Best Places for Cocktails on New York Tours

If you are riding around downtown Manhattan on one of your New York tours, why not stop at one of the following locations for some delicious cocktails? The following cocktail bars are along your hop on hop off NYC downtown tour. They are some of the best cocktail bars you will find in the area.

The Dead Rabbit

The hop on hop off New York tours go all the way down to Battery Park where you can get off and discover this old Irish-looking pub on 30 Water Street in the heart of the Financial District. They are known for their homemade punch and seasonal cocktails. It’s a perfect place to wind down after your liberty cruise.

BlackTail

Another popular bar for cocktails in the Financial District is BlackTail. It is at 22 Battery Place. It’s also reachable by getting off at the Battery Park stop during one of your downtown hop on hop off New York tours. The bar has a Cuban theme with specialty punches, sours, and old fashioneds. Make sure you try the Nacional Punch, which has with bananas, lime, apricot, pineapple, French bitters, yuzu, and rum.

Attaboy

Regardless of whether you decide to start your night or end your night there, Attaboy will surely leave you with some great memories. It has an intimate setting and delicious cocktails. You can find it at 134 Elridge Street. It is in the heart of Flatiron District. If you get on one of the downtown New York tours, get off at the Soho stop.

Pegu Club

A little more to the north close to Washington Square Park is the famous Pegu Club, a bar with the most uncommon theme. It is designed as a nineteenth-century British colonial officer’s club in Burma. The cocktails are even more impressive than the bar itself. They make them in a very complex way. Try the Gin-Gin Mule, made with homemade ginger beer. The bar is at the Washington Square Park stop from the downtown New York tours.

The Up & Up

Another popular bar at the Washington Square Park stop is the Up & Up. It is at 116 Macdougal Street. It’s a popular place for locals to drink some of the tastiest cocktails in the neighborhood. The bar staff is extremely friendly, and the bar also has a snack menu for those who want a light bite with their drinks.