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A bar · Upper East Side · on two New York Dearest lists

Festival Cafe

Worth it. As one of the best bars on the Upper East Side it also doubles as one of the best happy hour spots.

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizFrom my list Best happy hours on the Upper East Side
Address
1155 2nd Ave Directions
Subway
4, 5, 6, N, R, W to 59 St, 5 min
Website
festivalcafenyc.com

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Festival Cafe has given the farm-to-table movement a twist, instead opting to go farm-to-bar.

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Festival Cafe has given the farm-to-table movement a twist, instead opting to go farm-to-bar. As one of the best bars on the Upper East Side it also doubles as one of the best happy hour spots. Every drink here is crafted using natural, responsibly sourced ingredients.

The bar even takes it a step further by publishing a list of the farms and businesses they work with, which adds an admirable level of transparency. It’s easy to enjoy a drink that you know was made using clean ingredients.

The same high-quality standard translates to the food too. Both the drink and food menus rotate frequently to utilize ingredients that are in season, so popping into this UES happy hour spot is always a treat.

Worth it
What I wrote thereFold it away

Festival Cafe has given the farm-to-table movement a twist, instead opting to go farm-to-bar. As one of the best cocktail bars in the Upper East Side, every drink is crafted using natural, responsibly sourced ingredients.

The bar even takes it a step further by publishing a list of the farms and businesses they work with, which adds an admirable level of transparency. It’s easy to enjoy a drink that you know was made using clean ingredients.

The same high-quality standard translates to the food too. Both the drink and food menus rotate frequently to utilize ingredients that are in season, so popping into this UES bar is always a treat.

Best of New York 2026, New York Dearest
On The Best of New York

I put Festival Cafe on two of my best lists

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