I drink
to make other people
more interesting.
Ernest Hemingway
Thank Goddess It’s Friday! Alcohol may not like me, but I do love the concept of extending “Happy Hour” to “Happy Days and Nights” where there are high ceilings, fancy chandeliers and lovely decor and/or views to go with it.
My absolute favorite for elegance is The Baccarat lobby bar, a glamorously French interpretation of the American long bars of old. It is the sparkliest new addition to New York City since cut crystal and its picture can do all the talking. The Baccarat Hotel is right across the Museum of Modern Art.
Baccarat Bar
Baccarat Hotel, 20 West 53rd Street, NYC
(212) 790 8800
The Top of the Standard with live jazz most nights is Art Deco with virtually 360 degree views of Manhattan–even the Ladies’ Room has a view! Get there before dinner or stay and enjoy their light menu so you don’t have to bother with queues for “The List” after 8:00 pm.
Top of the Standard Hotel
848 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
(212) 645-4646
The lobby lounge of the Mandarin Oriental is my favorite for views of Columbus Circle and Central park. Get there before sunset to see very far.
Lobby Lounge of the Mandarin Oriental
80 Columbus Circle, NYC
(212) 805-8800
Spyglass is a small space on the 22nd floor of the Archer Hotel with a personal view of the Empire State building. Fancy toasting your latest international caper with James Bond as you sip Joe Goglia’s specialty cocktails and mill among a better dressed crowd.
Spyglass
Archer Hotel, 22nd Floor, 47 W 38th St, NYC
(212) 730-0538
The Rose Bar at the Gramercy Hotel is pink and sexy with velvet seats and pretty waitresses. Get there before 10:00 pm to skirt “The List.” You can order from the menu of the Gramercy’s restaurant, Maialino, if you get hungry,
Rose Bar
Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010
(212) 920-3300
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May 16, 2015 @ 10:13:01
Not being much of a drinker myself but known to indulge on occasion I would choose the Baccarat Bar as a place I could enjoy a Martini with a Goddess. Bright and elegant I’m picturing myself in one of those chairs as my date is cuddling with a pillow on her lap as we talk about our plans for the evening. But having never been to NYC I can’t add to the list. I would need to defer to a bar in Jackson, Wyoming…The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. One of the very few bars I’ve ever been in. Certainly not as classy as the choices shown here but an interesting décor none the less. What can I say, I’m just a cowboy at heart. How about an evening horseback ride in the mountains? 😉
Mountain
May 21, 2015 @ 08:26:25
Forget bars… No sane Goddess can resist such a romantic evening, Mountain!
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