At this time of year, everybody is making their year-end “Best of 2014″ lists. So in our continuous efforts to “connect the fun to the fun peopleâ€, we present our Best Of list of the best “best of†lists of 2014, NYC Nightlife Edition.
Bars by categories…
The 10 best whiskey bars in NYC by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
The 16 Other Best Whiskey Bars in NYC by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
The 15 best sports bars in NYC by By Kate Mooney and Chris Schonberger [Time Out NY]
60 NYC bars with Fireplaces by River Myers & Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
Oyster Bars & Raw Bars in NYC by Murph [MurphGuide]
NYC’s Best Bars With Trivia by Adrienne Smith [CBSLocal.com]
5 Australian Bars in NYC by Murph. [MurphGuide]
The 10 best hookup bars in NYC by Time Out editors [Time Out NY]
19 German Bars in NYC by Murph. [MurphGuide]
NYC Skee-Ball Bars: The Best Guide Out There by Remy Canario [Table Hopping NY]
9 Belgian Bars in NYCÂ by Murph. [MurphGuide]
The 8 best cocktail bars in NYC. by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
Top 5 Mexican Restaurants in New York City by Hope Mangum [Library Hotel Collection]
A Guide To NYC’s Gay Bars by Eddie Going [gothamist]
80 NYC rooftop bars: the ultimate guide by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
83 Mexican Bars & Restaurants in NYC by Murph. [MurphGuide]
The 12 best waterfront bars in NYC by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
English Pubs in NYC by Murph. [MurphGuide]
Bars by Neighborhood…
The official Upper East Side drinking guide by [Thrillist]
The Best Happy Hours in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill by Nathan Reese [Complex.com]
The Bushwick Barsplosion by Alexa Tsoulis-Reay & Mary Jane Weedman [NYMag.com]
The best bar in 30 Manhattan neighborhoods by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
The best place to go on every Williamsburg block of Bedford Ave by Jennifer Nalewicki [Thrillist]
The 20 best bars in the West Village by Carrie Dennis [Thrillist]
Beer…
Where to drink beer straight from the source in NYC by Chris O’Leary [Brew York]
These are NYC’s 16 best beer bars by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
NYC Beer Gardens: where to drink with friends by Georgia Kral [AM New York]
13 Beer Halls Where You Can Celebrate Oktoberfest by [Sadie Rae and Co.]
Beer Superlatives: The best and worst of the New York beer scene in 2014 by Chris O’Leary [Brew York]
Dive bars…
The 13 Best Dive Bars In NYC by Rebecca Fishbein [gothamist]
The Neo-Dives: 9 Bars That Keep New York’s Downscale Drinking Tradition Alive by Robert Simonson [Grub Street]
The Best Dive Bars in Brooklyn by the editors [BKmag.com]
10 Dive Bars With The Most Debauchery For Your Dollar by Brett Myers [BigAppled.com]
Drink specials…
Late NYC Happy Hours for the Overworked And Underpaid by Ellen Killoran [Brooklyn Based]
56 shot-and-a-beer specials in NYC for $7 or less by Andrew Zimmer & River Myers [Thrillist]
New Bars…
NYC’s 11 best new bars of the year by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
The Best New NYC Bars of 2014 by Chris Schonberger, Erin Mosbaugh, Alia Akkam, Joshua M. Bernstein, Aaron Goldfarb, and Regan Hofmann [First We Feast]
The 20 best NYC openings of the summer by Andrew Zimmer [Thrillist]
The 10 Best New Bars In NYC by Nell Casey [gothamist]
Sports suck! Our guide to NYC’s least-athletic leagues by Nadia Chaudhury and Kenny Herzog [Time Out NY]
Hot spots…
The 15 Hottest Bars in NYC, Fall Edition by Kelly Dobkin [Zagat]
15 bars in Manhattan we promise you’ll love by Mary Plunkett [Homestay.com]
NYC secrets: The city’s trendy speakeasies by [USA Today]
The Absolute Best Speakeasies in New York City, and How to Get Into Them by Sarah Probst [Thrillist]
Amy Sacco’s Guide to New York City Nightlife by Andrew Stone [Virgin Atlantic]
The best-looking NYC restaurants and bars of the year by Rheanna O’Neil Bellomo [Time Out NY]
R.I.P.
The 10 Shuttered NYC Bars & Restaurants We’ll Miss The Most by Nell Casey [gothamist]
RIP: 24 NYC spots that shuttered their doors this year by Andrew Zimmer [thrillist]
Best of the best…
The World’s 50 Best Bars 2014Â [World’s 50 Best Bars]
The 33 Best Cocktail Bars in the Country by Kevin Alexander [Thrillist]
Food & Drink Awards 2014: Critics’ picks by Christina Izzo, Daniel S. Meyer, Chris Schonberger and Mari Uyehara [Time Out NY]
18 reasons why NYC’s bar scene is the best by Rachel Murphy [Thrillist]
Most Prolific Nightlife Writer (besides Murph, of course!):Â Andrew Zimmer of Thrillist
and finally…
200 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in NYC [MurphGuide]
Feel free to add any I missed in the comments below.
Happy New Year! Thanks for reading MurphGuide.com
Murph.