Around Jungle Bird
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.7 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A cocktail night in Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
A proper drink between dinner and dessert.
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These are bars you go to for the drinks themselves — a considered menu, careful technique, a bartender who can make you something that isn't on it. They sit best in the middle of a night: after dinner, before dessert, or as the nightcap. Restaurants with a strong bar are on the restaurant lists instead.
This guide ranks 7 cocktail bars in Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around The Raines Law Room Chelsea
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.8 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Around Bathtub Gin
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.7 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.7 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Cocktail bars in Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Jungle Bird
4.9(7)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$$$
The Raines Law Room Chelsea
4.8(16)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$$
Bathtub Gin
4.6(20)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$
Hotel Chelsea (Lobby Bar)
4.1(7)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $$$
Artechouse
3.8(9)Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen · $
Sandbar Rooftop
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
Rory's Rooftop Bar
Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen
Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen for a date?
- Our top pick is Jungle Bird, rated 4.9 out of 5. The Raines Law Room Chelsea and Bathtub Gin round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Chelsea / Hell's Kitchen?
- Yes — Bathtub Gin and Artechouse are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a cocktail night: dinner, then cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.
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