Located at 213 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village, Jackdaw is a recently-opened cocktail bar in the old Durden space (and Nightingale before Durden).  The space is evenly divided between the bar one side with mainly high-top table seating on the other side of the space.  The featured house cocktails number around ten and run $14 a piece, which is perhaps a hair cheaper than the going rate for artisanal cocktails for Manhattan in 2019.  The beer selection consists of ten mainly quality craft tap beers and another ten or so bottled/canned options.  The food menu is limited, think bar bites, flatbreads and cheese/charcuterie.  Jackdaw is a great spot for your next Second Avenue East Village NYC bar crawl.

Located at 174 8^th Avenue in Manhattan’s Chelsea, Jungle Bird is a recently-opened cocktail destination.  Jungle Bird offers its own house cocktails at $15 a piece, which, in our estimation, seems to be the going rate for artisanal cocktails in 2019.  Staff is friendly and the space is vibrant.  Jungle Bird opens at 3pm daily.  Include this spot on your next Chelsea NYC pub crawl.  You won’t be disappointed.