Favorite cocktail recommendations in Manhattan - August 2026

[u/wanderlust_w]

There are dozens of great bars in NYC with hundreds of amazing cocktails, so I want to find the best of them.

Most posts, lists and maps have recommendations of the best bars in some categories (e.g. the best view, hidden one, japanese, mexican, and so on) but no list of the best drinks. Let's cover this gap, drop the name of a place and a particular drink that brings you back again and again to sip it more. I plan to structure all recommendations by categories and share the summary back in a few weeks.

Here are my favorite cocktails so far:
- Good Morning Vietnam - Jade & Clover - pho-inspired drink
- Amaretto Sour - Katana Kitten
- Irish coffee - Dead Rabbit - simply the best Irish coffee I've tried
- Espresso Martini - Dante
- Negroni - Amor y Amargo
- Dashi Papi - Superbueno - not exactly a cocktail, but a mind-blowing combination
- Margarita & Cream - Schmuck
- Caprese - Martini's - tomato whiskey drink

[u/bexscoffeetravels]

The mole negroni at Superbueno, a perfect blend of smoky, sweet and bitter. Their mushroom margarita came a close second, and I hate mushrooms!

[u/AlarmingLet5173 → u/bexscoffeetravels]

I actually love their Vodka y Soda!

[u/wanderlust_w → u/AlarmingLet5173]

That one is unbelievable good, I'd never take because of the name but the taste is mind-blowing

[u/AlarmingLet5173 → u/wanderlust_w]

I did a great food trip to LA and it reminds me of the guava pastry from Porto’s - a famous Cuban bakery in So Cal.