Amor y Amargo

This little East Village bitters bar celebrated its fifth anniversary in spring 2016, and it’s still often standing room only and still specializes in amaro and cocktails of the stiff and stirred variety. Ask proprietor and bitters expert Sother Teague about any of the multitude of bottles lining the wall.

THE DRINK TO DRINK: 8 Amaro Sazerac, in which—count ’em—eight amaros stand in for rye whiskey

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Those little bottles of booze on the counter with the old-timey mustache? Those are former bartender Chris Elford’s Sharpie Mustache pre-batched cocktails. Get one.