Old Town Bar has been holding court since 1884, Pete's Tavern since 1864, and neither has lost a step. Gramercy has more character-soaked neighborhood bars than people expect, from Martiny's precision cocktails to Rolf's year-round Christmas fever dream.
Gramercy · 45 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003
As close to a time machine as NYC gets. The towering, century-old back bar, tiled floors, and original dumbwaiter (still in use!) all whisper of the ghosts of newspaper men and literary types who once drank here before …
Gramercy · 129 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
The carved rosewood bar has been holding it down since 1864, and nothing about the room feels rushed to catch up. There’s real history tucked into the corners—Boss Tweed was a regular, O. Henry wrote here, and the place…
Gramercy · 121 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003
A hushed, jewel-box cocktail den tucked into Gramercy, where the drinks are treated with near-surgical precision and the room barely rises above a murmur. Japanese bartending discipline meets New York intimacy—every sti…
Gramercy · 106 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003
A jazz bar for people who love jazz and a cocktail bar for people who love cocktails, all under one roof. The front “whisky library” sets the tone with rare bottles and an air of hushed reverence, but the real magic is …
Gramercy · 243 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
Here, the gin program is the point—forty-plus bottles poured Spanish-style in oversized goblets, each one dialed with botanicals and crowed with their own garnishes. At the same time, it's a proper pub, a serious gin ba…
Gramercy · 281 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010
A Gramercy icon best known for feeling like Christmas exploded indoors — walls and ceilings packed with thousands of lights, ornaments, garlands, and dolls year‑round. The German classics (schnitzel, sauerbraten, bratwu…
Gramercy · 222 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003
Cute date speakeasy with live jazz and $5 picklebacks to break the ice. If you like beer, they have a ton of options on draft.
Gramercy · 129 E 15th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
A converted townhouse on East 15th with a bi-level bar, lounge, and walled garden tucked in the back. The cocktail list covers the full after-work range — the espresso martinis in particular have built a following here …