New York City is a drinking town. There are bars of every stripe here: dive bars, generic Irish pubs, wine bars<\/a>, craft breweries<\/a>, sake bars, and drinking dens that specialize in specific spirits such as mezcal, gin, or absinthe. But what about the best cocktail bars in NYC?<\/p>\n

Indeed, New York has some of the best on the planet. You could, in fact, say we are currently living in a peak cocktail moment, as bartenders (or \u201cmixologists,\u201d as they\u2019re sometimes called) are better than ever at mixing and shaking up high-quality, perfectly balanced libations in the most atmospheric settings that may inspire you to have seconds (or thirds).<\/p>\n