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Nine Bar co-owner Lily Wang pours the Smoke & Mirrors.
Best New Bars

A sleek Chinatown cocktail den, a Nordic-inspired brewery, a funky queer hangout — the city’s latest top spots deliver fresh experiences and clever drinks. Here are our 11 favorites, ranked.

By Amy Cavanaugh
Photography by Lenny Gilmore
January 24, 2023, 6:00 am
 
1Nine Bar
2Le Midi
3Meadowlark
4Pigtail
5After
6Orkenoy
7Moonflower and Nightshade
8Mother’s Ruin
9Quality Time
10Easy Does It
11Dorothy
12Bisous
13Cara Cara Club
14Golden Years
15Bar Tre Dita
16Truce
17Is/Was Brewing
18La Licor Panamericana
19Lemon
20Electric Funeral
21Monochrome Brewing
22Best Cocktail Trend: Freezer Martinis
23Reboot of the Year: Small Bar
24Where Are All the Wine Bars?

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