Pouring Ribbons

"This East Village bar’s menu ranks complex cocktails on a scale from refreshing to spirituous, and comforting to adventurous. It's upstairs from a liquor store on Avenue B, and the atmosphere is understated, keeping the focus on the expert mixology and on the conversation with your drinking companions. Featured in the August/September 2013 issue. Image courtesy of Alice Gao"

"Pouring Ribbons, East Village by Champions. If you want a really good cocktail come here. The cocktail menu lists drinks on an x-y axis of how refreshing-spiritious or comforting-adventurous they are. The atmosphere is loungey and has somewhat of a tiki-inspired feel. There isn’t much of a food menu but the main focus here again is the cocktail. Overall, good music and drinks with a speakeasy feel."

"Pouring Ribbons, East Village by Champions. If you want a really good cocktail come here. The cocktail menu lists drinks on an x-y axis of how refreshing-spiritious or comforting-adventurous they are. The atmosphere is loungey and has somewhat of a tiki-inspired feel. There isn’t much of a food menu but the main focus here again is the cocktail. Overall, good music and drinks with a speakeasy feel."

22 Bars for Every Vibe in the East Village - Eater NY

"This cocktail bar provides a useful scale for its drinks, rating them on a spectrum of refreshing to spiritous, as well as one from comforting to adventurous. The “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which ranks high for spiritous and adventurous, combines three kinds of gin, contratto bianco, cranberry liqueur, and yellow chartreuse. Colorful drinks are served in a den-esque space with lots of wood." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Serena Dai

18 Top Restaurants & Bars in Alphabet City - Eater NY

"Perched on the second floor of an unassuming space on Avenue B, Pouring Ribbons serves up some of the city’s most interesting cocktails without the snobbish, fussy attitude usually involved with craft mixology. Cheekily named options rotate often and are themed to topics such as reality TV. The topnotch creations — ranked on ascale from refreshing to spiritous and comforting to adventurous — are served in remarkably varied glassware and trimmed with elaborate, often unexpected garnishes. Snacks allow for grazing, but drinks are the priority here." - Alexandra Ilyashov