New Yorkers tend to think we have the best everything — restaurants, boutiques, celebrities, and (of course) bars.
So it's no surprise that on Drinks International's new list of the World's 50 Best Bars, NYC would make up 16% of the list.
New York's clubs, lounges, and speakeasies were scattered throughout the top 50, with two of NY's finest breaking into the top 10.
Drinks International is a trade magazine for the spirits, wine, and beer industry that had some of the best bar owners and bartenders in the world choose the World's 50 Best Bars on a number of factors, including staff, décor, quality of the drinks, and how it all fits together.
#8 Dutch Kills
27-24 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY
Overall Rank: 35
Dutch Kills isn't actually on Manhattan Island, but in Long Island City. But before you write it off, take note that it has seriously good cocktails for an average of $8 with ice they shave themselves from large blocks.
Plus it looks like a turn of the century bar, with big wooden booths, crystal chandeliers, and an old-timey gold cash register behind the counter.
Source: Drinks International
#7 Angel's Share
8 Stuyvesant St., New York, NY
Overall Rank: 34
Just a spot above Dutch Kills is this hidden East Village gem, Angel's Share. It's on the second floor hidden inside a Japanese restaurant and helmed by the Bacardi Global Legacy Cocktail Competition winner Shingo Gokan.
Expect cocktails with a sake and whiskey twist, and great views of Stuyvesant Square.
Source: Drinks International
#6 Pegu Club
77 W. Houston St., New York, NY
Overall Rank: 32
First opened in 2005, this Audrey Saunder's bar squeezes its own juices fresh everyday, sells its own bitters, and even shaves its own ice.
In a word, Pegu Club is quality with their extra-fresh cocktails and Asian-inspired snack menu for any hungry patrons.
Source: Drinks International
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