New York Magazine

Skip to content, or skip to search.

Skip to content, or skip to search.

Best Dive With Great Drinks

  • Subject

    188 Suffolk St., nr. Houston St.; 646-422-7898

    The first clue that this isn’t your typical Pabst den, despite its appearance to the contrary, is the fifties soda machine lurking behind the bar. That’s because the cocktail menu at Subject, brainchild of Chris Harrington (Momofuku, Saxon + Parole), puts syrup and mixers on the same pedestal as the sauce itself. So while hopheads can stick to the good stuff (craft cans run $5 to $10), cocktail fans will be rewarded with dangerously drinkable combos like mezcal and tequila tamed with vanilla, lime, and Bénédictine (the $13 Skeleton Sour). If you must chase a PBR with bourbon, it’s got those, too, though it may be infused with bitters, Laird’s Bonded Brandy, and chai syrup.

Next: Jazz Den

Join the Discussion

Read All Comments | Add Yours

Recent Comments On This Article

See All | Add Yours

From the 2013 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine

Advertising
Order the Issue Today

Cover of New York Magazine's Best of New York issue

Order This Issue

Other Best Of Guides

Where can you find the city’s top dog groomer? Last-minute tailor? Beef tongue? We eat, drink, dance, shop, shvitz, and trampoline our way around the city, not to mention poll scores of in-the-know colleagues, hard-partying friends, opinionated family members, and, this year, a team of guest expert bloggers to bring you answers to all of the above questions, and hundreds more, in the form of our annual “Best of New York” issue.

Read More...