Seed Library NYC Unveils New Cocktail Menu June 2026

Following a brilliant introduction to the New York scene and a placement on the extended list of North America’s 50 Best Bars within months of opening, the Seed Library NYC new cocktail menu launches on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Shaped by the team’s time inside Hotel Park Ave NYC, the ten new signature creations lean on flavors and styles central to the Lyan Group philosophy and informed by the tastes of the metropolis.

Where the opening menu read as a love letter to New York flavors and hospitality, this second chapter is focused on the current moment. It was created by Lyan Group Managing Director Alex Lawrence Milia and Head of Creative Adrian Forde-Beggs in collaboration with Bar Manager Natasha Bermudez, head bartender Isaiah Sergeant and the wider Seed Library team. The brief: draw from overlooked or underutilized ingredients, then deliver them with the trademark Lyan blend of complexity and approachability.

A Menu Built on Overlooked Ingredients

The thesis runs through every spec. The Pink Pear Spritz acts as a soft entry point, pairing Lalo blanco tequila with green tea, grapefruit wine and prickly pear for something fruity and layered. It also comes boozeless, swapping the tequila for Pathfinder non-alcoholic botanical elixir.

From there the menu sharpens. The Musa Daiquiri is a zesty, herbal variation built on Pa’lante rum, plantain mead, Chartreuse and lime. The Sunflower Fizz runs Fords Gin through sunflower seed orgeat, marigold, lemon and soda. The Triple Passion Mizuwari is a vodka-based iced tea that layers passion fruit whey, passion berry aperitif and Passiflora into a single glass.

Five Signature Serves to Order

White Sazerac is an all-American twist on the classic, combining Maker’s Mark with nixtamalized coconut and woodruff absinthe for a complex, mineral-led nightcap.

Freekeh French Martini is the menu’s technical showcase, working Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte whiskies with miso, raspberry and sour pineapple. A non-alcoholic version is built on Seedlip Spice.

Omakase Frappe is the floral entry, leveraging enzyme’d sushi rice, jasmine tea, red amaranth and black cardamom to frame a Hibiki Harmony base.

Celery Daisy nods back to Seed Library’s original London home, pulling Hendrick’s Gin through extracted celery, peppercorn fino and citrus for something stripped back, green and bright.

Smoked Salsa Penicillin turns the classic agave-forward, using mezcal, smoked tomatillos, hot honey, ginger and lime for a spicy, smoked riff that earns its name.

Rounding out the new creations, Grape + Honey Wine is a clean martini variation with Suyo pisco, fermented honeysuckle and Cocchi Americano.

Lyan Classics Stay on the Card

The ten new drinks land alongside eight Lyan Classics, anchoring the menu in the group’s broader catalog. The lineup includes the iconic Coriander Seed Gimlet, a favorite that originated at Seed Library’s Shoreditch location, and the bar’s much-loved BC3 Negroni, a celebrated botanical take on the classic Italian aperitif built with aged honey and Ceylon arrack.

It’s a calibrated balance, half catalog, half new work, and the kind of editing that signals a confident second act rather than a frantic refresh.

Food Program Gets a Corn Dog (Minus the Corn)

The kitchen, created in collaboration with Renwick Hospitality, adds a new headliner: the Corn Dog (minus the corn), a bacon-wrapped all-beef dog finished with spicy mustard, giardiniera aioli, crispy shallots and kimchi. Crowd favorites stay on, including the chocolate chip cookies and the Lyan Burger.

Reflections from Six Months on Park Avenue

“For this menu, the team have reflected on the ideas and conversations that have flowed through the bar over the last six months,” says Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, owner of Seed Library NYC. “We have gathered together observations about ingredients and drinks that have felt reflective of our philosophy at Seed Library, and things that are exciting us most just now. We cannot wait to share these new creations with the community here in New York who have been so welcoming and have inspired us so much through their own storytelling and collaboration.”

An Intimate Manhattan Bar with London Roots

Located on the ground floor of Hotel Park Ave NYC, Seed Library NYC offers an intimate escape from the chaos of the city and pays homage to the legacy of the timeless “Manhattan Bar.” Drawing inspiration from the original site at One Hundred Shoreditch in London’s East End, the room reimagines the simple creativity of the original while embracing the heritage and innovation that defines New York bar culture.

For a project that landed on a North America’s 50 Best Bars extended list within months of opening, this second menu is the more telling exercise. It shows what happens after the launch noise fades and a team starts listening to the city it just moved into.

The new menu launches Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Reservations at seedlibrarynyc.com.