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Best Cocktails in LIC (October 2026)

Updated Oct 2026

Cocktail programs you can verify in Long Island City, from Dutch Kills and Rewind near Court Square to Center Boulevard and Hunters Point, with directory links. Not a ranked list.

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Cocktail programs you can verify in Long Island City, from Court Square classics and new lounges to restaurant and hotel bars, with directory links. Not a ranked list.

Menus and hours change. Check the venue before you go. We only list places with a cocktail program you can verify from the venue's own menu or recent sourced press. This is not a Top 10, and we do not invent house favorites.

Ordered by neighborhood strip, then alphabetically inside each strip.

Court Square and Dutch Kills

Bar Enzo

Bar Enzo is an Italian-American cocktail bar on the second floor at 10-15 43rd Ave. The venue's own menu posts Negroni variations, spritzes, house cocktails, wine, and a long amari list. Hours were not posted on the site pages checked Oct 26, 2026; confirm before you go.

Beebe's at Boro Hotel

Beebe's is the hotel restaurant and bar at Boro Hotel, 38-28 27th St. Beebe's beverage menu posts named cocktails (including Rebel Rebel, Frida, Mama Verde, Miramar, Honeymoon, Telly) plus spirit-free options. Hours posted by Beebe's: Sunday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dutch Kills

Dutch Kills is a cocktail bar at 27-24 Jackson Ave, open since 2009. The venue describes classic and signature cocktails on its site. Hours posted on the homepage: Sunday to Thursday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Upstairs, Debbie's hosts live music Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. (same address; not a separate cocktail program in this guide). Check the venue site for the current seasonal cocktail list.

METTRA (Center Bar)

METTRA is a food hall at 28-17 Jackson Ave. QNS (Oct 22, 2026) reports Center Bar inside METTRA serves craft cocktails, beer, wine, and spirits, with happy hour 4 to 7 p.m. A full bar hours line and a public cocktail list on a METTRA URL were not posted when checked Oct 26, 2026. Grand opening events were announced for Oct 29 to 30, 2026.

Rewind

Rewind is an underground cocktail lounge (plus Pan-Asian food and karaoke) at 45-57 Davis St, Cellar. The venue's lounge page describes a cocktail program built around the Chinese Zodiac and Five Elements flavor groups. Walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended. Lounge hours posted on the site: Monday 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Tuesday closed; Wednesday to Thursday 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. (lounge); Saturday 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. (lounge); Sunday 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. (venue also posts later building hours Friday and Saturday; use the lounge line for drinks).

Hunters Point and Queens West (Center Blvd)

Blend on the Water

Blend on the Water is a Latin fusion restaurant at 45-40 Center Blvd with a posted drinks menu of mojitos, margaritas, caipirinhas, signature cocktails, frozen drinks, and sangria. Hours posted by the venue: open daily 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Happy hour copy on the venue site: Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (check before you go).

Casa Enrique

Casa Enrique is a Mexican restaurant at 5-48 49th Ave. The venue's cocktails page posts margaritas, mezcal drinks, caipirinhas, mojitos, and other named cocktails. Hours in the LIC directory (as of the Oct 21, 2026 export): Monday to Thursday 5 to 10:15 p.m.; Friday 5 to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Confirm on site.

Sweetleaf Center Blvd

Sweetleaf Center Blvd is a cafe by day and cocktail bar by night at 46-15 Center Blvd. Sweetleaf posts cocktail-bar hours Monday to Thursday 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., and a cocktails menu on its full-menu page (classics, house drinks, coffee cocktails such as the Long Island City Special). Cafe hours separately: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday to Sunday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Quick Facts

  • This guide is not ranked. Order is by neighborhood strip, then A to Z.
  • Hours and menus change; confirm on the venue site or by phone before you go.
  • Every place below links to its LIC directory listing.

Know another LIC cocktail program we should verify? Write contact@longislandcity.info or post in LIC Community.

Places in this guide

Sources

Every fact in this guide comes from the sources above, checked Oct 26, 2026. Spot something out of date? Write to contact@longislandcity.info.

Places in this guide

  • Bar EnzoItalian-American cocktail bar on the second floor at 10-15 43rd Ave in Long Island City. The venue posts a cocktail menu (Negroni variations, spritzes, house cocktails), wine, beer, snacks, and amari on its site.
  • Sweetleaf (Center Blvd)Coffee shop by day and cocktail bar by night on Center Boulevard, from Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters. Cocktail menu posted on the Sweetleaf full-menu page. Distinct from the Jackson Ave Sweetleaf listing.
  • Boro HotelBoutique hotel on 27th Street in Dutch Kills with floor-to-ceiling windows and views across Queens toward Manhattan.
  • Blend on the WaterLatin fusion restaurant on Center Boulevard with East River views and an outdoor patio.
  • Casa EnriqueMexican restaurant serving family recipes from Chiapas.
  • Dutch KillsCocktail bar, open since 2009, with live music upstairs on weekends.
  • METTRAFood hall on Jackson Avenue, formerly JACX&CO, now under new management with vendors from around the world and a center bar.
  • RewindUnderground cocktail lounge, Pan-Asian restaurant and private karaoke rooms near Court Square.

More places in the LIC directory.

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