Queen of the Night
Imagine if Cirque du Soleil hosted your cousin's wedding—and your cousin was an extra in Eyes Wide Shut. That just scratches the surface of Queen of the Night, a dinner-and-a-show…
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Minus5
Ice bars originated in Scandinavia, where they make the harsh reality of winter a little more tolerable and ice-carving contests a little more practical. But in the past few years,…
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Bar at The Modern
Museum dining in New York City has grown by leaps and bounds over the last ten years (mostly thanks to restaurateur Danny Meyer), and with it, so has museum drinking.…
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Betony
The drinks at this semi-stuffy midtown joint are as progressive as the tiny, avant-garde bites appearing from the kitchen. Nothing is what it appears, so don't expect the usual glassware,…
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Le Bernardin
Perhaps the best way to get a seat at Le Bernardin—without blowing a fortune and waiting weeks for a reservation—is to show up early or late and grab a seat…
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Lantern’s Keep
Inspired by the European lounges where American bartenders fled when Prohibition hit, Raines Law Room’s Meghan Dorman turned the bar at what was a rundown Midtown hotel into a velvet-lined,…
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The Algonquin
There are two spaces to sit and drink at the Algonquin, both served by the same bar. If you're looking for a more involved cocktail experience, the Blue Bar is…
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Má Pêche
In the Chambers Hotel, perched above the dining room of the stateliest of David Chang’s Momofuku restaurants, the bar at Ma Pêche is a quirky, comfortable eagles’ nest with access…
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Landmark Tavern
A Hudson River waterfront bar from back when 11th Avenue was the waterfront, the Landmark looks a lot more polished and pretty than it did during the 1860s, owing to…
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Keens
Keens is the sole cultural leftover from the heady days of the late 1800s when Herald Square was the entertainment center of New York. During its heyday, it was the…
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