Below you the river flows idly by. In the distance looms the Manhattan skyline. In the foreground, our skilled cocktail craftsmen buzz quietly about the bar.
At the nexus of skilled mixology and fine hospitality, the Cocktail Bar at The River Café is an experience unique to our city. Under the guidance of our bar captain, Joseph Miranda, we offer timeless cocktails made with a state-of-the-art attention to detail — every ingredient mindfully sourced and seasonally inspired, with a special eye for New York producers.
With a world-class kitchen at our disposal, our bar team is constantly preparing hand-made cordials, syrups, and elixirs under the watchful eye of our executive chef and pastry team. As a bar truly in and of New York City, we pour an impressive list of local spirits — while the piano transports you to a dreamlike oasis, drifting apart from the cacophony of the bustling streets above.
NY vodka, melon, clarified lemon
dark rum, coconut, spiced tea, sweetened condensed milk
The River Café × New York Distilling Co. Brooklyn Rye, Method Vermouth, Malmsey Madeira, Forthave Marseille Amaro
NY vodka or gin, lavender honey, lemon, butterfly flower tea, egg white
blanco tequila, hot honey, chamomile, lemon, whey clarified
blanco tequila, Prosecco, Primo aperitivo, grapefruit, lime
Yola mezcal, Empirical Ayuuk, rum clairin, Forthave green, pineapple, rosemary, sage
vodka, aquavit, quince wine, umami bitters — supplement: 3g Pacific sturgeon caviar (on side), 21
Texas bourbon, Heimat nectarine, plum kernel, Amaretto, egg white
Dorothy Parker gin, Maid of the Meadow honey vodka, Forthave Génépi, shaken
Yola mezcal, kumquat, sea buckthorn, NEIPA, winter herb
Brooklyn Navy Strength gin, Barrow's Intense ginger, lime, mint, celery bitters
Empirical Soka, green apple, Pineau des Charentes, fennel, cardamom
Breuckelen local whiskey, Calvados, black walnut, pine, buckwheat honey
Blandy's Sercial 10yr, pineapple, raspberries, cane syrup
Willett "Family Reserve" 10yr rye, Domaine d'Aurensan Armagnac, absinthe, demerara, Peychaud's bitters
Domaine d'Esperance Cobrafire Armagnac, sauternes, brut rosé, vanilla, lemon
Tequila Cascahuín Tahona Blanco, Grand Marnier Cuvée de Centenaire, lime
strawberry, St. Agrestis Phony Negroni
pineapple and lime
Lapsang Souchong tea, lemon
grapefruit, New York honey
Starlight Blackberry whiskey, Benedictine, Empirical Symphony 6, neat — 22
Cognac, Fernet Branca, Branca Menta, mint, cacao, cream — 23
coffee, Silkie Irish whiskey, whipped cream — 19
Rainwater Madeira, reposado tequila, banana, hazelnut, egg — 23
Walk-ins welcome at the cocktail bar; dining room tables of five or more by phone reservation.