On a summer’s day, a trip to The Ides, which sits high on top of the Wythe Hotel, offers views of this red-bricked town and the city beyond. The open-air, breezy bar manages to successfully mingle its building’s sleek architecture with seaside-suitable decor. Team your sight-seeing with a house cocktail, such as the aptly named ‘In the Clouds’ for a rounded experience.

You’d be forgiven for walking past the unsigned storefront that houses Attaboy Bar on Eldridge Street. The narrow, dimly lit, industrial space makes little effort to leap out at passersby, but regulars would be glad to keep it that way. Good tunes, casual service and delicious drops prompt patrons to linger a little longer, while its mid-China-Town setting makes this bar an idyllic after-dinner locale.

‘Quite reprieve’ and the ‘East Village’ are rarely terms you’d read in close proximity, but The Eddy somehow manages to achieve a laid-back, neighbourhood feel despite its bustling neck of the woods. Alongside a generous selection of natural wines, beer and cocktails, this venue is also home to some of the area’s most tempting bar food.

If Jay Gatsby had been a cricketer, he’d have celebrated his sporting victories at The Manhattan Cricket Club. This is a drinking destination where Australia’s favourite sport forms an overarching theme, and a bygone time lives on in the details. Cricket memorabilia, shining brocade wallpaper and a marble-topped bar that would look quite comfortable in the 1920s beckons good sports inside.

In a city swamped with ‘World’s Best Hot Dog’ joints, visitors are bound to find themselves pursuing an iconic late-night bite. Between the open-brick walls of St Mark’s Places’ highly frequented Crif Dogs, an old-school phone booth forms the entrance to Please Don’t Tell, a cosy, not-so-secret bar. Dial zero on the vintage telephone, wait for the concealed door to pop open, then slide into a leather-bound booth and peruse an extensive cocktail menu.