Around Monkey Thief
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
< 0.1 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.2 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A cocktail night in Midtown Manhattan
A proper drink between dinner and dessert.
37 spots · Jump to the list
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 37 cocktail bars in Midtown Manhattan. 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.
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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 Baretto
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.9 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Around Social Drink & Food
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.3 mi
7:00 PMCocktails
Social Drink & Food
Restaurant
570 10th Ave #3001, New York, NY 10036, United States
Midtown Manhattan
4.9
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Cocktail bars in Midtown Manhattan
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Monkey Thief
5.0(23)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Baretto
5.0(23)Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Social Drink & Food
4.9(7)Midtown Manhattan · $$
The Raines Law Room
4.8(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Daintree
4.7(15)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Bar Fiori
4.7(6)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Lantern’s Keep
4.7(6)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Empire Rooftop
4.6(19)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
929
4.5(11)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Haswell Green
4.5(11)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Randolph's Bar & Lounge
4.4(17)Midtown Manhattan
The Woo Woo
4.4(14)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Dutch Fred’s
4.4(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$
ART Rooftop Bar at Arlo Midtown
4.4(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Raines Law Room at The William
4.3(21)Midtown Manhattan
Dear Irving On Hudson
4.3(4)Midtown Manhattan · $$$$
Ophelia Lounge
4.2(23)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Campbell
4.2(21)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Darling Rooftop Bar
4.1(25)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
bar/code NYC
4.1(13)Midtown Manhattan
The Skylark
4.1(7)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Molly Pitcher Club
4.0(24)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Lady Blue
4.0(12)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Nothing Really Matters
4.0(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$
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Good to know
- What's the best cocktail bar in Midtown Manhattan for a date?
- Our top pick is Monkey Thief, rated 5.0 out of 5. Baretto and Social Drink & Food round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable cocktail bars in Midtown Manhattan?
- Yes — Social Drink & Food, Bar Fiori and 929 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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