Bemelmans Bar
Live out your Mad Men fantasies at this clubby lounge in the Carlyle Hotel. Furnished in 1960s high glamour with leather banquettes, a piano and a 24-karat gold-leaf ceiling—not to mention murals by namesake Ludwig Bemelmans, best known as the author-illustrator of the Madeline children’s books—the bar is special-occasion pricey: $19 for specialty cocktails, $27 for a burger. That’s peanuts to the jovial crowd of pin-striped businessmen and well-accessorized women, who come for the society vibe and nightly live music. If you can afford to splurge for one night, the fuck-the-recession ambience here might be good therapy. 35 E 76th St at Madison Ave (212-744-1600) ![]()
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From Cosmo girls to finance guys, these recent victims of cutbacks share their picks for where to buy yourself (or them) a cocktail (or two).
Did you intentionally leave out Chelsea? It seems to me there are no good bars in Chelsea, but you confirmed it by not listing even one.