Shortlist
The five best per neighborhood. No filler.

Warehouses turned into destination dining rooms. Chef-driven, reservation-hard and a little splurgy, with galleries, breweries and murals between the dinners. How we pick

Plan your nightDinner, then drinks, then somewhere late — in Arts District, all on foot.Plan it →

Bars

  1. Cocktail bar$$$·The East Village original, underground
    818 E 3rd St
  2. Brewpub & games$$·Thirty taps and a wall of skee-ball
    828 Traction Ave
  3. Cocktail bar & patio$$·A neon sign, a bocce court, the burger
    1936 E 7th St
  4. Barcade$$·Pinball, quarters and a DJ
    707 E 4th Pl
  5. Bar, restaurant & moto club$$·A central bar ringed by motorcycles
    1580 Industrial St

All four lists in Arts District →