4 Best Bars in Queens, New York City

Known for their addictively refreshing frozen piña coladas, Connolly's is a favorite for locals and travelers alike for good reason. They host plenty of specialty nights, like trivia night, which usually is on Monday, with a variety of topics. Wacky Wednesday is always a good time with drink specials and a DJ. If piña coladas aren't your thing, try their frozen pink lemonade or frozen mudslide. Frozen drinks run $11 a pop, with the option for a boozy floater for an additional dollar. Note that Connolly's closes to the public from January to the Friday of Memorial Day, but they're open year-round for private party bookings.

The dark bartop with cozy wooden booths at Dutch Kills—a cocktail den with a nod to the neighborhood's historic roots—serves finely crafted drinks for $18 each. Try Tokyo Tea, made with red oolong tea gin, creme de cassis, and lemon juice, or Tommy's Margarita, with your choice of tequila or mezcal. Expect precisely chiseled chunks of ice and skilled bartenders who, with a few queries into your preferences and curiosities, can create a concoction just to your taste. Not just drinks, but entertainment, too, the Queens cocktail bar recently opened Debbie's, a live music venue just upstairs.

Warm summer nights and cold, frothy beers have been savored by locals for over 100 years at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden. With pitchers of beer, picnic tables, live music, and Czech and Slovak dishes like schnitzel and goulash, this sunny garden is an ideal spot for getting together with old friends—or making new ones over big mugs of Paulaner and Pilsner Urquell. They also have a decent selection of house wines, as well as handcrafted cocktails. Some of the outdoor seating is covered, but in the event of rain, the well-worn indoor bar is just as inviting, though comparatively tiny.

Classic tiki drinks are served with Hawaiian-inspired bar bites at this fun woman-owned hideaway under the A train. Think zombie cocktails, poke bowls, and kitschy island decor, plus a chill vibe with friendly service. Just because they're a tiki bar doesn't mean they aren't serving up some killer eats. Go for flavor-packed bites like miso mushroom bao buns, edamame or seared shrimp dumplings, a stacked tuna tower, and a kimchi dog, naturally all best washed down with a frozen cocktail.