Bridges Bar July 18, 2022Is Bridges the saddest bar in town? Quite possibly. Because most hotel bars are in and of themselves...
The Wheeltapper Pub April 24, 2022The Wheeltapper must have been concepted in that era in the 90s when the theory was that the...
The National Bar & Dining Rooms April 10, 2021[INDEFINITELY CLOSED] Frankly, I’m not certain what the dining rooms part of The National Bar & Dining Rooms...
Legasea November 18, 2018There is nothing better than a pun-named seafood restaurant. But I would have gone with Something’s Fishy or...
The Breslin Bar and Dining Room April 8, 2015[CLOSED] Stylized to within an inch of its life, The Breslin is a bar and restaurant built for...
King Cole Bar June 12, 2012Old King Cole was a merry old soul, but he was not so merry here after getting the...
The Standard Biergarten July 3, 2011I suppose there had to be somewhere in the city where yuppies still gather to play after work....
Smyth Lobby Bar June 24, 2010[CLOSED] Dudes in suits: not interesting. Dudes with ponytails: not interesting (and in some instances creepy). Dudes in...
Harry’s Bar (New York Helmsley Hotel) February 2, 2008[CLOSED] Harry’s Bar is really less of a bar and more of a corner of a lobby that...
7Square November 24, 2007[CLOSED] The night we showed up for a party here we were greeted by a couple dudes sporting...
Pinnacle Bar October 26, 2007[CLOSED] I’m not one to frequent Times Square hotel bars, but one could certainly find himself in worse...
Hudson Library Bar November 15, 2006[CLOSED] If the library at my university or high school looked anything like this joint, maybe I would...
North Square Lounge May 15, 2006“I don’t see color; I’m a social scientist.” True words spoken by a pretentious little prick sitting next...
Maritime Lobby Bar January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Geez. A sailor-themed bar in Chelsea? No way! Actually, it’s not at all as, um, queer as...
Harry’s Bar (Helmsley Park Lane Hotel) September 26, 2005[CLOSED] I had one of those weird experiences at this joint that is both eerie and funny at...
Morgan’s Bar January 20, 2005[CLOSED] Nothing like a subterranean playground for the be-suited and insanely nouveau riche to get your Friday night...
Gramercy Park Hotel Bar June 10, 2004[CLOSED] Apparently this used to be the place to hang out late night for rock stars and drug...
Whiskey Blue August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Hello and welcome to the land of the pretentious. So pretentious it comes off as a joke....
