Nightlife
An Evening of Spirits, Cigars, and Steak
A few of our favorite things, from Nat Sherman and Charlie Palmer.
If you’ve ever marveled at the ability of a good cigar to foster moments of peaceful reflection and camaraderie, you’re part of a storied tradition. And few places in New York channel that feeling better than Nat Sherman, which has been a sanctuary... READ MORE
Vintage Cocktails for Real
The long-awaited arrival of Experimental Cocktail Club brings a new twist to classic tippling.
The original Experimental Cocktail Club opened in 2007 in what was then a cocktail-deprived Paris, importing New York–style mixology culture to the City of Light and igniting a Parisian cocktail movement. Later a branch opened in London, and now the... READ MORE
Great Find: Local Gin
New York Distilling Company is making waves in a world of gin.
Craft distilleries are still scarce in NYC, but in what many are calling a second golden age of cocktail culture, there has been a rediscovery of vintage-y spirits. And the spirit of the moment is gin. To seize that moment, Allen Katz, Bob Potter,... READ MORE
Ask the Bartender: The Electric Room
Behind the scenes of the underground hot spot of the moment with mixologist Niccole Trzaska.
When nightlife master Nur Khan opened the Electric Room last year at the Dream Downtown hotel, it became an immediate draw for the fashion crowd, with top DJs spinning in a small, parlor-style room that combines Chesterfield sofas and an ornate... READ MORE
’Tis the Season for Outdoor Drinking
Emerge from the cozy, candlelit pubs and step out into the light…here.
Grab your out-of-town visitors and take them aboard the external glass elevator to the new 10th-floor rooftop pool bar and restaurant at The Americano (518 West 27th Street, 212.525.0000), the impossibly hip Chelsea hotel from Mexico’s Grupo Habita... READ MORE
Where to Smoke Like Don Draper
The venerable Carnegie Club, fresh off a redesign, is still New York’s best throwback place to light up with impunity.
It’s been long enough now that it’s hard to remember what it was like when smoking was allowed in New York bars. But the recently refurbished Carnegie Club cigar lounge, in Midtown, is a good reminder. Owner Mark Grossich, who also owns the... READ MORE
The Best Belgian Beers
A new Midtown brasserie celebrates the ancient art of Belgian brewing.
Amid all the American craft-beer hoopla, it’s easy to forget that the Belgians have been making some of the world’s funkiest brews for centuries, and there are hundreds of varieties beyond your standard Chimay or Stella. Enter the new Brabant... READ MORE
