In addition to excellent cocktails, mocktails and no & Low-ABV, the range of attractive bar food was also impressive. Service and hospitality took center stage in all the bars visited. The following is an insight into the experiences of the bar tour through New York.
Overstory
An exciting place to drink cocktails
Through the red marble-clad lobby of 70 Pine, the elevator takes you to the 63rd floor, from where a travertine staircase leads to the Overstory, an intimate oval jewel in New York's starry sky. The 24-seat bar room is characterized by red walls and burgundy benches. With its wraparound terrace and unobstructed views of New York Harbor, Overstory is a unique addition to the city's bar scene.
Since the year it opened, the restaurant has received several awards, including "World's 50 Best Bars 2022" and "North America's 50 Best Bars 2024". Overstory is frequently featured in national and international media, including the Robb Report, which described it as one of the most exciting places to drink cocktails in New York in 2021.
Opening hours
MO - MI: 17.00 - 00.00
DO - SA: 16.00 - 01.00
SO: 16.00 - 00.00
Overstory
70 Pine Street, 64th floor, New York, NY 10005
overstory-nyc.com
Superbueno
Fusion of Mexican and American culture
Superbueno is the result of a partnership between Cocktail Kingdom Hospitality Group and renowned New York Barkeeper and industry expert Ignacio "Nacho" Jimenez. The bar celebrates Jimenez's Mexican heritage and his life in New York and offers a unique approach to the fusion of Mexican and American culture.
The cocktail menu features drinks inspired by traditional Mexican dishes and ingredients, such as the best-selling Green Mango Martini, the crowd-pleasing Vodka Y Soda and the earthy Mushroom Margarita. The 2nd place ranking on North America's 50 Best Bars follows several other accolades Superbueno has received within the first year of opening.
Opening hours
MO - DO: 16.00 - 02.00
FR - SO: 14.00 - 02.00
Superbueno
13 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
superbuenonyc.com
Martiny's
American history meets Japanese bar culture
Martiny's offers a beautiful cocktail experience in a historic carriage house in Gramercy. Takuma Watanabe, Co-Founder and Beverage Director, has created an experience that goes beyond great cocktails. At Martiny's, you will encounter excellent hospitality, deliberately chosen design elements, upscale bar bites and tasty drinks. The name Martiny's is on the one hand a reference to the one or other martini on the bar menu, as this is Takuma's favorite cocktail.
But it is also a tribute to Philip Martiny, a French-American sculptor whose studio used to be housed in this building. On the one hand, the design reflects the history of the original 18th century carriage house, while on the other, modern Japanese elements are incorporated throughout the space to honor Takuma's influences from Japan.
Opening hours
MO: 18.00 - 01.00
MI - SO: 18.00 - 01.00
Martiny's
121 E. 17th St, New York, NY 10003
martinys.com
Bar Goto
Japanese bar culture for over 20 years
Bar Goto is a New York bar with a Japanese soul. It has been open in New York City's Lower East Side since 2015. Every detail of the space, menu and service is a personal combination of owner and bartender Kenta Goto's experiences growing up in Tokyo at his mother's restaurant and his twenty-plus year career as a Barkeeper in New York City. The space is elegant and cozy, the hospitality is honest and authentic.
The cocktails are Japanese variations on classics such as Sakura Martini, Hojicha Old Fashioned and Koji-San. In 2020, Kenta and the team at Bar Goto expanded to Brooklyn and opened Bar Goto Niban (Niban means "second"). The two bars are known for their relaxed, friendly service, excellent drinks made with sophisticated technique and some of the best bar food in the city: kombu celery, bowls of sizzling miso-wrapped chicken wings and okonomiyaki.
Opening hours
SO: 17.00 - 00.00
DI - MI: 17.00 - 00.00
DO: 17.00 - 01.00
FR - SA: 17.00 - 02.00
Bar Goto
245 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002
bargoto.com
Paradise Lost
Devilishly delicious drinks in a tropical hell atmosphere
Paradise Lost is a tropical hellscape out of time. Rooted in the classic Tiki tradition, Paradise Lost uproots the conventional Tiki elements and replaces them with Americana iconography and occult demonology. The space combines sources from surf rock, punk rock, B-horror movies, Rat Rod culture, EC comics, Googie architecture and more to create an otherworldly space. The bar has a collection of more than 300 types of rum.
The cocktail program also focuses on rum creations, but includes all spirit categories and is aimed at both experienced Tiki connoisseurs and Tiki novices. Using various modern techniques such as nitro muddling, clarification and forced carbonation, the Paradise Lost team brews devilishly delicious potions that highlight rare and unusual flavor combinations such as papaya and miso or banana and garlic.
Opening hours
Daily: 17.00 - 02.00 h
Paradise Lost
100 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
paradiselost.nyc
Double Chicken Please
Innovative design hacking concept
Double Chicken Please is a design-led cocktail bar that has established itself as a creative studio that transcends bar tradition. Guided by its core concept of design hacking, it deconstructs and reconstructs traditional elements of drinks, dishes, products and dining experiences by merging design and hospitality to deliver unexpected surprises. Double Chicken Please offers two concepts of guest experiences in one space.
The contemporary restaurant Free Range guides its visitors through the menu with storytelling, serves cocktails inspired by classic cartoons and offers a range of sharing dishes. The Coop bar is decorated in a mid-century style and offers an extensive selection of craft cocktails inspired by the innovative approach of design hacking, which deconstructs the flavors of culinary dishes and renders them in the form of a cocktail.
Opening hours
DI - DO: 17.00 - 01.00
FR - SA: 17.00 - 01.30
SO: 17.00 - 00.00
Double Chicken Please
115 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
doublechickenplease.com
