The NYC Bar Hit List: Great New Bars In NYC

"This dark, sultry cocktail bar hidden inside the Manner Hotel in Soho (upstairs and from the same team as The Otter) feels lush and glamorous, like you’re drinking inside an antique gilded lacquer box. Yes, cocktails are $24, but strong enough that just one might do it for you. The drinks are subtly distinctive: a dirty martini for example is made with olive leaf gin—and is smooth and vegetal. Of the small bites, the main attraction is the fancy chicken nuggets, which, at $18 for six pieces, would be irritating, if they didn't achieve a near-perfect simulacrum of crisp McNuggets breading and also come with three sauces, including one with anchovies and sichuan peppers. " - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah