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The rankings

Top 8 · New York

All rankings
  1. 01

    Death and Company

    East Village · Cocktail den

     No. 1
  2. 02

    Attaboy

    Lower East Side · No-menu cocktails

     Cocktails
  3. 03

    The Dead Rabbit

    Financial District · Irish pub

     Irish pub
  4. 04

    Employees Only

    West Village · Late-night classic

     Date night
  5. 05

    Dante

    Greenwich Village · Aperitivo café

     Aperitivo
  6. 06

    Katana Kitten

    West Village · Japanese-American

     Highballs
  7. 07

    Please Don't Tell

    East Village · Phone-booth speakeasy

     Speakeasy
  8. 08

    McSorley's Old Ale House

    East Village · Historic ale house

     Since 1854

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New York

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London

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Chicago

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Paris

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Berlin

92 bars listed Barcelona street at golden hour

Barcelona

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Miami

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Amsterdam

74 bars listed

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