West Village Cocktail Bar Named Among Hottest In The City

WEST VILLAGE, NY — There are an endless number of bars to get a cocktail in New York City, which makes getting singled out as one of the "hottest" in the five boroughs all the more impressive.

Eater NY recently put together a list of "NYC's Hottest New Cocktail Bars" for April, and a West Village watering hole made the list.

Bandits, at 44 Bedford St., was one of 15 bars in the five boroughs to earn a spot on the ranking.

Here is what the editors from Eater NY had to say about the Lower Manhattan spot.

"A ’70s-themed diner collides with highbrow cocktail-making at stylish West Village newcomer Bandits," Eater NY wrote. "Grab a seat at one of the bar’s brown leather stools situated underneath a golden disco ball affixed to the ceiling, and ease into cocktails like Bradshaw on Bedford, a frothy pink drink made with rhubarb, rose petal, and sun-dried tomato; and the Smokey Cokey, featuring rum and fernet mixed with a Coca-Cola reduction."

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You can almost taste the bar's signature cocktails by reading through the restaurant's description of each. The names are also a sight to behold.

• Bradshaw on Bedford: vodka, rhubarb, rose petal, sun-dried tomato, basil lemon
• Truth or Pear: mezcal infused with pasilla & guajillo chile, pear, rosemary, lime
• Bandit-Beer Float: southern U.S. & Italian amaro, vanilla ice cream, homemade root-beer syrup, soda
• Sunny-Side Up: pisco, butternut squash tarragon, cara cara orange, ginger, egg white, lemon
• Macky Pappelbon: neversink sing, apples braised in red wine, black pepper, orange bitters, lemon
• Bobby Wasabi: green tea shochu, sake, wasabi orgeat, pineapple cucumber, shiso, wasabi pea salt
• The Ahhlington: rye whiskey, grand marnier, chili-infused sweet vermouth angostura bitters, mezcal spritz

Bandit's website keeps its drink description simple, "Real Good Cocktails."

The West Village bar also serves up spiced nuts, everything bagel shishito peppers, caesar salads, French onion soup, chicken wings, tuna melts, grilled cheese, hot dogs, burgers, different types of tots, and a steak.

You can find out more about Bandits on its website.