The best bars and cafés New York (Manhattan)

The most famous rooftop in New York, you will meet more tourists than New Yorkers. The panoramic terrace of this bar offers a magnificent view of Manhattan and especially the Empire State Building, located only 10 blocks away. The best time to go to 230: sunset to take nice pictures and enjoy the Happy Hour. In winter, if you wish to enjoy the terrace, we will provide you with a blanket! If you arrive early, you may have room in one of the transparent, heated bubbles, of course.

In this large old second-hand bookstore (there are 45,000 of them) there is a café where it is good to read, to escape the hustle and bustle of Soho. The place is particularly warm, with its large wooden staircase and shelves up to the ceiling that overflow with structures. The café library also organizes events, readings and book signings. She donates the profits to an association, Housing Works, which helps homeless people with AIDS.

One of the most popular bars on the Lower East Side. All you have to do is see the line to enter the establishment on weekends. Once in the bar, you can drink your beers quietly towards the entrance or walk to the back of the room to attend concerts where DJs and young New York bands, who mainly play alternative rock, perform. If you're single, dress up: an evening at Piano's is an opportunity to meet your soul mate, the place is famous for attracting New York singles!

A small tea room with an old-fashioned charm, where you come to enjoy scones and mini-sandwiches while sipping a good cup of tea. The tea card is as long as your arm. For those who like their drinks a little stronger, the establishment offers tea-based cocktails. If the downstairs room is full, which is often the case, especially on weekends, given the size of the place, there is a second space upstairs, just as cute.

The Greenwich Village neighborhood has no shortage of bars, but this one is a bit special as it is the first café in Manhattan dedicated to games. A block away from Washington Square Park, The Uncommons is mostly frequented by students from New York University, whose campus is just a stone's throw away. While classic board games like Monopoly are obviously present, the café also offers hundreds of strategy, card and creative games for customers to discover over a good beer or hot chocolate.

A classy and renowned hotel bar that offers excellent cocktails (bloody mary is recommended) and which, good news, is not known to tourists. The clientele is mainly composed of wealthy Upper East Side residents, politicians, businessmen and socialites... So inevitably, the prices are high. Jazz groups perform there almost every night. The setting, with its Art Deco style, is very original, with the gigantic mural fresco created by Bemelmans, the artist who gave his name to the place, known for his books for children.

Not for the music, which is deliberately soft, nor for the people watching, especially businessmen, but for a moment of communion with the open sky of a city that never ceases to take your breath away. So for the view: on the 23rd and last floor of a beautiful hotel, this small bar under a glass roof has a pleasant terrace. In winter, it looks like a chalet with its warmly decorated transparent bubbles. Below, 5th Avenue traces a flamboyant red and white cordon that extends endlessly into the night.

Former speakeasy with 1920's decor. Exposed red brick walls, beamed ceilings and old-fashioned service make this place a posh saloon. The presence of a pool table and TVs above the counter makes it more familiar. It's not a place for conversation (music and noise), but you'll come for its well-balanced mojitos and inventive martinis. If you're feeling peckish, the bar offers shareable plates and real main courses. Jazz, blues and hip-hop bands play every night.

With a neon bar glittering outside like an old detective movie, this Irish pub has one of the most beautiful entrances in the area. After passing its facade, you enter a familiar universe, a long narrow counter from the 1920s, oval mirrors and the smell of good beer embalms the atmosphere: Guinness! It is very affordable and is drunk in pints. The clientele revolves around the forties, the juke-box plays a mix of U2 and Bruce Springsteen, those old hits that remind us of a quiet youth.

If you like difference, it's the place for you. With its three floors, its worn floors, its damaged walls, its ideal tropical terrace in the summer with a view of the Williamsburg Bridge, this establishment is far from the beaten trails, but deserves the move. The first floor is a lounge with DJ which leads you into a very bored atmosphere. With a small private room and velvet seats, you can calmly chat with R & B sounds. Ideal in the week, for an evening between friends, and the weekend to dance.

Bright lounge after midnight, very pleasant on rock music background. Until 22 p. m. you have two glasses for the price of one!

Here you enter the lounge par excellence! Don't come to John, you won't come back. Nestled in the very exclusive TriBeCa Grand Hotel, this lounge created by designer Larry Bogdanow is the perfect place to sip a cocktail and mingle in the (very) high-society New York society, mainly that of the large movie studios (Miramax).

Of course, take the care to book for the privilege of entering this luxurious place.

One of the city's oldest taverns! Located on the border of the SoHo district since 1870, near the Hudson River, this small pub has not followed the local trend. We come here to relax and escape the over-the-top fashion of SoHo. Guinness is served, the bartender makes great margaritas and the burgers are good. The terrace is authentic in summer. Saturday afternoons: poetry readings. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, you'll find blues and country concerts in an incredible atmosphere.

In the 1970s, this café was a haven of peace in a neighborhood largely taken over by drug dealers. After many setbacks and closures, this poets' circle has risen from its ashes to become one of the most inventive and alternative places in Downtown. Anyone can come and declaim their poetry in front of an audience that has come to hear the inner voices of the marginalized(slam). Afterwards, we listen to music and dance (hip-hop concerts, Latin jazz). Consult the online calendar for the program.

Retro atmosphere! In the past, the place was occupied by a beauty and hair salon. It has become a bar, but even today, manicure sessions are offered to clients from 6pm to 11pm (the proposed rate includes treatments and a cocktail). On the décor side, display cases of shampoo and beauty products, and, as seats, armchairs with heated helmets, as they were until a few years ago. The DJ of the house mainly plays rock music from the 1950s but also ventures into more contemporary styles.

This old saloon has a trucker's atmosphere, the opposite of the hipster bars that are springing up everywhere. This bistro is named after a famous dentist who became a gangster in the American West at the end of the 19th century. Here, we don't do anything fancy. Rustic decoration (wooden benches, old cowboy boots on the ceiling), neon lights in the dirty window, it's bellowing and there's a jukebox with country music and a pool table if you dare approach. And the beer is far from expensive. The bartenders are not tender, but they have the merit of being efficient.

In the Meatpacking district, this large building at the intersection of 14 ^th street seems empty. However, the Gaslight Lounge is inside, but curtains have been installed to preserve the privacy of this refuge. It is difficult to go unnoticed by entering, because the clientele is made up of used people, all installed at the counter. The Gaslight Lounge looks like old house haunted with its old and dépareillé furniture, its red light, the parquet covered with large carpets, a fireplace in the bottom of the room and old family portraits hanging on the walls. On the music side, the style depends on the DJ's mood. If you are looking for it, it is perched in a tiny mezzanine above the bar. From time to time, a group came to animate the evening. As a result, the atmosphere and the clientele can be completely different according to the evenings. In summer, they open the dishes and you can drink on the terrace, looking at the beautiful people.

From the street, the window of this bar is any, but inside you will soon realize that it is a rather special place. This small bar allows local artists to display their works. The décor is, therefore, fairly original and changes regularly. The atmosphere is much more intimate, it is the lounge with sifted light and fire fire (artificial, but one would think) and, to brighten up the walls of dark bricks, the works of the artist at the moment. If the paintings or photographs like you, it is for sale. You can also eat some dishes, fish and chips style, burgers served with fries or sandwiches. The kitchen opens until late and the prices of the card range from $ 6 to $ 10. Happy hours are from 16 am to 19 pm.