Cellar 36

On our list of the best cocktail bars in New York.

This Two Bridges wine bar keeps things unassuming: brick walls hung with empty bottles from small natural-wine producers, tables set at bar height, and a wine list sorted by region on stapled paper. Staff geek out over maceration and steer newcomers toward something they'll actually like, pulling from a deep list of low-intervention bottles. A short kitchen menu runs to sourdough, mortadella from an in-house salumeria, Spanish boquerones and Manchego. A daily happy hour discounts oysters and wine carafes, and the room stays open until midnight most nights, later on weekends.