Will at least three NYC venues appear on the 2026 Spirited Awards Top 10 Best US Restaurant Bar list?

Under the heading 'Best U.S. Restaurant Bar' the Top 10 list includes: 'Amazonia — Washington, D.C.; Arnaud's French 75 Bar — New Orleans, LA; Bar Madonna — Brooklyn, NY; Cobra — Columbus, OH; Fish Nor Fowl — Pittsburgh, PA; Horse Inn — Lancaster, PA; Lazy Bird — Chicago, IL; Lioness — Seattle, WA; MÍRAME — Los Angeles, CA; Rare Society — San Diego, CA.' Only Bar Madonna is in New York City (Brooklyn, NY).

In the official announcement of the 2026 Top 10 U.S. nominees, the Foundation lists the Top 10 for each category, including 'Best U.S. Restaurant Bar'; the bars named in that category match the Bar-Solution list and include only one New York City venue, 'Bar Madonna — Brooklyn, NY.'

The Spirited Awards overview explains that the 'Top 10 Nominees' for all categories, including Best U.S. Restaurant Bar, are announced May 19–21, and these Top 10 nominee lists are the official reference for that stage of the awards.

Reporting on the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation announcement, The Spirits Business reproduces the Top 10 U.S. honourees per category and, for Best U.S. Restaurant Bar, lists the same ten venues with only 'Bar Madonna — Brooklyn, NY' located in New York City.

The 'About the Spirited Awards' page clarifies that each year a Top 10 list of nominees is selected in every category, including Best U.S. Restaurant Bar, and these Top 10 nominees constitute the official category lists before finalists are chosen.