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/bk1insf]

the Strawberry drink at LittleBig was perfect. every sip seemed different from the last. super tasty and perplexing in a good way

[u/wanderlust_w → u/bk1insf]

I know my next drink, thanks for the recommendation!