Bars I'm Thankful For, 2019
Wow it’s Thanksgiving again? That was fast. Here is the third edition of Bars I’m Thankful For, updated for 2019. Some are old, some are new, some I’ve frequented, some I’ve reviewed!
In a tough as nails city like New York, it’s important to have the spots you can rely on, and with all the uncertainty in this world, I’m grateful for them. So cheers to the bars that have my back! Maybe they’ll have yours too.
Manhattan:
Angel’s Share: 8 Stuyvesant St nr 3rd Ave, East Village (cocktail bar)
Death and Co: 433 E 6th St btw 1st Ave and Ave A, East Village (one of the cocktail bars that started it all, I’ve recently read their seminal cocktail book cover to cover so it’s time to thank them properly)
Mace: 505 E 12th St at Ave A, East Village (cocktail bar)
Pouring Ribbons: 225 Ave B btw 13th and 14th St, East Village (cocktail bar)
The Penrose: 1590 2nd Ave btw 82nd and 83rd St, Upper East Side (fun cocktail bar that is still few and far between on the UES)
Uva: 1486 2nd Ave nr E 77th St, Upper East Side (wine bar)
French Roast: 2340 Broadway at W 85th St, Upper West Side (24/7 French cafe. Lots of fond high school memories for me here.)
Mercato: 352 W 39th St at 9th Ave, Hell’s Kitchen (Italian restaurant that’s a hidden gem in this otherwise good-food-desert neighborhood)
The Polynesian: 400 W 42nd St at 9th Ave, Midtown West (tiki bar)
Bar Moga: 128 W Houston St at Sullivan St, Greenwich Village, (20’s-style Japanese cocktail bar)
Existing Conditions: 35 W 8th St btw 5th and 6th Aves, Greenwich Village (excellent sciencey yet unpretentious cocktail bar)
The Up & Up: 116 Macdougal St at Minetta Ln, Greenwich Village (the cocktail bar that for me, is one of the OG)
Undercote: 16 W 22nd St btw 5th and 6th Aves, Flatiron (cocktail bar underneath a Korean steakhouse with a daiquiri and daiquiri pun that I am still thinking about weeks later)
Bathtub Gin: 132 9th Ave btw 18th and 19th St, Chelsea (speakeasy cocktail bar where I used to work. Pro tip: go between 5pm-7pm before it gets too crowded. And Monday night is jazz night.)
BlackTail: 22 Battery Place at Pier A Harbor House, Battery Park (Cuban-style cocktail bar)
Brooklyn:
The Four Horsemen: 295 Grand St btw Roebling and Havemeyer, Williamsburg (wine bar)
Huckleberry Bar: 588 Grand St btw Lorimer and Leonard St, Williamsburg (cocktail bar and one of my favorite bars on earth)
Noorman’s Kil: 609 Grand St btw Lorimer and Leonard St, Williamsburg (whiskey and grilled cheese, it’s perfect)
Pine Box Rock Shop: 12 Grattan St btw Bogart St and Morgan Ave, East Williamsburg (beer bar with killer vegan empanadas)
Ramona: 113 Franklin St btw Greenpoint Ave and Kent St, Greenpoint (cocktail bar)
Torst: 615 Manhattan Ave nr Nassau Ave, Greenpoint (beer bar)
Grand Army: 336 State St at Hoyt St, Boerum Hill (cocktail bar)
Fulton Hall: 250 Ashland Pl at Fulton St, Fort Greene (a sports bar that, dare I say, I love)
No. 7: 7 Greene Ave nr S Oxford St, Fort Greene (bar/restaurant with broccoli tacos I could eat every day)
Olea: 171 Lafayette Ave at Adelphi St, Fort Greene (delicious Mediterranean restaurant that has a cute little bar)
The Rockwell Place: 31 Rockwell Pl btw Fulton St and Dekalb Ave, Fort Greene (new cocktail bar from the guys who run old Brooklyn standby, Long Island Bar)
Gold Star Beer Counter: 176 Underhill Ave at Sterling Pl, Prospect Heights (fun beer bar with an awesome selection)
LaLou: 581 Vanderbilt Ave at Dean St, Prospect Heights (natural wine bar)
North Pole: 428 Bergen St at 5th Ave, Park Slope (a dive that’s open til 4am, my choice for a post-work shot and beer)
Clover Club: 210 Smith St btw Baltic and Butler St, Cobble Hill (one of my favorite cocktail bars)
Butter & Scotch: 818 Franklin Ave btw Union St and Eastern Pkwy, Crown Heights (dessert/cocktail bar with the tagline “bitches love sprinkles”)
Hunky Dory: 747 Franklin Ave at Sterling Pl, Crown Heights (all day cafe and bar with a focus on sustainability)
Glou: 406 Rogers Ave at Sterling St, Prospect Lefferts Gardens (natural wine bar with incredible descriptions like “hamster cage” and “très fucking élégante”)
Queens:
The Highwater: 34-20 Broadway at 35th St, Astoria (easy breezy neighborhood tiki bar)
Yeah, I know, it’s the third year in a row I’m mostly thanking Manhattan and Brooklyn places. If you've got a spot that you want me to check out, whether in another borough or elsewhere, hit me up at agirlsguidetodrinkingalone@gmail.com.