3. Sakagura, Midtown East

This basement sake bar is notoriously difficult to find—you have to enter through an under-construction office building,  then wind your way down several unmarked hallways and staircases. One you’re in Sakagura though, the spot boasts a variety of Japanese tapas and over 200 kinds of sake, with bathrooms that continue the theme: each stall looks like a gigantic sake barrel.