Bars to try in New York

Most of the cocktails at the new bar Chinato — run by the former research and development head of Double Chicken Please, Ray Zhou — have a song pairing. I ordered the “Pancakes for Dinner,” an average tune, but a thoroughly enjoyable beverage — flavorful, strong, satisfying. Small plate offerings were developed by a Jung Sik chef. Chinato lacks the pageantry of DCP, but its cocktails live up to the hype. –Drew Sussman

"In August, I wrote about Bad Roman’s spiked Diet Coke. Now I’ve discovered this cocktail at Twin Tales, the South Asian restaurant opened in the same mall by the same restaurant group. The name — Salted Lychee Martini — doesn’t necessarily telegraph the impressive balance I found in the finished drink. Floral fruit and gentle sweetness were tamed by salinity with a floating lime leaf for garnish. I liked it with an order of extra-crunchy chicken spring rolls. "

death and co ppl's cocktail bar...

Japanese bar behind a hair salon?

Japanese-y underground bar