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COCKTAIL BARS · Downtown, Jersey City
Dullboy
Softly-lit cocktail hideaway. The mezcal list is the move.
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The Ranking · DRINK
The best cocktail bars in New Jersey
Stirred, not spilled. Low light, small menu, bartenders who can make a martini without making a show of it.
10 spots in the running, ranked by upvotes from readers. The order shifts every hour.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Broad Street, Red Bank
The Archer
Room feels like a 1930s hotel bar you wish you grew up in.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Broad Street, Red Bank
The Raven & The Peach
Farmhouse room, long list of classics done right.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Montclair Center, Montclair
Archer & Barrel
Stirred drinks, low light, bartenders who actually talk to you.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Downtown, New Brunswick
Tavern on George
Pre-show drinks crowd. Good bar seats if you come before 7.
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COCKTAIL BARS · The Green, Morristown
End of Elm
Low-light cocktail bar with a tasting menu disguised as a drinks list.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Downtown, New Brunswick
Café Graft
Small, tucked-away room. The espresso martini is the move here too.
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COCKTAIL BARS · Boardwalk, Asbury Park
Cubanu Resto-Bar
Rum list and mojito program that takes itself seriously in a good way.
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