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Death & Co
Cocktail bar · $$$
The East Village bar that helped define modern cocktails, and a Tales of the Cocktail winner for Best American Cocktail Bar and World's Best Cocktail Menu in 2010. Its third outpost is a low-lit, below-street room on 3rd that brings back the intimacy of the original.
Reservations recommendedBooks on Resy, for parties of up to eight. Walk-ins are welcome; they'll take your number and text you when a seat opens. Drinks-only is fine.
Good for
Date nightDim, intimate and made for leaning in.
Cocktail nerdsBartenders who'll walk you through the obscure bottles.
Drinks before dinnerA drink or two before Bavel or Camphor.
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