Best Cocktail Bars in New York

The state's cocktail scene stretches from Manhattan carriage houses to Buffalo, and the best cocktail bars in New York cover a wide spread of styles. Martiny's, No. 24 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2024, fills a former 1800s carriage house in Gramercy with Japanese technique. Superbueno, No. 12 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, is a Mexican American cocktail bar in the East Village. Clemente Bar, No. 11 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2025, pairs the artist Francesco Clemente with Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park. Upstate, Saint Neri pours on Lexington Avenue in Buffalo. Superbueno opens at noon on Saturdays and takes bookings on Resy. These are the bars we would start with.