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Manhattan's oldest thoroughfare, once a Dutch farm road and later a byword for skid row, now lined with cocktail bars and the New Museum's stacked-box facade. The street runs north from Chatham Square to Cooper Square.

Manhattan's oldest thoroughfare, once a Dutch farm road and later a byword for skid row, now lined with cocktail bars and the New Museum's stacked-box facade. The street runs north from Chatham Square to Cooper Square.

  • New MuseumArt Museum
  • Double Chicken PleaseCocktail Bar
  • Bar GotoCocktail Bar
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Top things to do in Bowery

  • New Museum in Bowery, New York

    New Museum

    ★ 4.1 · 2.7k
    Art Museum· $$$★

    Contemporary art museum housed in a sleek white building with a gift shop & cafe in the lobby.

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue–Wed
    11 AM – 6 PM
    Thu
    11 AM – 9 PM
    Fri
    11 AM – 6 PM
    Sat
    11 AM – 6 PM
    Sun
    11 AM – 5 PM
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Where to eat & drink in Bowery

  • Double Chicken Please in Bowery, New York

    Double Chicken Please

    Top 500 bar
    Cocktail Bar

    Double Chicken Please is a Lower East Side restaurant & cocktails bar inspired by the exploration and experimentation of traditional drinks and dishes in the spirit of hacking design. The Front Room serves up an array of draft cocktails…

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  • Bar Goto in Bowery, New York

    Bar Goto

    Top 500 bar
    Cocktail Bar· $20–30

    Kenta Goto (ex Pegu Club) offers cocktails & food with a Japanese spin at this contemporary izakaya.

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue–Wed
    5 PM – 12 AM
    Thu
    5 PM – 1 AM
    Fri
    5 PM – 2 AM
    Sat
    5 PM – 2 AM
    Sun
    5 PM – 12 AM
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  • Attaboy in Bowery, New York

    Attaboy

    Top 500 bar
    Cocktail Bar· $20–70

    Innovative, creative cocktails & classic concoctions mixed up in a trendy industrial-style space.

    Every day
    5 PM – 3 AM
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  • Dirt Candy in Bowery, New York

    Dirt Candy

    Michelin ★
    Vegetarian· $$$$

    Chef Amanda Cohen was an early advocate of vegetable-focused cooking, and her Lower East Side restaurant continues to explore the possibilities of seasonal produce through a highly creative lens. ...

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  • Embriago Coffee in Bowery, New York

    Embriago Coffee

    ★ 4.9 · 447
    Coffee Shop
    Mon–Fri
    7 AM – 5 PM
    Sat
    8 AM – 6 PM
    Sun
    8 AM – 6 PM
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  • Copper & Oak in Bowery, New York

    Copper & Oak

    ★ 4.8 · 371
    Bar· $20–30

    Serves hundreds of whiskeys & other liquors in a lean space with stand-up & sit-down bars.

    Mon–Tue
    Closed
    Wed–Fri
    4 PM – 1 AM
    Sat
    4 PM – 1 AM
    Sun
    Closed
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  • Fools Gold NYC in Bowery, New York

    Fools Gold NYC

    ★ 4.5 · 1.2k
    Cocktail Bar· $20–30

    Pub by the Beerly Legal Group (The Jeffrey) offering brews, bourbons, seasonal drinks & bar bites.

    Mon–Wed
    4 PM – 2 AM
    Thu
    4 PM – 3 AM
    Fri
    12 PM – 4 AM
    Sat
    12 PM – 4 AM
    Sun
    12 PM – 1 AM
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Map of Bowery with pinned top attractions (1 through 8)
  1. 1New Museum
  2. 2Double Chicken Please
  3. 3Bar Goto
  4. 4Attaboy
  5. 5Dirt Candy
  6. 6Embriago Coffee
  7. 7Copper & Oak
  8. 8Fools Gold NYC

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