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A bar · Upper East Side · on two of my lists

Festival Cafe.

Worth it, says Antonina. 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 PattizI went myself · from my list Best happy hours on the Upper East Side
A masked bartender polishes glassware behind a floral-decorated bar with a globe chandelier overhead.
From Best bars 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
What this page is

Everything I’ve written about Festival Cafe on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on two of my lists, Best happy hours on the Upper East Side and Best bars on the Upper East Side. Below you’ll find every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where it is and what’s near.

  1. Best happy hours on the Upper East SideWorth it
  2. Best bars on the Upper East SideWorth it

Where it appears on New York Dearest

Two of my lists
Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.
Worth it

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.

Read it on the list
    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.

    Read it on the list

    Where it is, and what’s near

    Worth it, within a ten-minute walk
    Open it on my map
    Nearby, from my lists
    On The Best of New York

    I put Festival Cafe on two of my best lists.

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