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Cocktails & speakeasies in New York

Craft drinks and speakeasies — quiet enough to talk.

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Example nights

Real New York venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Oct 19.

Cocktails at Mace in Greenwich Village, then dinner at Donna in West Village.

  • 01MaceGreenwich Village · $$
  • 02DonnaWest Village · $$
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Cocktails at The Overlook Bar in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, then dinner at seeyamañana.

  • 01The Overlook BarMidtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$$
  • 02seeyamañanaMidtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$
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Games at The Hunterian in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, then dinner at The Blasket in East Midtown-Turtle Bay.

  • 01The HunterianUpper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island · $$
  • 02The BlasketEast Midtown-Turtle Bay · $$
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Martiny’s

    Gramercy · $$$

    Inventive cocktails — tea ceremony, caprese, porcini mushroom — and scotch eggs. Dim, intimate upstairs, serious drinks. $100+ a head.

  2. 02

    Death & Co East Village

    East Village · $$$

    Bartenders in bow ties & suspenders recall the speakeasy era at this dark, moody cocktail lounge.

  3. 03

    Dear Irving Gramercy

    Gramercy · $$$

    Cocktail parlor with fancy drinks & elevated bites in an upscale space with a time-traveling theme.

  4. 04

    Barely Disfigured

    Carroll Gardens · $$$

    Craft cocktails in a former massage parlor — couch nook in back, clarified drinks, oysters. Terrific date spot.

  5. 05

    Mace

    Greenwich Village · $$

    Creative craft cocktails & snacks in a petite brick-walled space with some banquette seats & stools.

  6. 06

    The Ivory Peacock

    Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$$

  7. 07

    The Up & Up

    Greenwich Village · $$

    Dimly lit cocktail lounge offering sophisticated drinks plus snacks in a space with banquettes.

  8. 08

    Fig. 19

    Lower East Side · $$

    Secret art gallery entry revealing a cozy, chandelier-lit hideaway spotlighting craft cocktails.

  9. 09

    Blueprint

    Park Slope · $$

    Craft cocktails (mezcal, Old Fashioned) and charcuterie, rabbit pie, shishito peppers. Speakeasy feel, back patio, staff who actually care.

  10. 10

    Angel’s Share

    West Village · $$$

    Speakeasy-style bar in the East Village offering exotic cocktails in a cool, hard-to-find space.

  11. 11

    Bar Francis

    Clinton Hill · $$$

    Hidden behind a coffee shop. House-made drinks, oysters, and staff who actually know what punt-a-mes is. Gorgeous room, zero pretension.

  12. 12

    Attaboy

    Lower East Side · $$$

    Innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in a trendy industrial-style space.