Best Bars in Queens: 8 Cocktail, Beer, and Wine Stops

Best Bars in Queens: 8 Cocktail, Beer, and Wine Stops

Guide: Cocktail Bars, Breweries, Wine, and Late Rooms

The broader bar guide in Queens, after the dives have their own list: cocktail rooms, breweries, wine bars, rooftops, restaurant-bars, live music, and social late-night spaces. Each stop is selected for what it pours and how the room works.

• Dutch KillsDutch Kills is a Long Island City cocktail bar with a dark wood room, hand-cut ice, classic technique, and its own small sandwich counter. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.
• The Last WordThe Last Word is a Ditmars cocktail bar with a tucked-away speakeasy mood, a concise food menu, and drinks that reward sitting at the bar. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.
• Maggie Hall'sMaggie Hall's is a Ditmars cocktail bar pairing an intimate room, player piano, thoughtful classics, and neighborly service without Manhattan affectation. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.
• MosaicMosaic is an Astoria craft-beer and cocktail bar with a warm living-room layout, rotating drinks, and a pace suited to conversation. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.
• Sweet AftonSweet Afton is an Astoria neighborhood bar with strong cocktails, local beer, a serious burger, brunch, and a garden that broadens its use beyond late night. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.
• The BonnieThe Bonnie is a Ditmars gastropub with cocktails, brunch, a backyard, and enough food and space for groups that need more than a drinking counter. The useful decision points are the room, pours, crowd, and late-night posture rather than trend status.