New York Dearest
The guide, $35
A place · Bar · West Village · on 1 of my list

Angel’s Share.

Worth it, says Antonina. Billed for ushering in the craft cocktail movement, Tony Yoshida’s Angel’s Share (now closed) dates back to 1993.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my Best cocktail bars in the West Village
Where Angel’s Share appears on New York Dearest

It's on 1 of my list. Each entry below is what I wrote about it there, with my verdict on that list, the fullest first.

Worth it

Billed for ushering in the craft cocktail movement, Tony Yoshida’s Angel’s Share (now closed) dates back to 1993. The bar closed in 2022 but re-opened in 2024 by Yoshida’s daughter Erina Yoshida.

A walk-in only establishment, locals gladly line up to get their grubby little hands on innovative cocktails like the Flirtbird (barley shochu Mizu No Mai, shiso, yuzu juice, agave nectar, plum salt rim) and Speak Low (Bacardi Carta Blanca, Bacardi Ocho, Pedro Ximenez sherry, matcha).

Word to the wise. If you’re keen on smoky drinks, don’t sleep on Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (bourbon, aromatised wine, herbal liqueur, bitters, smoke).

Read it on the list
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.
Missing something?

A closure, a price that moved, a better one next door.

Tell me and the desk checks it before anything changes here. When I answer, it lands on this page and in your inbox.

Tell me

The letter

One email a week when New York changes. A place closes, a date lands, I finally try somewhere. Written by me, not a robot.

One a week at most. Unsubscribe in one click.

Angel’s Share

West Village