The NYC Bar Hit List: Great New Bars In NYC

"If you’re looking to cross Eleven Madison Park off your list, the best way to do it is by not going at all. Clemente Bar is a new cocktail lounge hidden up a set of stairs past the restaurant’s foyer, and it offers a snapshot of the EMP experience at a more affordable (but still expensive) price. Sit on a funky stool in the small, carpeted room that looks like a speakeasy brought to you by MoMA, and try a perfectly balanced Negroni/piña colada mashup paired with a fried tofu dog wearing a thick blanket of shaved black truffle." - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah