Where to Eat: These are New York City’s 26 must-try cocktails
From classics of the cocktail canon to dive bar favorites, and everything in between.
Where to Eat: New York City
November 21, 2025

New York City has weathered many drinking trends: the craft beer craze, the natural-wine movement, the age of the $20 mocktail. But when it comes to timelessness, the city always comes back to cocktails. This week, the Where to Eat team put together a bucket list of 26 quintessential cocktails — including five martinis — worth imbibing right now. Check it out and have a great weekend!

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Heather Willensky for The New York Times

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