Welcome to the Bars Heatmap, a guide to the hottest places to grab a dirty martini in New York City right now. After subsisting on takeout drinks served from plastic cups for the first year of the pandemic, the city’s cocktail and dive bars are back in full swing, reinventing classics and cashing in on nostalgia.
New to the list in April: Union Square listening bar, Another Country; and Italian-leaning cocktails and small plates from L’Americana join the list in May.
For more New York dining recommendations, check out the new hotspots in Brooklyn and Queens. And for an insider’s perspective on how to eat well no matter where you are in NYC, pick up our new book: The Eater Guide to New York City.
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