A modern beer bar with some cozy touches, Harlem Hops comes from a team of beer geeks who wanted to make craft and local brews more accessible in the neighborhood. The bar has 16 rotating taps and a long list of bottles and cans. Many of the beers and spirits are made by local, small batch, family-owned, and small businesses. There’s a small menu of snacks, like locally sourced sausages and bratwurst, or pretzels.

Bluegrass meets MGMT on the soundtrack at Bondurants, and the beverage options similarly emphasize the obscure as well as the popular. There’s an interesting selection of draft beer, mostly featuring domestic craft producers, but it’s also a solid place for a stiff cocktail if that’s the preferred route. The options are well priced and well chosen. This is also the place to have an American whiskey: There are over 30 ryes on offer.

Since 2009, Pony Bar has been serving domestic beers at a reasonable price point. Producers include Founders and Fifth Hammer, and the beers range stylistically from blueberry gose to a nitro oatmeal stout. The drafts are all priced under $10, and the bar stays open until 4 a.m. every day.

Twenty rotating taps feature beers from around the world, with options such as Bell’s Brewery, Other Half, and LIC Beer Project. Hip hop blares over the speakers in a highly designed, inviting space with exposed brick walls and tons of contrasting black and white. Non-beer-loving friends can get cocktails and natural wine.

This cozy beer shop and tap room on the Upper East Side is an excellent option for beer fans in an area that does not have so many options. The 16 beers on tap and arcade games, plus lots of cans, make it a great spot to kill time before dinner in the neighborhood. Dogs are allowed, and celebrated on the Instagram, where City Hops also shares its limited-time offerings. The bar also hosts free tastings.

Sunswick’s been around for a while so is a bit worn down, but Astoria locals know to keep coming back for its constantly rotating beer list. The 25-beer long draft list changes regularly, going along with a lengthy menu of pub food including spicy fried pickles, chicken fingers, wings, and fish and chips.

This dimly lit beer store and bar counters its small footprint with a large menu of beers, plus a few ciders and wines. The 12 changing draft options cover the popular styles, with hundreds of cans available. This spot is known to carry sought-after beers, especially from Vermont breweries.

Since opening in 1995, the Blind Tiger has been a big player in the craft beer scene in New York. Don’t let the divey (occasionally fratty) aesthetic deter — the bar’s 28 taps are all devoted to craft beers, and the bartenders are knowledgeable and helpful. Blind Tiger is also known for throwing a ton of beer-related events.

This East Village beer bar features gritty tattoo-inspired decor and a constantly rotating selection of rare brews served up by some of the city’s most knowledgeable bartenders. The equally stellar music playlist only adds to the experience. Proletariat is about the size of a shoe box, so it’s best suited for off-hours drinking. Consider heading over on a Sunday afternoon or weeknight to avoid crowds.

Beer geeks appreciate the rare bottle and draft selection at this Scandinavian-chic Greenpoint beer bar. Several of the 21 taps are from Evil Twin Brewing. Other domestic options span the map from St. Louis, Missouri’s Perennial Artisan Ales to Bushwick’s Kings County Brewers Collective.

This Lower East Side shop has the vibe of a package store with a bar inside of it, because that’s what it is. There are 20 beers on tap, and another 700 (seven hundred!) in cans, with a range of local brews and beers from across the world. If all of this seems overwhelming, Top Hops actually offers beer classes. Another option is to order a beer at the bar and soak up the chatter of other beer experts for free. Food options are limited, but there are some local meats and cheeses to cut the hops.

This small, minimal Ridgewood bar and beer shop has more than 200 cans and bottles available in its fridges at any time, with a focus on lesser-seen options. Craft Culture also has close to two dozen beers on draft and happy hour pricing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A food menu has takes on bar food, like a jalapeño burger or teriyaki wings.

“Strictly craft” is the tagline at Hops Hill, and they mean it. Fifteen taps are dedicated to of-the-moment craft selections, some from Brooklyn area breweries like Other Half. The extensive bottle and can list — 148 items long — features several options with considerable bottle age on them, and the prices can escalate quickly for some of those choices. The taps are mostly under $10, and there’s a happy hour Monday to Friday. Other options include hard-to-find whiskeys, some beer cocktails, and a range of ciders.

Very chill neighborhood vibes and a dogs-welcomed policy make this Park Slope bar a local favorite and a destination for all. A remodeled space offers lots of seating, arcade games, and a superb setting for enjoying a list of over 25 drafts. The beer selection at the Owl Farm rotates, but recent brewers include Kings County Brewers Collective, Two Roads, and Jack’s Abby.