West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This handsome Scottish-inspired drinkery is a fine place to while away an evening. Exposed brick, a fireplace and a mix of animal heads, pheasant…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This handsome Scottish-inspired drinkery is a fine place to while away an evening. Exposed brick, a fireplace and a mix of animal heads, pheasant…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
If you can't get enough of board games, duck into this coffee shop, where a small fee gives you access to an enormous collection of new, popular and rare…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Paying material homage to its once-industrial setting, this brick-and-wood cellar bar beneath Chelsea Market serves up properly blended cocktails ($15)…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
No need to fly to Nashville – you can get your honky-tonk on right here in Brooklyn at this roadhouse saloon on bustling Metropolitan Ave. Aside from…
New York City
If you're hankering for some sports but prefer your activity close to your bar stool, the faux-Floridian Royal Palms is for you. Inside this 17,000-sq-ft…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Amid NYC’s obsession with speakeasy-styled hangouts, Bathtub Gin manages to poke its head above the crowd with its super-secret front door hidden on the…
SoHo & Chinatown
Rowdy meets trippy meets craft at this mezcal and tequila house, with vibes of Mexico, the Middle East and the Wild West. If the moon had a saloon, this…
Philadelphia
This classic dive with a padded linoleum bar and lots of Pabst Blue Ribbon–themed decor is named after its original owner and manager. They're long gone…
New York City
Better-looking than the average maritime-themed bar, Sea Witch snares an easygoing crowd in among its nautical miscellany, mermaid mural and backlit…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
This entertainment upstart in a rickety former casket factory is run by a friendly vegan musician couple. There are more than a dozen draft beers to…
Philadelphia
The Guinness Book of World Records has declared Panorama home to the largest wine preservation and dispensing system in the world (and who are we to argue…
Catskills
Owned by Belgium brewers Duvel, this top-notch brewery is a short drive south of Cooperstown's center. It takes its Trappist-style beer-making very…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
This reimagining of an early-20th-century Germanic beer hall is not all gimmick: the huge selection of European and local brews, kitchen slinging…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Step into this former Jack Kerouac hangout, full of couches and plump chairs, and prepare to stay for a while because the crowd is simply beguiling. It's…
Philadelphia
It's tempting to hang out upstairs at this buzzing restaurant and bar with its double-height ceiling and long horseshoe bar. But head downstairs to…
Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company
Philadelphia
Take your pick from two cocktail bars at this location. At basement-level a barely-lit speakeasy pays homage to a Prohibition-era booze operation run by…
Upper West Side & Central Park
A snazzy neighborhood cocktail bar that feels more downtown than UWS with its cozy banquet sofa seating, tiled flooring and industrially bent lighting…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
The industrial salon theme is common hereabouts, and this Bushwick bar nails the mix of grit and glamour. Hoist yourself onto a metallic stool and decide…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Beer lovers shouldn't miss this place on the edge of McCarren Park, an open, somewhat industrial 6000-sq-ft beer hall with 20 or so beers on tap and…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This sweeping rooftop venue at the painfully hip Standard hotel sees a garish parade of party promoters who do their thing on any day of the week. Brace…
New York City
To experience a gritty and gruff outpost against Carroll Gardens' gentrification, look no further than Wade's, plum in the middle of Smith St's food and…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
A cozy spot just off Seventh Ave’s bustle, Vin Sur Vingt is a slender wine bar with a strip of bar seating and a quaint row of two-seat tables, perfect…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
A decidedly bohemian crowd favors Art Bar, which doesn't look like much up front (booths are crowded too close to the wooden bar), but it has more going…
Philadelphia
Sparring boxers are the logo for this well-regarded local coffee roaster that occupies an impressive space on the ground floor of a chic apartment…
Rolf’s Bar & German Restaurant
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
During the six weeks before Christmas, Rolf’s transforms from average German bar into a whimsical tribute to the yuletide season that falls somewhere…
New York City
Seductive use of curved, polished wood, leadlighting and inviting niches make June a delightful place to linger over interesting natural wines from Europe…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Regulars might wonder how you stumbled on the place but Harefield Road is the best kind of local pub: friendly greetings as you enter, a brick-walled…
Philadelphia
Occupying the carriage house and old stables for an early-20th-century plumbing manufacturing company, New Liberty specializes in making rye whiskey, rum…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This charming neighborhood cafe-bar beckons you inside with its cheery, sunny interior of whitewashed brick walls and the scent of fresh-roasted coffee…
Philadelphia
Silly names – Purple Monkey Dishwater (a chocolate peanut porter) and Ma! The Meatloaf (a Belgium white ale) – for serious beer is the stock in trade of…
SoHo & Chinatown
Frank Sinatra liked this 100-year-old Little Italy hang, which was also used as a backdrop for scenes in The Sopranos, Godfather III and Donnie Brasco…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This low-key, Third Wave cafe with dark wood and copper accents subscribes to a tractor-to-table ethos, manually roasting its single-original coffees in…
New York City
A youngish crowd piles into this spirited, unpretentious bar and it's even better when the back room hosts comedy (usually every Wednesday, plus…
Hudson Valley
Pull up a stool at this pint-sized, convivial 'wine pub' in the Water Street Market complex and choose from a menu of international and regional wines and…
Philadelphia
This remake of a classic Philly oyster house (formerly Bookbinders – the original sign hangs outside the building) maintains a stately, nostalgic vibe…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This narrow, mahogany-paneled pub is a neighborhood favorite. It takes its Guinness pours seriously, and features cocktails named after deceased masters…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
All sorts of young women, many from neighboring New Jersey and Long Island, storm this 'Bar & Girl,' where theme nights bring in spirited DJs spinning hip…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
If $16 cocktails and fancy-schmancy Village boutiquery are getting you down, maybe it's time to pay a visit to this run-down little ping-pong hall. Fat…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
This well-established, low-key Williamsburg hangout draws a good blend of arty gays and lesbians (plus LGBTIQ+ allies) with its cool staff, cheap drinks,…
New York City
The British stylings at Black Swan, from chalk boards and rough-hewn wooden tables to English ales and Scottish whisky, are a good reason to say 'cheers.'…