Cocktails etc

Time Out New York: Arrive early at this best bar for birthdays to claim to prime barside real estate, and order a round of original cocktails mixed by rascally, white-jacketed gents. Mehr erfahren.

Thrillist: Over-indulge in their epic rum selection while feasting on delicious bites like banana leaf-wrapped braised pork tamales and garlic & rum mojo'd shrimp. Mehr erfahren.

Bravo: One of the best cocktails I tried this year was at Death & Co. Gin, cinnamon, bark syrup, and chardonnay. It made a completely different taste and alchemy in my mouth. -Elizabeth Falkner, Top Chef M

Jill Filipovic: Anything Phil touches is magic. Mayahuel is no exception -- best tequila cocktails ever.

Guest of a Guest: One of the few speakeasy in Chelsea, Raines Law Room underground making it tricky to find -- you have to find a set of stairs that lead to a basement door and then ring a doorbell just to get in. Mehr erfahren.

Charles Dan: Go to Little Branch and order the Sazerac. Then order another. Be wary of the third.

Tom Whelan: Come in early before the corporate crowd gets off work, pony up to the bar, immerse yourself in the Prohibition vibe, and watch the mixologists go to work. And look presentable.

AskMen: We recommend you order the “North Garden,” an-off-the-menu concoction - aromatic bitters, Scotch, bourbon, apple brandy, sugar - that tastes like Scotch on MDMA. Also at Death & Company this summer. Mehr erfahren.

Anil Podduturi: Order the Sazerak cocktail, the original morning cocktail c. 1814. Then order their Manhattan.

How To Make It In America: Insane cocktails at mad Austrian scientist's lair in Chinatown. Ridiculous showmanship, jaw-dropping presentation. Look for the crowd begging entry under the "Gold Flower Restaurant" sign. [BlackBook] Mehr erfahren.

AskMen: There is no formal cocktail list, but the bartender asks the type of spirit you like & if you like your drinks sweet, sour, etc. Then he creates a custom cocktail for you.

Thrillist: Get a "bespoke cocktail" tailored to your ill-to-well-informed desires. And make it good, they they'll keep that recipe on file for your return visit. Mehr erfahren.

Time Out New York: Try bartender Natasha David’s Absinthe Colada, a gutsy piña colada spin. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Mehr erfahren.

Time Out New York: Try the house gin and tonic, a complex cocktail with little in common with your garden-variety G&T. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Mehr erfahren.

Anna Dallis: Fantastic gin!

Village Voice: One of our 10 best Manhattan bars- cheap Tecates, tasty tiki drinks, and pretzel dogs keep it real.