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New York

Please Don't Tell

Cocktail bar

Why we point you here

Please Don't Tell charted on the World's 50 Best Bars list for eight years running, most recently in 2016 at number 45—a track record that should absolutely point you to this New York classic.

It's worth building a night around, the kind of place where the drinks are serious and the experience delivers every time.

Accolades

  • 2015No. 37
  • 2014No. 18
  • 2013No. 13
  • 2012No. 2
  • 2011No. 1
  • 2010No. 2
  • 2009No. 4

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Charted by World's 50 Best Bars · Top 500 Bars· Last verified 2026-07-11