The 13 New York City bars you should bring clients to if you want to impress them, according to local real-estate agents and executives

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Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle Hotel is a quintessential NYC bar with live music, according to one agent.

• Which New York City bar would you take a client to if you wanted to impress them?
• Business Insider surveyed New York City-based executives in various industries to find out which NYC bars they go to if they're looking to woo clients and close deals.
• Dozens of real-estate agents and executives told us their ideal bars for impressing a client.
• Their answers included several classic New York cocktail bars, hotel bars, and a bar hidden in a converted brownstone apartment.
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When it comes to bars, New York City has seemingly endless options, from classic, glamorous cocktail bars and chic speakeasies to dive bars and trendy nightclubs.

But there are only some bars you'd take someone you want to truly impress.