated gay bar is usually never a solid cocktail destination—until earlier this year, that...
We first encountered chef Daniel Bagnall a few months back at Short Stories, a clubby restaurant on the Bowery that initially seems easy to write off as basic...
Public Records
We first encountered chef Daniel Bagnall a few months back at Short Stories, a clubby restaurant on the Bowery that initially seems easy to write off as basic...
No Bar
It’s long been a sad but all too real fact of nightlife that a designated gay bar is usually never a solid cocktail destination—until earlier this year, that...
Mister Paradise
The name Mister Paradise sounds like it would be perfect for a bombastic WWE heel-face turn (a character the audience is supposed to hate but ends up loving),...
Reception
When you think of the word reception, do you think of a warm welcome at someone’s home, where the hostess takes your coat, inquires how you’ve been and—oh,...
Felix Roasting Co.
There’s so much to poke fun of at this chichi coffee shop. Take the Pepto-pink room that could double as a Wes Anderson set or its preening “every coffee has a...
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What's happening at Time Out Market New York ?
Love Local Tuesdays at Time Out Market
Visitors to the Market will be able to receive 20% off drinks all day long if they’re a resident, first responder or worker in Dumbo.
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Happy Hour at Time Out Market New York
Get $5 select draught beers, $8 specialty cocktails and $7 select wines at our weekday happy hour.
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Catch Littleneck's pop-up at Time Out Market New York this season
The Littleneck pop-up runs through the fall.
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Most booked NYC restaurants
Rezdôra
Stefano Secchi knows Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region like few NYC chefs: He cooked at Osteria Francescana, rated the world’s top restaurant last...
Kochi
Inspired by plates presented to the Korean royal court, chef Sung Shim (Le Bernardin, Per Se) debuts a fine-dining spot with a nine-course tasting menu. The...
Oxomoco
Okay, so I fucked up. I showed up on a recent Monday to this Mexican hot spot in Greenpoint, only to realize that I was a week early for my reservation....