Restaurants & Bars
NYC Has 22 Of The Nation's Best Bars
A list of the country's top 150 bars features many in NYC.
NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps has more of the nation's best bars than any other location in the land, according to the DailyMeal.
The food website released its list of "The 150 Best Bars in America for 2019"— with 22 NYC bars snagging spots. Manhattan led the charge for the five boroughs with 18 watering holes included on the list. Brooklyn came in second with three, and Queens followed with one.
NYC had almost double the amount of bars as any other state, let alone city— Chicago was the second most featured location with 12 bars on the list.
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The famed lower Manhattan spot The Dead Rabbit took home the top spot in the city, with a fourth place finish in the overall list.
The list was compiled by 150 expert panelists who ranked establishments by quality of drinks, mixology, bar-tending, decor, cuisine and essentials.
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See the full list of top ranked bars in NYC below:
126: Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden (2919 24th Ave, Astoria, Queens)
119: Extra Fancy (302 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn)
115: ROKC (3452 Broadway, New York)
85: Clover Club (210 Smith St, Brooklyn)
79: The Bar Room at Temple Court at the Beekman (5 Beekman St, New York)
73: King Cole Bar (2 E 55th St, New York)
69: McSorley's Old Ale House (15 E 7th St, New York)
68: Maison Premiere (298 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn)
58: Bar "21" and Lounge (21 W 52nd St, New York)
54: Bemelman's Bar (35 E 76th St, New York)
53: Apotheke (9 Doyer's St, New York)
48: The Pegu Club (77 W Houston St, New York)
46: Pouring Ribbons (225 Avenue B, New York)
40: Mace (505 East 12th Street, New York)
39: Please Don't Tell Me (113 St Marks Pl, New York)
35: The Bar Room at the Modern (9 W 53rd St, New York)
19: Attaboy (134 Eldridge St, New York)
16: Employees Only (510 Hudson St, New York)
15. Angel's Share (8 Stuyvesant St, New York)
6. Death + Company (433 E 6th St, New York)
5. Elephant Bar at the NoMad (10 W 28th St, New York)
4. The Dead Rabbit (30 Water St, New York)
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