This unmarked boîte is the sort of exclusive hideaway that might be cooked up by an overgrown kid with a chemistry set. The bar is littered with old vials, the cocktails are referred to as “prescriptions,” and the bartenders-cum-mad-scientists are in rare form—note the cinnamon-flambéed Himalayan salt that rims a margarita. Choose your booze elixir from categories that range from Pain Killers—like a Bourbon Street Blizzard with chocolate and Cafe du Monde Chicory Coffee—to Stimulants, including a tequila-charged Carmen San Diego.
Whatever your poison, Chinatown, NYC offers several worthwhile drinking options, whether you’re after a cheap beer or a complicated concoction; the neighborhood's best bars include venerable dive bars and a pharmacy-themed cocktail den. Even more choice is on tap just a few blocks away in Little Italy, New York, or on the Lower East Side.
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