STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — We kicked off our latest Best of Staten Island 2025 category last week, asking readers to nominate the best bars on Staten Island.

After 55 nominations were submitted on our Instagram, Facebook and TikTok posts, it’s time to narrow the field to the top three finalists.

Vote now!

And now, folks, it’s time to start voting!

Readers have until 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, to vote for their favorite place in town to grab a stiff drink.

It can be your favorite dive bar or local pub. It can even be a newer, modern lounge — we just want to try their cocktails.

But, first, we need your vote to find the best places!

Only the top three vote getters will receive individual coverage on the Advance/SILive.com’s social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok — and a collective feature in the Staten Island Advance.

So make sure to SHARE THIS POLL around and get the votes up for your favorite bar!

Note to past winners: If you’ve already finished as a top-three finalist for the current year, congratulations! But let’s give the rest of these local businesses a chance. If you’ve already won this year, you’ll be ineligible for the remainder of this year’s contests. But, don’t worry, we’ll re-enter your name on our poll for next year’s contests.

How Best of Staten Island works

We like to keep it pretty simple for Best of Staten Island contest. Over the course of the year, we will feature seven different “Best of” categories.

For each category, there will be one week of nominations, one week of voting and two weeks that will focus on the top winners, as chosen by our readers. Only brick-and-mortar businesses are considered, unless otherwise noted.

The top three Best of Staten Island 2025 winners in each category receive individual coverage on the Advance/SILive.com’s social media platforms and a collective feature in the Staten Island Advance.

This year, we already featured the best dance schools, best breakfast, best tacos and best burgers on Staten Island.

In 2024, we featured the best sandwiches, dance schools, pasta dishes, hair salons, coffee shops, specialty pizza and bakeries on Staten Island.

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