New York’s best bars
Our pick of New York’s best bars — the city took the No.1 spot in North America and put more rooms on the continental list than anywhere else, and this is the cross-referenced version of that scene rather than a copy of any single ranking. Sources: North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/north-americas-50-best-bars-2026-the-list.html · The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 https://www.theworlds50best.com/bars/best-in-the-world/list/1-50 · Time Out New York https://www.timeout.com/newyork/bars/best-cocktail-bars-in-nyc. A favourite.place selection.
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Sip & Guzzle
4.2(803)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 803 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · £££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #1 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #39
29 Cornelia St, New York, NY 10014, USABar Snack
4.6(188)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 188 people on GoogleBar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #3
92 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USASchmuck
4.3(451)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 451 people on GoogleBar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #4 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #59
97 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, USASuperbueno
4.2(762)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 762 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #9 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #12
13 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, USAClemente Bar
4.7(236)rated 4.7 out of 5 by 236 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #15
11 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010, USAMartiny’s
4.2(465)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 465 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · £££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #23 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #75
121 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003, USAAngel’s Share
4.4(1,831)rated 4.4 out of 5 by 1831 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · £££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #31
45 Grove St, New York, NY 10014, USAOverstory
4.3(793)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 793 people on GoogleCocktail Bar
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #33 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #46
70 Pine St 64th Floor, New York, NY 10005, USADouble Chicken Please
4.4(2,420)rated 4.4 out of 5 by 2420 people on GoogleBar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #35 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #41
115 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, USABar Madonna
4.9(209)rated 4.9 out of 5 by 209 people on GoogleRestaurant · £££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #36
367 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAAttaboy
4.2(2,010)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 2010 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #37 · World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 #72
134 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USAMaison Premiere
4.6(2,137)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 2137 people on GoogleOyster Bar Restaurant · ££££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #40 — absinthe, oysters and a Bedford Avenue courtyard
298 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USAKatana Kitten
4.5(1,226)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 1226 people on GoogleBar · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #52 — Japanese-American highballs in the West Village
531 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USADante
4.5(2,802)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 2802 people on GoogleItalian Restaurant · ££
North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026 #58 — a MacDougal Street café-bar since 1915
79-81 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012, USAPlease Don’t Tell
4.3(2,470)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 2470 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££
The phone-booth speakeasy that started the modern format
113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009, USAClover Club
4.6(1,098)rated 4.6 out of 5 by 1098 people on GoogleCocktail Bar · ££
Julie Reiner’s Brooklyn classics room
210 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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