Entry No. 46 — the New York City file — filed under: speakeasy-bar

Mace

Founded by globe-trotting bartender Nico de Soto, Mace builds every signature cocktail around a single handpicked spice, from the namesake mace to tonka, pandan, ginger, and black sesame, using house tinctures, infusions, and unusual botanicals. It is a regular on world's-best-bars lists and the menu is genuinely unlike standard cocktail fare. The room is intimate and the drinks arrive as small surprises of flavor.

The move: Work through the spice-by-spice menu together, each picking a different botanical and comparing how wildly the two cocktails diverge.

📍 Before you go Not a hidden door but a genuinely strange spice-driven cocktail den; small room, reservations help. Menu refreshed in 2026.

• 📍 Greenwich Village
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 35 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23