Welcome to the Eater Cocktail Heatmap, focusing on the hottest new bar openings in New York every month.
Eater editors do thorough reporting on the most exciting restaurant openings to hit the city, as well as smaller openings worth having on the radar. In this monthly map, we narrow the field to cocktail bars that are drawing the most excitement, buzz, crowds, and early positive chatter, focusing on spots that have only been open for six months or less. When an Eater editor has already been to a place, we share insider tips on what to expect and what’s worth ordering as well.
New to the list in April: Greenpoint neighborhood bar the Peek Inn; Lower East Side’s Cocktail Omakase; new rum destination Echo Lake in Williamsburg; the Corima team’s new downtown Mexican cocktail spot Bar Chucho; and Bodega Nights, the LES wine bar Babysips team’s venture into Bushwick. For now, we’ve removed the Argyle, 25 Hours, and Bar Maeda (which might be closed).
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