The NYC Bar Hit List: Great New Bars In NYC

"Sake Bar Asoko works well for a casual night out or a first date in Chinatown. It’s small and sweet, they spin vinyl, and most of the plates and glassware belong to one of the owner’s grandmothers. No matter your level of sake literacy, the servers can talk you through the expansive list. And the room doesn’t get too loud, which means you can yap with your date about all the movies you’ve seen lately over one, two, or three glasses of sake. And then perhaps a shōchu cocktail and some otsumami snacks like a shredded daikon salad drenched in a creamy sesame dressing." - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah