The East Village has long been a breeding ground for NYC's cocktail culture. From PDT's hidden phone-booth entrance to the amaro-forward pours at Amor y Amargo, this neighborhood rewards the curious drinker with some of the most inventive glasses in the city.
East Village · 443 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
Stepping into Amor y Amargo is like stumbling into a tiny, moody alchemist’s den — eight stools, soft light, bottles of bitter spirits stacked like apothecary jars, and bartenders who treat every pour like a ritual. You…
East Village · 113 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009
You walk into Crif Dogs on St. Marks, step into the phone booth, and pick up the receiver. The back wall swings open into one of the bars that launched the entire modern speakeasy movement. Inside it's leather booths, d…
East Village · 105 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
An East Village cocktail bar that dresses like a glossy 1970s lounge and drinks like it has something to prove. The room glows in warm tones, the crowd leans fun-but-competent, and the martinis arrive icy and unapologet…
East Village · 134 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009, USA
Exposed brick lined with family photos and a reclaimed-wood bar give it a personal, slightly scrappy feel, but the menu swings wider—ice-cold oysters next to cocktails that play with mezcal, fresh fruit, and house infus…
East Village · 414 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009, USA
New England seafood that took a wrong turn into the East Village and never looked back — semi-subterranean, moody gray-and-blue, with wall sconces doubling as wine ice buckets. The lobster roll is made with lobster-shel…
East Village · 97 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
Part cocktail lab, part living room hangout, Schmuck drops Barcelona mischief into the East Village with a menu of 20-plus drinks that aren’t afraid of oddball pairings (coconut-fat whiskey and pickled pineapple, anyone…
East Village · 47 E Houston St, New York, NY 10012
A Nolita dive with just enough lounge energy—threadbare couches up front, a shadowy back room, and a happy hour that keeps wells and drafts cheap for hours. Cocktails get playful (the Ginger Yum-Yum has a following), we…