Pulqueria is the latest venture by the team behind the brilliant Apotheke. This of-the-moment Mexican bar is fairly well hidden in Chinatown but if you can find the unassuming entrance stairwell, you’ll find an atmospheric space serving typically inventive cocktails, many made with the ancient agave-derived Mexican spirit, pulque, from which the bar takes its name. The subterranean space is low-ke…

Now that drinks are officially allowed in New York’s movie theatres it makes a night at the cinema an even more exciting proposition. Brooklyn’s Nitehawk Cinema has fully embraced the possibilities, serving a tempting New American menu so you can enjoy a leisurely dinner before the film, as well as a range of craft brews and cocktails to drink during. Also on offer are gourmet nibbles that leave t…

Le Bernardin is one of New York’s undisputed best. This is a place you save for a special occasion: the food is glorious, the ingredients the absolutely finest you can get, but the resulting prices mean it’s certainly not somewhere you can go every day. But recent renovations have seen the restaurant add a new, comparatively informal lounge area, so you can now sample Eric Ripert’s considerable sk…

Monkey Bar, like the Waverly Inn before it, is a one-time New York institution, now owned by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. This fact alone kicks it up a rung above most Midtown lounges. Carter took over in 2009, drafted in some big names and had recently given the space a revamp whilst retaining the famous murals. Julie Reiner has been tasked with overseeing the cocktail list and the drinks a…

Pulqueria is the latest venture by the team behind the brilliant Apotheke. This of-the-moment Mexican bar is fairly well hidden in Chinatown but if you can find the unassuming entrance stairwell, you’ll find an atmospheric space serving typically inventive cocktails, many made with the ancient agave-derived Mexican spirit, pulque, from which the bar takes its name. The subterranean space is low-ke…

The bar at this chic Danny Meyer restaurant in the Flatiron District recently scooped a prestigious gong for the best restaurant bar in the business. It’s certainly a dramatic space; housed in a striking art deco building the room is high-celinged and white-walled, The food in the main dining room is exquisite both in presentation and taste but it’s the cocktail menu we’re most interested in. Divi…

Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, in the Flatiron District, is an artisanal cheese maker with a difference. How many fromageries house bars in their basements? Not many, we’d wager. The Cellar at Beecher’s is an atmospheric space, still a working cheese cellar, but now with a cosy lounge attached. Cow hide banquettes and bare brick walls make for an attractive room in which to sample some fine cheeses. T…

The Tippler feels right at home in the dramatic vaulted space underneath Chelsea Market. This new venue also benefits from the input from those maestros of mixology The Tippling Brothers, so you know you’re in for something special. The drinks menu reads like a greatest hits list of the Tippling Bros past creations and there’s a particular focus on the frozen (apt as this space was once a food sto…

Former Bowery hang out Double Crown has been revamped and reopened as Saxon+Parole, an American bar and restaurant with cocktails – literally - on tap. The space is as handsome as you’d expect given that it was designed by AvroKO. The dining room boasts ornate wood-panelled walls and striking light fittings, there’s a second atmospheric, bottle-lined space with wine glasses dangling from the ceili…

JBird is the latest addition to the increasingly deep pool of speakeasy style lounges in New York. A new venture by NYC nightlife veterans Joshua Kaiser and Jamie Hinojos, the space can only be accessed via a ‘secret’ entrance inside of Times Square club XVI. The bar tenders have served time in Death & Company and Dram, so expect the drinks to be of a high standards. Expect a Prohibition-era vibe…