I’ve never been able to look at one of John’s fine, jaunty bar drawings without wanting to walk right in and order a drink. But it turns out he writes about bars just as lovingly, and amusingly, as he draws them.

– David Wondrich, author of “Imbibe”

John Tebeau, a master draughtsman who knows bars from both sides, here catalogues for our delectation an idiosyncratically curated compendium of the most vibrant drinking holes in New York City; don’t leave home without it.

– Toby Cecchini, a writer and bartender who lives in Brooklyn