New York
Employees Only
Cocktail bar
Why we point you here
Employees Only has charted on the World's 50 Best Bars list for an impressive 16 years, and it's worth building a night around.
This New York standby knows exactly what it's doing behind the bar, and we'd point you to it without hesitation—a place this consistently celebrated is always worth the detour when you roam through the city.
Accolades
- 2024No. 97
- 2023No. 99
- 2022No. 47
- 2020No. 38
- 2019No. 26
- 2018No. 26
- 2017No. 37
- 2016No. 7
- 2015No. 4
- 2014No. 5
- 2013No. 12
- 2012No. 12
- 2011No. 15
- 2010No. 8
- 2009No. 26
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Charted by World's 50 Best Bars · North America's 50 Best Bars · Top 500 Bars· Last verified 2026-07-11