What’s left is a stripped-down neighborhood watering hole with first-class bartending, the handiwork of Minetta Tavern’s drinks guru Greg Seider, who created the bar’s binary cocktail menu.

Whether you’re in the mood for a classic lemonade, mojito or Dirty Shirley, we have the best summer drinks and cocktail recipes covered. Mark Weinberg for The New York Times A cold glass of ...

In New York ... of the cocktails, co-owner Sam Ross invented the whiskey-based Penicillin, so that's a great place to start. If you're not a Scotch drinker, the bar doesn't have menus, so come ...

The Mediterranean and another cocktail on the menu, the whisky-based “Square Root” are infused with tea infusions that are made in water, not alcohol. Wolfson chills her sparkling water and the base ...